Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person brings into the Antarctic an organism or an article; and
(b) the person, by that conduct, brings into the Antarctic a micro - organism that is not indigenous to the Antarctic.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years or 120 penalty units, or both.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if:
(a) the person brings the organism or article into the Antarctic for use as food; or
(b) the person has taken all reasonable precautions to ensure that a micro - organism that is not indigenous to the Antarctic is not brought into the Antarctic by the conduct mentioned in paragraph (1)(a); or
(c) the person has a permit or a recognised foreign authority to bring in the micro - organism.
(3) Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to the conduct mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) if the conduct was done in an emergency:
(a) to save a person from death or serious injury; or
(b) to secure the safety of a ship or aircraft or the safety of equipment or facilities of high value; or
(c) to protect the environment.