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188Receiving or possessing prohibited or suspended goods brought or imported into Australian territory
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188 Receiving or possessing prohibited or suspended goods brought or imported into Australian territory
(1) A person commits an offence of strict liability if:
(a) the person receives, or has in the person’s possession, goods; and
(ii) suspended goods.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if:
(a) the goods were not brought or imported into Australian territory; or
(b) the goods were brought or imported into Australian territory but, at the time they were brought or imported into Australian territory, they were not:
(ii) suspended goods; or
(c) the goods are the progeny of other goods that were legally brought or imported into Australian territory.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matters in this subsection (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code).
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