Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

EXPORT CONTROL ACT 2020 - SECT 427

  (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   370).

Fault - based offence

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

Penalty:   Imprisonment for 8 years or 480 penalty units, or both.

Civil penalty provision

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

Civil penalty:   960 penalty units.