Biosecurity Regulation 2016
88Amount payable under certain infringement notices given at a first point of entry
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88 Amount payable under certain infringement notices given at a first point of entry
(1) For the purposes of paragraph 524(4)(c) of the Act, 2 penalty units are prescribed for an infringement notice for the following alleged contraventions by an individual who is at a first point of entry: (a) an alleged contravention of subsection 126(2), 127(3) or 128(2) of the Act; (b) an alleged contravention of subsection 533(1) of the Act when the individual produces a document in compliance, or purported compliance, with a requirement under subsection 127(1) of the Act. (2) For the purposes of paragraph 524(4)(c) of the Act, the following amounts are prescribed for an infringement notice for an alleged contravention of subsection 532(1) or 533(1) of the Act by an individual who is at a first point of entry, when the individual gives information or produces a document in compliance, or purported compliance, with a requirement under subsection 126(1) or 196(2) of the Act: (a) if the contravention relates to goods that are not category 1 goods or category 2 goods—2 penalty units; (b) if the contravention relates to category 2 goods—6 penalty units.
Note: For an alleged contravention referred to in subsection (2) that relates to category 1 goods, the amount is 12 penalty units as determined by subsection 524(4) of the Act.
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