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DANGEROUS GOODS SAFETY ACT 2004 (NO. 7 OF 2004) - SECT 18

18 .         Regulations, general matters (Sch. 1)

        (1)         The Governor may make regulations prescribing all matters that are required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed or are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for giving effect to the purposes of this Act.

        (2)         Without limiting subsection (1), regulations may be made for all or any of the purposes, or about all or any of the matters, set out in Schedule 1.

        (3)         Regulations may create offences and may provide for any such offence a maximum penalty of —

            (a)         for an individual, a fine of $10 000 with or without imprisonment for 10 months;

            (b)         for a body corporate, a fine of $50 000.

        (4)         Regulations may control an activity by prohibiting it from being carried out by a person except under a licence or a permit issued by the Chief Officer to the person.

        (5)         Regulations may control the possession of dangerous goods by a person by prohibiting it except under a licence or a permit issued by the Chief Officer to the person.

        (6)         Regulations may control the possession, storage, handling or transport of particular dangerous goods by prohibiting them from being possessed, stored, handled or transported unless the goods are authorised by the Chief Officer.

        (7)         Regulations may control the use of a place by prohibiting it from being used unless it is licensed by the Chief Officer.

        (8)         Regulations may control the use of a thing or the use of plant or equipment, by prohibiting it from being used unless it is authorised by the Chief Officer.

        (9)         Regulations may control the use of a vehicle, by prohibiting it from being used unless it is licensed by the Chief Officer.

        (10)         Regulations may be made in relation to a reserve (within the meaning of the Land Administration Act 1997 ) on which activities relating to the storage, handling or transport of dangerous goods are carried out, but the regulations must not be inconsistent with that Act and in particular with —

            (a)         the order in effect under section 41 of that Act in relation to the reserve; and

            (b)         any management order in effect under section 46 of that Act in relation to the reserve.



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