Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) A relevant authority may, on application, grant a written permit (a halon special permit ) to a person, entitling him or her to possess halon that is for use in fire protection equipment.
Note: Regulation 313 also applies to an application.
(3) The relevant authority may grant a halon special permit to a person only if it is satisfied that:
(a) the applicant, because of his or her training and experience, is able to competently carry out the activities covered by the permit; and
(b) the applicant's use of the halon is for a purpose that is necessary to protect human life or operate equipment that is critical to the community; and
(c) there is no alternative to the halon's use that is:
(i) practicable; and
(ii) available at a reasonable cost; and
(iii) safe; and
(iv) likely to result in less damage to the environment.
(5) The relevant authority may put a condition on a halon special permit.
Example 1: A condition about the purpose for which the halon is to be used.
Example 2: A condition about the people who are allowed to deal with the halon when it is in the permit - holder's possession.
(6) A person contravenes this subregulation if:
(a) the person holds a halon special permit; and
(b) the person contravenes a condition of the permit.
Strict liability offence
(7) A person commits an offence of strict liability if the person contravenes subregulation (6).
Civil penalty provision
(8) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subregulation (6).
Civil penalty: 60 penalty units.