species taken in Commonwealth area - (1)
- A person is guilty of an offence if:
- (a)
- the person trades, keeps or moves a member of a marine species; and
- (b)
- the member is a member of a listed marine species; and
- (c)
- the member has been taken in or on a Commonwealth area.
- Note 1: Chapter 2 of the Criminal Code sets out the general principles of
criminal responsibility.
Note 2: This section does not apply in the circumstances described in section
255. A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to those
circumstances. See subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code .
- (2)
- Strict liability applies to paragraphs (1)(a), (b) and (c).
- Note: For strict liability , see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .
- (3)
- The offence is punishable on conviction by a fine not exceeding 500
penalty units.
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