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> Under state law, the maximum penalty for failing to safely store, pack and transport radioactive materials is only a $707 (1,000 Australian dollars) fine, a f
by theandrewbailey 4y ago
> Under state law, the maximum penalty for failing to safely store, pack and transport radioactive materials is only a $707 (1,000 Australian dollars) fine, a figure that was criticized by the Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, earlier on Wednesday.
> “That figure is ridiculously low,” Mr. Albanese said at a news conference. “But I suspect that it is ridiculously low because people didn’t think that such an item would be lost.”
Occam's razor suggests that inflation happened and no one bothered to increase the fine.