Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00551:section:19aa
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00551
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 19AA
Character Range: 65513–66210

19AA  Offences relating to rocks and meteorites
 (1) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person gathers or collects a meteorite; and
 (b) the person does so in the Antarctic; and
 (c) the person does not gather or collect the meteorite in accordance with a permit.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years or 120 penalty units, or both.
 (2) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person removes a rock or a meteorite from the Antarctic; and
 (b) the rock or meteorite was gathered or collected in the Antarctic (whether or not by the person); and
 (c) the person does not remove the rock or meteorite in accordance with a permit.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years or 120 penalty units, or both.