Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

EXPORT CONTROL ACT 2020 - SECT 34

  (1)   A person contravenes this subsection if:

  (a)   the person exports goods; and

  (b)   the person intends the goods to be imported into a particular place (whether that intention exists at the time the goods are exported or is formed after that time); and

  (c)   the export of the goods to that place is prohibited by a temporary prohibition determination.

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 8 years or 480 penalty units, or both.

  (3)   For the purposes of subsection   (2), strict liability applies to paragraph   (1)(c).

Civil penalty provision

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

Civil penalty:   960 penalty units.