Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS ACT 2019 - SECT 102

  (1)   A person contravenes this subsection if:

  (a)   the person introduces an industrial chemical during a registration year; and

  (b)   the rules prescribe a requirement for the purposes of this paragraph relating to information that a person must, or must not, have regard to in determining the category of the introduction; and

  (c)   the requirement is not complied with.

  (2)   A person contravenes this subsection if:

  (a)   the Executive Director requests, by written notice, the person to provide information mentioned in paragraph   (1)(b); and

  (b)   the person does not provide the information to the Executive Director within 20 working days after the day the request is given.

  (3)   Without limiting paragraph   (1)(b), the rules may:

  (a)   prescribe different requirements for different categories of introduction; and

  (b)   prescribe a requirement that a person must obtain the approval of the Executive Director before having regard to particular information in determining the category of introduction.

Fault - based offence

  (4)   A person commits an offence if the person contravenes subsection   (1) or (2).

Penalty:   300 penalty units.

Strict liability offence

  (5)   A person commits an offence of strict liability if the person contravenes subsection   (1) or (2).

Penalty:   60 penalty units.

Civil penalty provision

  (6)   A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection   (1) or (2).

Civil penalty:   300 penalty units.