Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

CHEMICAL WEAPONS (PROHIBITION) ACT 1994 - SECT 78

  (1)   A person commits an offence if:

  (a)   the person engages in conduct; and

  (b)   the conduct contravenes a condition subject to which a permit is granted.

Penalty:   100 penalty units.

  (2)   Subsection   (1) does not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse.

Note:   The defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection   (4A). See subsection   13.3(3) of the Criminal Code .

  (3)   An offence under subsection   (1) is an offence of strict liability.

Note:   For strict liability , see section   6.1 of the Criminal Code .

  (4)   In this section:

"engage in conduct" means:

  (a)   do an act; or

  (b)   omit to perform an act.