DEFENCE TRADE CONTROLS ACT 2012 - SECT 58 Keeping and retaining records

DEFENCE TRADE CONTROLS ACT 2012 - SECT 58

Permit holders under Part   2

  (1)   A person must keep records of supplies that the person makes under a permit given to the person under section   11.

  (2)   A person must keep records of arrangements that the person makes under a permit given to the person under section   16.

Approval holders under section   27

  (3)   A person who holds an approval under section   27 must keep records of activities that the person does that are prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this subsection.

Form of records

  (4)   Records under this section must contain the information prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this subsection. The regulations may prescribe different information for different kinds of records.

Retention of records

  (5)   The person must retain the records for a period of 5 years.

Offence

  (6)   A person commits an offence if:

  (a)   the person is subject to a requirement under this section; and

  (b)   the person contravenes the requirement.

Penalty:   30 penalty units.

  (7)   An offence against subsection   (6) is an offence of strict liability.

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

  (8)   Section   15.4 of the Criminal Code (extended geographical jurisdiction--category D) applies to an offence against subsection   (6).