Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) If an offence is committed against section 10A, 10B, 10C, 10D or 10E (the primary offence ), then each person who is a responsible person in relation to the offending craft or offending material commits an offence against this section if the person:
(a) knew that the offending craft or offending material would be used in committing the primary offence, or was reckless as to whether it would be used in committing the primary offence; and
(b) did not take reasonable steps to prevent the use of the offending craft or offending material in committing the primary offence.
(2) Subsection (1) applies whether or not any person has been charged with, or convicted of, the primary offence.
(3) An offence against this section is punishable, on conviction, as follows:
(a) if it is proved that any of the offending material is seriously harmful material--imprisonment for up to 10 years or a fine up to 2,000 penalty units, or both;
(b) if it is proved that any of the offending material is not within Annex 1 to the Protocol--imprisonment for up to 2 years or a fine up to 500 penalty units, or both;
(c) in any other case--imprisonment for up to 1 year or a fine up to 250 penalty units, or both.
(4) For the purposes of this section:
(a) each of the following persons is a responsible person in relation to an offending craft:
(i) the owner of the offending craft;
(ii) the person in charge of the offending craft; and
(b) the owner of offending material is a responsible person in relation to the offending material.