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DANGEROUS GOODS SAFETY ACT 2004 (NO. 7 OF 2004) - SECT 65

65 .         Prohibiting offender from involvement with dangerous goods

        (1)         If a court convicts a person of an offence against this Act, the court, having regard to the matters set out in subsection (3), may make a prohibition order prohibiting the person for a period set by the court from all or any of the following —

            (a)         possessing or having the control or management of dangerous goods;

            (b)         having the control or management of a place where dangerous goods are stored or handled;

            (c)         having the control or management of a vehicle used to transport dangerous goods;

            (d)         engaging in any or any specified activity relating to the storage, handling or transport of dangerous goods.

        (2)         A prohibition order may relate to dangerous goods generally or to specific dangerous goods set out in the order and may be absolute or conditional.

        (3)         The court must have regard to these matters —

            (a)         any prior convictions of the person relating to dangerous goods, whether or not dangerous goods under this Act;

            (b)         the person’s history of engaging in activities relating to the storage, handling or transport of dangerous goods;

            (c)         the circumstances surrounding the commission of the offence for which the person is being sentenced;

            (d)         any other matter the court thinks is relevant.

        (4)         A prohibition order forms part of the sentence imposed for the offence.

        (5)         A person who contravenes a prohibition order commits an offence.

        Penalty:

            (a)         for an individual, $50 000 or imprisonment for 2 years or both;

            (b)         for a body corporate, $250 000.



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