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offence.
       (4) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (1) or (2).
Civil penalty: 50 penalty units.
Note   The Annex of IMO Resolution A.851(20), as amended from time to time, sets out the General Principles for Ship Reporting Systems and Ship Reporting Requirements, including Guidelines for Reporting Incidents involving Dangerous Goods, Harmful Substances and/or Marine Pollutants. The Guidelines provide an internationally agreed format and procedure for reporting.
Division 5 Training and safe system of work requirements

21 Requirements for training
       (1)An employer of a person, other than a seafarer, engaged in any activity relating to the handling, packing, stowing and carriage of dangerous goods must ensure that the employee is given training, including refresher training, in accordance with Chapter 1.3 of the IMDG Code.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
Note   Chapter 1.3 of the IMDG Code requires general awareness or familiarisation training and function-specific training for shore-based personnel.
       (2)The employer of a person mentioned in subsection (1) must also ensure that the following function-specific training is provided as part of the person's training according to her or his responsibilities:
(a) packing dangerous goods in packages;
(b) marking, labelling or placarding dangerous goods;
(c) loading or unloading cargo transport units;
(d) preparing transport documents for dangerous goods.
Note   The training providers in Australia that provide training courses recognised by AMSA as accepted training courses are listed on the AMSA website at http://www.amsa.gov.au.
       (3) The employer must keep evidence of training that an employee or contractor of the employer receives for subsection (1) for at least 5 years after the training occurred.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
       (4) An offence against subsection (1) or (3) is a strict liability offence.
       (5) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (1) or (3).
Civil penalty: 50 penalty units.

22 Audit of training systems
       AMSA may carry out an audit of training systems, in accordance with Chapter 1.3 of the IMDG Code.
Division 6 Other matters

23 Packagings approvals
       (1)A shipper must ensure that packagings used for the carriage of dangerous goods on a vessel are constructed, marked, tested and approved in accordance with Part 6 of the IMDG Code.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
       (2)A shipper must ensure packagings for Type B and Type C radioactive materials used for carriage on a vessel are approved by AMSA.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
       (3)An offence against subsection (1) or (2) is a strict liability offence.
       (4)A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (1) or (2).
Civil penalty: 50 penalty units.

24 Portable tanks, multiple-element gas containers, road tank vehicles and bulk containers
       (1) A shipper must ensure that, if a portable