Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The holder of a GMO licence commits an offence if:
(a) the holder intentionally takes an action or omits to take an action; and
(b) the action or omission contravenes the licence, and the holder knows or is reckless as to that fact.
Note: Chapter 2 of the Criminal Code sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility.
(2) A person covered by a GMO licence 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 of the licence; and
(c) the action or omission contravenes a condition of the licence, 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.
(3) 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 .
(4) A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) or (2) commits a separate offence in respect of each day (including the day of a conviction for the offence or any later day) on which the person commits the offence.