Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2006C00754:clause:9_15aa
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2006C00754
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 9 cl 15AA
Character Range: 209067–210786

15AA  Reports in relation to bearer negotiable instruments taken into or out of Australia

 (1) If, under section 33AA:
 (a) a person produces to an officer a bearer negotiable instrument that the person has with him or her; or
 (b) an officer conducts an examination or search and finds a bearer negotiable instrument with a person;
the officer may request the person to prepare a report for the Director.

 (2) The report must:
 (a) be in the approved form; and
 (b) contain the reportable details in relation to the matter being reported; and
 (c) be signed by the person giving the report.

 (3) The report must be given to an officer as soon as possible after the request is made.

 (4) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person is requested to prepare a report; and
 (b) the person:
 (i) fails to comply with the request; or
 (ii) fails to give the report as required by subsection (3).

Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.

Note: Subsection 4B(2) of the Crimes Act 1914 allows a court to impose in respect of an offence an appropriate fine instead of, or in addition to, a term of imprisonment. The maximum fine that a court can impose on an individual is worked out by multiplying the maximum term of imprisonment (in months) by 5, and then multiplying the resulting number by the amount of a penalty unit. The amount of a penalty unit is stated in section 4AA of that Act.

 (5) The officer must, as soon as practicable after receiving the report, forward the report to the Director.

 (6) In this section:

officer means:
 (a) a police officer; or
 (b) a customs officer.

reportable details, in relation to a matter being reported, means the details of the matter that are referred to in Schedule 3AA.