Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK ACT 1975 - SECT 38A

             (1)  A person must not intentionally or negligently use or enter a zone for a purpose other than a purpose that is permitted under the zoning plan that relates to the zone.

Penalty:  200 penalty units.

Note:          If a body corporate is convicted of an offence, subsection 4B(3) of the Crimes Act 1914 allows a court to impose a fine of an amount that is not greater than 5 times the maximum fine that could be imposed by a court on an individual convicted of the same offence.

             (2)  A person is guilty of an offence if the person uses or enters a zone for a purpose other than a purpose that is permitted under the zoning plan that relates to the zone.

Penalty:  60 penalty units.

             (3)  An offence under subsection (2) is an offence of strict liability.

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