161False biosecurity certificates

161 False biosecurity certificates

(1)  A person must not –

(a) issue, or purport to issue, a biosecurity certificate or purported biosecurity certificate that is false or misleading in a material particular; or

(b) alter or amend a biosecurity certificate, or purported biosecurity certificate, so as to make the certificate false or misleading in a material particular.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 2 500 penalty units; or

(b) an individual, a fine not exceeding 500 penalty units.

(2)  For the purposes of this section, a certificate is false or misleading in a material particular if it –

(a) includes information that is false or misleading in a material particular; or

(b) omits material information.