ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ACT 1999 - SECT 303GQ Imports of specimens contrary to the laws of a foreign country
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ACT 1999 - SECT 303GQ
Imports of specimens contrary to the laws of a foreign country(1) A person must not intentionally import a specimen if the person knows that:
(a) the specimen was exported from a foreign country; and
(b) at the time the specimen was exported, the export of the specimen was prohibited by a law of the foreign country that corresponds to this Part.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years.
(2) A prosecution must not be instituted for an offence against this section unless a relevant CITES authority of the foreign country has requested:
(a) the investigation of the offence; or
(b) assistance in relation to a class of offences in which the
offence is included.