Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00551:section:19:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00551
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 19 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 61675–64190

19  Offences relating to the environment
 (1A) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person does an act; and
 (b) the action:
 (i) causes death or injury to a native bird or a native seal in the Antarctic; or
 (ii) causes the taking of a native bird or a native seal in the Antarctic; or
 (iia) causes the taking of native invertebrates or native plants in the Antarctic; or
 (iii) causes other interference with a native bird or a native seal in the Antarctic; or
 (iiia) disturbs a native bird or native seal.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years or 120 penalty units, or both.
 (1) A person shall not:
 (b) gather, or collect a native plant in the Antarctic; or
 (c) bring into, or keep in, the Antarctic an organism that is not indigenous to the Antarctic; or
 (caa) bring a dog into the Antarctic or, being the owner of a dog, allow it to remain in the Antarctic; or
 (cab) bring a living bird into the Antarctic; or
 (ca) bring into, or keep in, the Antarctic:
 (i) non‑sterile soil; or
 (ii) polychlorinated biphenyls; or
 (iii) polystyrene beads or chips or any similar kind of packaging material; or
 (cb) bring into, or keep in, the Antarctic any pesticide; or
 (d) enter, or carry on any other activity in, an Antarctic specially protected area; or
 (e) carry on any activity in an Antarctic specially managed area otherwise than as authorised by the plan of management relating to the area.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years or 120 penalty units, or both.
 (1B) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person does an act; and
 (b) the action:
 (i) causes any damage to or in an historic site; or
 (ii) destroys, or causes damage to or the removal of, an historic monument.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years or 120 penalty units, or both.
 (2) A person shall not, in the Antarctic:
 (a) use an aircraft in such a manner as to disturb a concentration of birds or of seals; or
 (b) use a vehicle or vessel in a manner that disturbs a concentration of birds or of seals; or
 (c) use an explosive in a manner that disturbs a concentration of birds or of seals; or
 (d) use a firearm in a manner that disturbs a concentration of birds or of seals; or
 (e) while on foot, disturb a concentration of birds or of seals; or
 (ea) carry on any activity that results in:
 (i) the habitat of any species of native seal, native bird, native invertebrate or native plant; or
 (ii) any population of native seals, native birds, native invertebrates or native plants;
  being adversely modified to a significant extent;