Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

BIOSECURITY ACT 2015 - SECT 571

  (1)   A person contravenes this subsection if:

  (a)   the person has been issued with an identity card under subsection   569(1) or 570(1); and

  (b)   the person ceases to be an officer referred to in the relevant subsection; and

  (c)   the person does not, within 14 days after so ceasing, return the person's identity card to the person who issued it.

  (2)   Subsection   (1) of this section does not apply if the identity card was lost or destroyed.

Note:   A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in this subsection   (see subsection   13.3(3) of the Criminal Code ).

Strict liability offence

  (3)   A person commits an offence of strict liability if the person contravenes subsection   (1).

Note:   For strict liability, see section   6.1 of the Criminal Code .

Penalty:   1 penalty unit.