(1) Where an authorized export of radioactive waste cannot be completed in conformity with this Act, the radioactive waste shall not be re-imported into the country, unless the authorized person has provided an alternative safe and secure arrangement approved by the Authority.

(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of not less than one thousand five hundred penalty units and not more than two thousand five hundred penalty units or to a term of imprisonment of not less than fifteen years and not more than twenty-five years or to both the fine and the imprisonment.