(3) A
person shall not be convicted of an offence arising under subsection (1) or
(2) if the person proves that the act constituting the offence was done, or
that the state of affairs constituting the offence existed--
(b) in pursuance of a duty
imposed on the person by or under any Act.
(4) A person shall not be
convicted of an offence arising under subsection (2) in respect of the
carrying or having in the person's possession of a net in a wildlife refuge,
conservation area, wilderness area or area subject to a
wilderness protection agreement if the person proves that the net was carried
or in the person's possession for the purpose only of taking, or attempting to
take, fish from any waters.
(a) an offence arising under subsection (1) in respect of the harming of any
fauna within those lands, being fauna that is not native to Australia and that
is either--
(7) The regulations may make provision for or with
respect to exempting, subject to the prescribed conditions and restrictions
(if any), any person or class or description of persons from the provisions of
subsection (1) or (2) or both.