NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION (SAFEGUARDS) ACT 1987 - SECT 25 Breach of condition of permit or authority etc.
NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION (SAFEGUARDS) ACT 1987 - SECT 25
Breach of condition of permit or authority etc.(1) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person engages in conduct; and
(i) contravenes a condition, or fails to observe a restriction, subject to which a permit or authority is granted; or
(ii) contravenes a direction given or an order made under section 73.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.
(1A) Subsection ( 1) does not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection ( 1A). See subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code .
(1B) In subsection ( 1):
(2) Subsection ( 1) extends to a contravention or failure that occurs outside Australia .
(3) Subsection ( 2) shall not be read as derogating from
the effect of the Crimes at Sea Act 2000 .