Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

EXPORT CONTROL ACT 2020 - SECT 260

  (1)   A person contravenes this subsection if:

  (a)   the person applies an official mark to a document; and

  (b)   the document relates to:

  (i)   goods that are intended to be exported; or

  (ii)   trade with another country; and

  (c)   the official mark is false, misleading or deceptive.

Note:   The physical elements of an offence against subsection   (2) are set out in this subsection   (see section   370).

Fault - based offence

  (2)   A person commits an offence if the person contravenes subsection   (1).

Penalty:   Imprisonment for 5 years or 300 penalty units, or both.

Civil penalty provision

  (3)   A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection   (1).

Civil penalty:   600 penalty units.