Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

BIOSECURITY ACT 2015 - SECT 636

  (1)   A person must not engage in conduct that hinders or prevents another person from:

  (a)   performing functions or duties, or exercising powers, under this Act; or

  (b)   complying with this Act or a direction given under this Act.

Note:   The physical elements of an offence against subsection   (2) are set out in this subsection   (see section   534).

Fault - based offence

  (2)   A person commits an offence if the person contravenes subsection   (1).

Penalty:   Imprisonment for 2 years or 120 penalty units, or both.

Civil penalty provision

  (3)   A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection   (1).

Civil penalty:   120 penalty units.