Hazardous Waste (Control of Export, Import and Transit) Act 1997 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Regulation of Import, Export and Transit of Hazardous and Other Wastes
26. Prohibition of export
Feedback & supportA person must not export hazardous or other waste unless —
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.
the person is the holder of an export permit authorising the person to export the waste; or
the export has been ordered under any regulation made under Part 3.
The holder of an export permit must not —
holder
“holder”, in relation to a Basel permit or a special permit, means the person to whom the permit was granted;
export the hazardous or other waste to which the permit relates except in accordance with the permit; or
whether before or after exporting the hazardous or other waste to which the permit relates, breach any of the permit conditions.
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —
in the case of a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding $300,000; or
in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding $100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.