sec.50Offence to take without a collection authority

sec.50 Offence to take without a collection authority

A person must not, unless authorised by a collection authority, take native biological material for biodiscovery from State land or Queensland waters. Maximum penalty— for NCA material—3,000 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment; or otherwise—2,000 penalty units. This provision is an executive liability provision—see section 115 . In this section— NCA material means— native biological material that is, or is sourced from, protected wildlife within the meaning of the Nature Conservation Act 1992 ; or native wildlife mentioned in section 97 of that Act . s 50 amd 2013 No. 51 s 229 sch 1 ; 2019 No. 28 s 4 (sec.50-ssec.1) A person must not, unless authorised by a collection authority, take native biological material for biodiscovery from State land or Queensland waters. Maximum penalty— for NCA material—3,000 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment; or otherwise—2,000 penalty units. This provision is an executive liability provision—see section 115 . (sec.50-ssec.2) In this section— NCA material means— native biological material that is, or is sourced from, protected wildlife within the meaning of the Nature Conservation Act 1992 ; or native wildlife mentioned in section 97 of that Act .

• (a) for NCA material—3,000 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment; or
• (b) otherwise—2,000 penalty units.
• (a) native biological material that is, or is sourced from, protected wildlife within the meaning of the Nature Conservation Act 1992 ; or
• (b) native wildlife mentioned in section 97 of that Act .