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Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
229Killing or injuring a cetacean
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229 Killing or injuring a cetacean
(b) the action results in the death or injury of a cetacean; and
(c) the cetacean is in:
(i) the Australian Whale Sanctuary (but not the coastal waters, or a part of the coastal waters, of a State or the Northern Territory for which a declaration under section 228 is in force); or
Note 2: This section does not apply in the circumstances described in section 231. A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to those circumstances. See subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code.
(2) The offence is punishable on conviction by imprisonment for not more than 2 years or a fine not exceeding 1,000 penalty units, or both.