Queensland Numbered Acts

GENE TECHNOLOGY AMENDMENT ACT 2008 No. 3 - SECT 6

Section 34(1) and (2)--

omit, insert--

'(1) The holder of a GMO licence commits an indictable offence if--

(a) the holder intentionally takes an action or omits to take an action; and

(b) the action or omission contravenes the licence, and the holder knows or is reckless as to that fact.

Maximum penalty--

(a) for an aggravated offence--5 years imprisonment or 2933 penalty units; or

(b) otherwise--2 years imprisonment or 733 penalty units.

'(2) A person covered by a GMO licence commits an indictable offence if--

(a) the person intentionally takes an action or omits to take an action; and

(b) the person has knowledge of the conditions of the licence; and

(c) the action or omission contravenes a condition of the licence, and the person knows or is reckless as to that fact.

Maximum penalty--

(a) for an aggravated offence--5 years imprisonment or 2933 penalty units; or

(b) otherwise--2 years imprisonment or 733 penalty units.'.