Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ACT 1999 - SECT 230

Possession of unlawfully killed cetaceans

             (1)  A person is guilty of an offence if:

                     (a)  the person has in his or her possession:

                              (i)  a cetacean; or

                             (ii)  a part of a cetacean; or

                            (iii)  a product derived from a cetacean; and

                     (b)  the cetacean has been:

                              (i)  killed in contravention of section 229 or 229A; or

                             (ii)  taken in contravention of section 229B or 229C.

Note:          Chapter 2 of the Criminal Code sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility.

             (2)  An offence against subsection (1) is punishable on conviction by imprisonment for not more than 2 years or a fine not exceeding 1,000 penalty units, or both.

Possession of unlawfully imported cetaceans

             (3)  A person commits an offence if:

                     (a)  the person has in his or her possession:

                              (i)  a cetacean; or

                             (ii)  a part of a cetacean; or

                            (iii)  a product derived from a cetacean; and

                     (b)  the cetacean, part or product, as the case may be, has been unlawfully imported.

Note 1:       Chapter 2 of the Criminal Code sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility.

Note 2:       Subsection 4B(3) of the Crimes Act 1914 lets a court fine a body corporate up to 5 times the maximum amount the court could fine a person under this subsection.

             (4)  An offence against subsection (3) is punishable on conviction by imprisonment for not more than 5 years or a fine not exceeding 1,000 penalty units, or both.