Hazardous Waste (Control of Export, Import and Transit) Act · 2024 Revised Edition · Part · Enforcement
33. Production of transit permits
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
This section applies if the Director or an authorised officer has reasonable grounds for suspecting that a person (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 carry out a transit proposal;
is carrying out a transit proposal; or
has carried out a transit proposal.
The Director or an authorised officer may require the suspected person to produce, or to produce evidence of the existence and contents of, a transit permit authorising the carrying out of the transit proposal.
authorised officer
“authorised officer” means a person appointed under section 15 as an authorised officer;
Hazardous Waste (Control of Export,
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.
Import and Transit)
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.
Terms defined in s 2
authorised officer
Defined · s 2“authorised officer” means a person appointed under section 15 as an authorised officer;
Director
Defined · s 2“Director” means the Director of Environment, Parks and Recreation referred to in section 14 and includes the Deputy Director and Assistant Directors;
transit permit
Defined · s 2“transit permit” means a Basel transit permit or special transit permit;
transit proposal
Defined · s 2“transit proposal” has the meaning given to it by section 6; Hazardous Waste (Control of Export, Import and Transit)
waste
Defined · s 2“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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