Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

GENE TECHNOLOGY ACT 2000 - SECT 37

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

                     (a)  the person deals with a GMO, knowing that it is a GMO; and

                     (b)  the dealing is a notifiable low risk dealing; and

                     (c)  the dealing by the person was not undertaken in accordance with the regulations.

Maximum penalty:    50 penalty units.

Note 1:       Notifiable low risk dealings are specified in the regulations--see Part 6.

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

             (2)  Strict liability applies to paragraphs (1)(b) and (c).