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ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ACT 1999 - SECT 230

Possession of cetaceans
(1)
Subject to section 231, a person is guilty of an offence if:

(a)
the person has in his or her possession:

(i)
a cetacean; or
(ii)
a part of a cetacean; or
(iii)
a product derived from a cetacean; and
(b)
the cetacean has been:

(i)
killed in contravention of section 229 or 229A; or
(ii)
taken in contravention of section 229B or 229C.
Note: Chapter 2 of the Criminal Code sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility.

(2)
An offence against this section is punishable on conviction by imprisonment for not more than 2 years or a fine not exceeding 1,000 penalty units, or both.



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