Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A person commits an offence of strict liability if:
(a) the persons uses an Australian offshore electricity installation; and
(b) the Australian offshore electricity installation is subject to customs control.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the person has permission in force under subsection (4).
(3) A person may apply to the Comptroller - General of Customs for permission to engage in specified activities in relation to the use of an Australian offshore electricity installation that is subject to customs control.
(4) The Comptroller - General of Customs may, by notice in writing given to the applicant, grant the permission, subject to such conditions (if any) as are specified in the notice.
(5) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person has permission in force under subsection (4); and
(b) the permission is subject to one or more conditions (including a condition imposed or varied under subsection (6)); and
(c) the person fails to comply with any of those conditions.
(6) If the Comptroller - General of Customs has, under subsection (4), granted a person permission to engage in any activities in relation to an Australian offshore electricity installation, the Comptroller - General of Customs may, while that installation remains subject to customs control, by notice in writing served on the person:
(a) suspend or revoke the permission; or
(b) revoke or vary a condition to which the permission is subject; or
(c) impose new conditions to which the permission is to be subject.