Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

AUTONOMOUS SANCTIONS REGULATIONS 2011 - REG 15

  (1)   A person contravenes this regulation if:

  (a)   the person holds a controlled asset; and

  (b)   the person:

  (i)   uses or deals with the asset; or

  (ii)   allows the asset to be used or dealt with; or

  (iii)   facilitates the use of the asset or dealing with the asset; and

  (c)   the use or dealing is not authorised by a permit granted under regulation   18.

  (1A)   Strict liability applies to the circumstance that the use or dealing with the asset is not in accordance with a permit under regulation   18.

Note 1:   For strict liability, see section   6.1 of the Criminal Code .

Note 2:   Strict liability is not imposed on an individual for any other element of an offence under section   16 of the Act that relates to a contravention of this regulation.

  (2)   Section   15.1 of the Criminal Code applies to an offence under section   16 of the Act that relates to a contravention of this regulation.

Note 1:   This has the effect that the offence has extraterritorial operation.

Note 2:   This regulation may be specified as a sanction law by the Minister under section   6 of the Act.