Australian Capital Territory

Magistrates Court (Dangerous Substances Infringement Notices) Regulations 2004
Subordinate Law SL2004-18

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following regulations under the Magistrates Court Act 1930.
Dated 4 June 2004.
Jon Stanhope
Minister
Simon Corbell
Minister

Australian Capital Territory

Magistrates Court (Dangerous Substances Infringement Notices) Regulations 2004
Subordinate Law SL2004-18
made under the
Magistrates Court Act 1930

    
    
Contents
	Page
	1	Name of regulations	1
	2	Commencement	1
	3	Purpose of regulations	1
	4	Notes	1
	5	Meaning of dangerous substances legislation	1
	6	Administering authority	2
	7	Infringement notice offences	2
	8	Infringement notice penalties	2
	9	Contents of infringement notices—other information	2
	10	Contents of infringement notices—identifying authorised person	3
	11	Contents of reminder notices—identifying authorised person	3
	12	Authorised people for infringement notice offences	3
Schedule 1	Dangerous substances legislation infringement notice offences and penalties	4
Part 1.1	Dangerous Substances Act 2004	4
Part 1.2	Dangerous Substances (Explosives) Regulations 2004	5

1	Name of regulations
These regulations are the Magistrates Court (Dangerous Substances Infringement Notices) Regulations 2004.
2	Commencement
These regulations commence on the day after their notification day.
Note	The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).
3	Purpose of regulations
The purpose of these regulations is to provide for infringement notices under the Magistrates Court Act 1930, part 8 for certain offences against the dangerous substances legislation.
Note	The Magistrates Court Act 1930, pt 8 provides a system of infringement notices for offences against various Acts.  The infringement notice system is intended to provide an alternative to prosecution.
4	Notes
A note included in these regulations is explanatory and is not part of these regulations.
Note	See Legislation Act, s 127 (1), (4) and (5) for the legal status of notes.
5	Meaning of dangerous substances legislation
In these regulations:
dangerous substances legislation means—
	(a)	the Dangerous Substances Act 2004; and
	(b)	the Dangerous Substances (Explosives) Regulations 2004.
6	Administering authority
The administering authority for an infringement notice offence against the dangerous substances legislation is the chief executive for the Dangerous Substances Act 2004.
7	Infringement notice offences
The Magistrates Court Act 1930, part 8 applies to an offence against a provision of the dangerous substances legislation mentioned in schedule 1, column 2.
8	Infringement notice penalties
	(1)	The penalty payable by an individual for an offence against the dangerous substances legislation, under an infringement notice for the offence, is the amount mentioned in schedule 1, column 4 for the offence.
	(2)	The penalty payable by a corporation for an offence against the dangerous substances legislation, under an infringement notice for the offence, is 5 times the amount mentioned in schedule 1, column 4 for the offence.
	(3)	The cost of serving a reminder notice for an infringement notice offence against the dangerous substances legislation is $34.
9	Contents of infringement notices—other information
	(1)	An infringement notice served on a company by an authorised person for an infringement notice offence against the dangerous substances legislation must include the company’s ACN.
Note	The requirement under this regulation is additional to the requirement under the Magistrates Court Act 1930, s 121 (1) (c).
	(2)	In this regulation:
company means a company registered under the Corporations Act.
10	Contents of infringement notices—identifying authorised person
An infringement notice served on a person by an authorised person for an infringement notice offence against the dangerous substances legislation must identify the authorised person by—
	(a)	the authorised person’s full name, or surname and initials; and
	(b)	any unique number given, for these regulations, to the authorised person by the administering authority.
11	Contents of reminder notices—identifying authorised person
A reminder notice served on a person by an authorised person for an infringement notice offence against the dangerous substances legislation must identify the authorised person by—
	(a)	the authorised person’s full name, or surname and initials; and
	(b)	any unique number given, for these regulations, to the authorised person by the administering authority.
12	Authorised people for infringement notice offences
An inspector under the Dangerous Substances Act 2004, section 207 may serve—
	(a)	an infringement notice for an infringement notice offence against the dangerous substances legislation; and
	(b)	a reminder notice for an infringement notice offence against the dangerous substances legislation.
Note	The Dangerous Substances Act 2004, section 207 provides that police officers and public servants appointed under section 207 (2) are inspectors for the Act.

Schedule 1	Dangerous substances legislation infringement notice offences and penalties
(see reg 7 and reg 8)
Part 1.1	Dangerous Substances Act 2004

column 1
item	column 2
offence provision	column 3
offence penalty (penalty units)	column 4
infringement notice penalty ($)	
1	section 97 (2)	20	400	
2	section 97 (3)	20	400	
3	section 98 (1)	20	400	
4	section 103 (2)	20	400	
5	section 103 (3)	20	400	
6	section 104 (1)	20	400	
7	section 112 (2) (a)	20	400	
8	section 112 (2) (b)	20	400	
9	section 112 (3)	20	400	
10	section 113 (1)	20	400	
11	section 155 (3)	10	200	
12	section 156 (4)	5	100	
13	section 208 (3)	1	20	
Part 1.2	Dangerous Substances (Explosives) Regulations 2004

