Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

GENE TECHNOLOGY ACT 2000 - SECT 35A

  (1)   A person commits an offence if:

  (a)   the person intentionally takes an action or omits to take an action; and

  (b)   the person has knowledge of the conditions to which an emergency dealing determination is subject; and

  (c)   the action or omission contravenes such a condition, and the person knows or is reckless as to that fact.

Note:   Chapter   2 of the Criminal Code sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility.

  (2)   An offence under this section is punishable on conviction by whichever of the following applies:

  (a)   in the case of an aggravated offence--imprisonment for 5   years or 2,000 penalty units;

  (b)   in any other case--imprisonment for 2 years or 500 penalty units.

Note:   Section   38 defines aggravated offence .