Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies if an inspector suspects on reasonable grounds that a person has possession, custody or control of protected underwater cultural heritage.
(2) The inspector may require the person to produce a permit authorising the person to have possession, custody or control of the protected underwater cultural heritage.
(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.
(4) A person commits an offence if the person contravenes subsection (3).
(5) A person commits an offence of strict liability if the person contravenes subsection (3).
(6) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (3).
Civil penalty: 120 penalty units.