Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00828:section:582
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00828
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 582
Character Range: 1508287–1509416

582  Compliance with directions

Offence
 (1) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person is subject to a direction under section 579A or 580; and
 (b) the person engages in conduct; and
 (c) the person's conduct breaches the direction.
Penalty: 100 penalty units.
 (2) An offence against subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.

Defence
 (3) If:
 (a) a direction under section 579A or 580 applies to:
 (i) a registered holder; and
 (ii) another person; and
 (b) the other person is prosecuted for an offence against subsection (1) in relation to a breach of the direction; and
 (c) the other person adduces evidence that the other person did not know, and could not reasonably be expected to have known, of the existence of the direction;
the other person is not to be convicted of the offence unless the prosecution proves that the other person knew, or could reasonably be expected to have known, of the existence of the direction.

Division 3—NOPSEMA or the responsible Commonwealth Minister may take action if there is a breach of a direction