Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00165:section:41
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00165
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 41
Character Range: 300005–300753

41  Transfer of gold out of Australia
 (1) A person shall not, except with the consent in writing of the Reserve Bank, take or send any gold out of Australia.
 (2) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person contravenes subsection (1); and
 (c) there is no instrument in force under section 48 exempting the person from the application of this subsection.
Penalty: 200 penalty units.
Note 1: Chapter 2 of the Criminal Code sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility.
Note 2: If a body corporate is convicted of an offence against this subsection, subsection 4B(3) of the Crimes Act 1914 allows a court to impose a fine of up to 5 times the penalty stated above.
 (3) An offence against subsection (2) is an indictable offence.