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ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY ACT 2007 - SECT 53 Offences

ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY ACT 2007 - SECT 53

Offences

53 Offences

(1) A person must not:
(a) without reasonable excuse, neglect or fail to comply with a requirement made of the person by an inspector under this Act, or
(b) without reasonable excuse, hinder or obstruct an inspector in the exercise of any of the powers conferred by this Act.
Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units in the case of a corporation or 50 penalty units in any other case.
(2) A person is not guilty of an offence under subsection (1) (a) unless it is established by the prosecutor that the inspector concerned warned the person that a failure or refusal to comply with the requirement was an offence.
(3) A person is not guilty of an offence under subsection (1) (b) unless it is established by the prosecutor that:
(a) the inspector produced at the relevant time the inspector's certificate of authority, and
(b) the person was informed by the inspector, or otherwise knew, that the inspector was empowered to exercise the power to which the offence relates.