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Hazardous Waste (Control of Export, Import and Transit) Act · 2024 Revised Edition · Part · Enforcement
Hazardous Waste (Control of Export, Import and Transit) Act · 2024 Revised Edition · Part · Enforcement
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This section applies if the Director or an authorised officer has reasonable grounds for suspecting that a person (referred to in this section as the suspected person) —
Director
“Director” means the Director of Environment, Parks and Recreation referred to in section 14 and includes the Deputy Director and Assistant Directors;
intends to import or export hazardous or other waste;
is importing or exporting hazardous or other waste; or
has imported or exported hazardous or other waste.
The Director or an authorised officer may require the suspected person to produce, or to produce evidence of the existence and contents of —
authorised officer
“authorised officer” means a person appointed under section 15 as an authorised officer;
a Basel permit or special permit authorising the import or export; or
an order made under this Act authorising or requiring the import or export.
Any suspected person who refuses or fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with the requirement is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $3,000.
authorised officer
“authorised officer” means a person appointed under section 15 as an authorised officer;
Basel permit
“Basel permit” means a Basel export permit, a Basel import permit or a Basel transit permit;
Director
“Director” means the Director of Environment, Parks and Recreation referred to in section 14 and includes the Deputy Director and Assistant Directors;
special permit
“special permit” means a special export permit, special import permit or special transit permit;
waste
“waste” means a substance or object that is — (a) proposed to be disposed of; (b) disposed of; or (c) required by any written law to be disposed of.
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