Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

BIOSECURITY ACT 2015 - SECT 187

Fault - based offence--permits in force

  (1)   A person commits an offence if:

  (a)   the person is the holder of a permit granted under section   179; and

  (b)   the person engages in conduct; and

  (c)   the conduct contravenes a condition of the permit.

Penalty:   Imprisonment for 5 years or 1,000 penalty units, or both.

Strict liability offence--permits in force

  (1A)   A person commits an offence of strict liability if:

  (a)   the person is the holder of a permit granted under section   179; and

  (b)   the person engages in conduct; and

  (c)   the conduct contravenes a condition of the permit.

Penalty:   60 penalty units.

Civil penalty provision--permits in force

  (2)   A person is liable to a civil penalty if:

  (a)   the person is the holder of a permit granted under section   179; and

  (b)   the person contravenes a condition of the permit.

Civil penalty:   1,000 penalty units.

Fault - based offence--suspended or revoked permits

  (3)   A person commits an offence if:

  (a)   the person was the holder of a permit granted under section   179; and

  (b)   the permit has been suspended or revoked under section   181; and

  (c)   a condition of the permit continues to apply because of subsection   181(3); and

  (d)   the person engages in conduct; and

  (e)   the conduct contravenes the condition.

Penalty:   Imprisonment for 5 years or 1,000 penalty units, or both.

Strict liability offence--suspended or revoked permits

  (3A)   A person commits an offence of strict liability if:

  (a)   the person was the holder of a permit granted under section   179; and

  (b)   the permit has been suspended or revoked under section   181; and

  (c)   a condition of the permit continues to apply because of subsection   181(3); and

  (d)   the person engages in conduct; and

  (e)   the conduct contravenes the condition.

Penalty:   60 penalty units.

Civil penalty provision--suspended or revoked permits

  (4)   A person is liable to a civil penalty if:

  (a)   the person was the holder of a permit granted under section   179; and

  (b)   the permit has been suspended or revoked under section   181; and

  (c)   a condition of the permit continues to apply because of subsection   181(3); and

  (d)   the person contravenes the condition.

Civil penalty:   1,000 penalty units.