Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) Before dangerous goods are shipped in a regulated Australian vessel or a foreign vessel, the shipper must give notice of his or her intention, in the manner and to the person prescribed by the regulations, to ship the goods.
Fault - based offence
(2) A person commits an offence if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Penalty: Imprisonment for 12 months or 60 penalty units, or both.
Civil penalty
(3) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Civil penalty: 600 penalty units.