South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts33—Person not to deal with a GMO without a licence—strict
liability offence
(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 with the GMO by the person is not authorised by a GMO licence; and
(c) the
dealing is not a notifiable low risk dealing; and
(d) the
dealing is not an exempt dealing; and
(e) the
dealing is not included on the GMO Register.
(2) Strict liability
applies to subsection (1)(b), (c), (d) and (e).
(3) An offence under
this section is punishable by a fine of not more than whichever of the
following amounts applies:
(a) in
the case of an aggravated offence—$22 000; or
(b) in
any other case—$5 500.
Note—
Section 38 defines "aggravated offence".
(4) In this
section—
"exempt dealing" has the same meaning as in section 32.
Note—
This section differs from section 33 of the Commonwealth Act.