Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

EXPORT CONTROL ACT 1982 - SECT 6

             (1)  A person who intends to export prescribed goods shall, if required to do so by the regulations, give notice to the Secretary or an authorized officer, in accordance with the regulations, of the person's intention to export the goods and of the place where the goods may be inspected.

Penalty:  Imprisonment for 12 months.

             (2)  Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), regulations made for the purposes of that subsection may:

                     (a)  make provision with respect to the time of giving of the notice referred to in that subsection; and

                     (b)  make different provision with respect to goods of different kinds.

             (3)  An offence against this section is punishable on summary conviction.

             (4)  In subsection (1), strict liability applies to the physical element of circumstance, that the requirement to give notice as mentioned in that subsection is under the regulations.

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