column 1
item	column 2
offence provision	column 3
offence penalty (penalty units)	column 4
infringement notice penalty ($)	
1	regulation 23 (1)			
1.1	·	if regulation 23 (1) (a) (i) applies	30	600	
1.2	·	if regulation 23 (1) (a) (ii) applies	30	600	
2	regulation 36 (4)	30 	600	
3	regulation 36 (5) (a)	30	600	
4	regulation 36 (5) (b)	30	600	
5	regulation 56 (3)	20	400	
6	regulation 58 (1)	10	200	
7	regulation 60 (2) (a)	20	400	
8	regulation 60 (2) (b)	20	400	
9	regulation 87 (1)	30	600	
10	regulation 88 (1)			
10.1	·	if regulation 85 (a) applies	30	600	
10.2	·	if regulation 85 (b) applies	30	600	
10.3	·	if regulation 85 (c) applies	30	600	
10.4	·	if regulation 85 (d) applies	30	600	
10.5	·	if regulation 85 (e) applies	30	600	
10.6	·	if regulation 85 (f) applies	30	600	
10.7	·	if regulation 85 (g) applies	30	600	
10.8	·	if regulation 85 (h) applies	30	600	
11	regulation 97 (2)	20	400	
12	regulation 102 (1)	30	600	
13	regulation 108 (1) (a)	30	600	
14	regulation 108 (1) (b)	30	600	
15	regulation 114 (1) (a)	10	200	
16	regulation 114 (1) (b)	10	200	
17	regulation 115 (3)	20	400	
18	regulation 120 (1)	30	600	
19	regulation 130 (3)	20	400	
20	regulation 148 (2)	30	600	
21	regulation 148 (3)	30	600	
22	regulation 148 (4)	30	600	
23	regulation 149 (2)	30	600	
24	regulation 149 (3)	30	600	
25	regulation 162 (1) (a)	30	600	
26	regulation 162 (1) (b)	30	600	
27	regulation 163 (1) (a)	30	600	
28	regulation 163 (1) (b)	30	600	
29	regulation 163 (1) (c)	30	600	
30	regulation 164 (1) (a)	30	600	
31	regulation 164 (1) (b)	30	600	
32	regulation 164 (1) (c)	30	600	
33	regulation 164 (1) (d)	30	600	
34	regulation 176 (3) (a)	10	200	
35	regulation 176 (3) (b)	10	200	
36	regulation 176 (4)			
36.1	·	if supply record book not made available	10	200	
36.2	·	if documents kept under regulation 176 (3) (b) not made available	10	200	
37	regulation 176 (5)	10	200	
38	regulation 182 (1)	10	200	
39	regulation 182 (2)	10	200	
40	regulation 192 (1) (a)	10	200	
41	regulation 192 (1) (b)	10	200	
42	regulation 238 (4)	30	600	
43	regulation 241 (1)	30	600	
44	regulation 246 (3)	20	200	
45	regulation 254 (1)	30	600	
46	regulation 258 (3)	20	200	
47	regulation 263 (1)	5	100	
48	regulation 274 (1)	20	400	
49	regulation 276 (1) (a)	30	600	
50	regulation 276 (1) (b)	30	600	
51	regulation 276 (1) (c)	30	600	
52	regulation 276 (2) (a)	10	200	
53	regulation 276 (2) (b)	10	200	
54	regulation 276 (2) (c)	10	200	
55	regulation 276 (2) (d)	10	200	
56	regulation 276 (2) (e)	10	200	
57	regulation 277 (1)	30	600	
58	regulation 278 (1) (a)	30	600	
59	regulation 278 (1) (b)	30	600	
60	regulation 278 (1) (c)	30	600	
61	regulation 278 (1) (d)	30	600	
62	regulation 278 (1) (e)	30	600	
63	regulation 278 (1) (f)	30	600	
64	regulation 278 (1) (g)	30	600	
65	regulation 278 (1) (h)	30	600	
66	regulation 287 (1) (a)	30	600	
67	regulation 287 (1) (b)	30	600	
68	regulation 288 (1)	30	600	
69	regulation 288 (2) (a)	30	600	
70	regulation 288 (2) (b)	30	600	
71	regulation 289 (1) (a)	10	200	
72	regulation 289 (1) (b)	10	200	
73	regulation 289 (1) (c)	10	200	
74	regulation 289 (1) (d)	10	200	
75	regulation 290 (1) (a)	20	400	
76	regulation 290 (1) (b)	20	400	
77	regulation 291 (1)	20	400	
78	regulation 292 (1) (a)	20	400	
79	regulation 292 (1) (b)	20	400	
80	regulation 292 (1) (c)	20	400	
81	regulation 292 (2)	10	200	
82	regulation 295 (1)	30	600	
83	regulation 296 (1) (a)	20	400	
84	regulation 296 (1) (b)	20	400	
85	regulation 297 (1) (a)	20	400	
86	regulation 297 (1) (b)	20	400	
87	regulation 321 (1)	30	600	
88	regulation 322 (2)	30	600	
89	regulation 325 (3)	20	400	

Endnotes
1	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on 4 June 2004.
2	Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

© Australian Capital Territory 2004