Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2016C00937:section:22
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2016C00937
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 22
Character Range: 22523–23670

22  Offences and penalties
 (1) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person engages in conduct; and
 (b) the conduct contravenes a provision of a declaration made under Part II in relation to a significant Aboriginal area.
Penalty:
 (a) if the person is a natural person—imprisonment for 5 years or 100 penalty units, or both; or
 (b) if the person is a body corporate—500 penalty units.
 (2) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person engages in conduct; and
 (b) the conduct contravenes the terms of a declaration under this Part relating to a significant Aboriginal object or significant Aboriginal objects.
Penalty:
 (a) if the person is a natural person—imprisonment for 2 years or 50 penalty units, or both; or
 (b) if the person is a body corporate—250 penalty units.
 (3) A person who contravenes subsection 20(1) commits an offence punishable, on conviction, by a fine not exceeding 5 penalty units.
 (4) A person who contravenes subsection 17(4) commits an offence punishable, on conviction, by a fine not exceeding 1 penalty unit.
 (5) In this section:
engage in conduct means:
 (a) do an act; or
 (b) omit to perform an act.