s 33 Production of Basel permits or special permits and orders
33.—(1) This section applies if the Director‑General or an authorised officer has reasonable grounds for suspecting that a person (called in this section the suspected person) —(a) intends to import or export hazardous or other waste; (b) is importing or exporting hazardous or other waste; or (c) has imported or exported hazardous or other waste.[6/2020] (2) The Director-General or authorised officer may require the suspected person to produce, or to produce evidence of the existence and contents of —(a) a Basel permit or special permit authorising the import or export; or (b) an order made under this Act authorising or requiring the import or export.[6/2020] (3) Any suspected person who refuses or fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with the requirement in subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $3,000.