Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK ACT 1975 - SECT 61AOA

  (1)   If:

  (a)   a body corporate commits an offence against Part   VAA (other than Division   6); and

  (b)   an executive officer of the body was reckless as to whether the offence would be committed; and

  (c)   the officer was in a position to influence the conduct of the body in relation to the offence; and

  (d)   the officer failed to take all reasonable steps to prevent the offence being committed;

the officer commits an offence.

  (2)   An offence against subsection   (1) is punishable on conviction by:

  (a)   imprisonment for a term not exceeding the term specified for the offence committed by the body corporate; or

  (b)   if no term of imprisonment is specified for the offence committed by the body corporate--a pecuniary penalty not exceeding the pecuniary penalty specified for the offence committed by the body corporate.