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ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ACT 1999 - SECT 303GQ

Imports of specimens contrary to the laws of a foreign country

  (1)   A person must not intentionally import a specimen if the person knows that:

  (a)   the specimen was exported from a foreign country; and

  (b)   at the time the specimen was exported, the export of the specimen was prohibited by a law of the foreign country that corresponds to this Part.

Penalty:   Imprisonment for 5 years.

  (2)   A prosecution must not be instituted for an offence against this section unless a relevant CITES authority of the foreign country has requested:

  (a)   the investigation of the offence; or

  (b)   assistance in relation to a class of offences in which the offence is included.


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