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NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT 1972 - SECT 48

NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT 1972 - SECT 48

48—Unlawful disposal of native plants

        (1)         A person must not sell or give away a native plant of a prescribed species.

Maximum penalty:

In the case of a native plant of an endangered species, $10 000 or imprisonment for 2 years.

In the case of a native plant of a vulnerable species, $7 500 or imprisonment for 18 months.

In the case of a native plant of a rare species, $5 000 or imprisonment for 12 months.

In any other case, $2 500 or imprisonment for 6 months.

        (2)         It is a defence to a charge of an offence against this section to prove that the native plant was taken pursuant to a licence under the Forestry Act 1950 .