THERAPEUTIC GOODS ACT 1989 - SECT 30EC Criminal offences for non - compliance with requirements
THERAPEUTIC GOODS ACT 1989 - SECT 30EC
Criminal offences for non - compliance with requirements(1) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person does an act or omits to do an act; and
(b) the act or omission breaches a requirement imposed on the person under section 30EA; and
(c) the act or omission has resulted in, will result in, or is likely to result in, harm or injury to any person.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years or 4,000 penalty units, or both.
Note 1: A jury may acquit a person of an offence against this subsection and may convict the person of an offence against subsection (4) instead: see section 53A.
Note 2: For the liability of an executive officer of a body corporate, see sections 54B and 54BA.
(4) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person does an act or omits to do an act; and
(b) the act or omission breaches a requirement imposed on the person under section 30EA.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 12 months or 1,000 penalty units, or both.
(5) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person does an act or omits to do an act; and
(b) the act or omission breaches a requirement imposed on the person under section 30EA.
(6) An offence against subsection (5) is an offence of
strict liability.