Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) For the purposes of paragraph 44(2)(e) or 46(2)(e), the powers under Part 2 or 3 of the Regulatory Powers Act include the powers in this section if an authorised person acting under that Part has reasonable grounds for suspecting that a person (the suspected person ):
(a) intends to carry out a transit proposal; or
(b) is carrying out a transit proposal; or
(c) has carried out a transit proposal.
(2) The authorised person may require the suspected person to produce, or to produce evidence of the existence and contents of:
(a) a transit permit authorising the carrying out of the transit proposal; or
(b) a notification in force under subsection 33G(1) that a transit permit is not required for the transit proposal.
Complying with requirement
(3) A person contravenes this subsection if:
(a) the person is subject to a requirement under subsection (2); and
(b) the person fails to comply with the requirement.
Note: An example of failing to comply with a requirement is refusing to comply with it.
Strict liability offence
(4) A person commits an offence of strict liability if the person contravenes subsection (3).
Civil penalty provision
(5) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (3).
Civil penalty: 240 penalty units.