Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

GENE TECHNOLOGY ACT 2003 - SECT 35A

A person commits an offence if—

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

        (b)     the person has knowledge of the conditions to which an emergency dealing determination is subject; and

        (c)     the action or omission contravenes such a condition, and the person knows or is reckless about that fact.

Maximum penalty:

        (a)     for an aggravated offence—2 000 penalty units, imprisonment for 5 years or both; or

        (b)     in any other case—500 penalty units, imprisonment for 2 years or both.

Note     This section differs from the Commonwealth Act, s 35A.