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Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 428
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Possession of unlawfully imported cetaceans

 (3) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person has in his or her possession:
 (i) a cetacean; or
 (ii) a part of a cetacean; or
 (iii) a product derived from a cetacean; and
 (b) the cetacean, part or product, as the case may be, has been unlawfully imported.

Note 1: Chapter 2 of the Criminal Code sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility.

Note 2: Subsection 4B(3) of the Crimes Act 1914 lets a court fine a body corporate up to 5 times the maximum amount the court could fine a person under this subsection.

 (4) An offence against subsection (3) is punishable on conviction by imprisonment for not more than 5 years or a fine not exceeding 1,000 penalty units, or both.