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NATIONAL HEALTH SECURITY ACT 2007 - SECT 54

Offence--failure to comply with direction to dispose of security - sensitive biological agent

  (1)   An entity commits an offence if:

  (a)   the entity is given a direction under subsection   53(3); and

  (b)   the entity does not comply with the direction within the period allowed under that subsection.

Penalty:   500 penalty units.

Note 1:   If the entity is a body corporate, the maximum penalty that may be imposed is 2,500 penalty units: see subsection   4B(3) of the Crimes Act 1914 .

Note 2:   For the value of a penalty unit, see subsection   4AA(1) of the Crimes Act 1914 .

  (2)   Section   4K of the Crimes Act 1914 does not apply to an offence against subsection   ( 1).


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