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Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
230Possession of cetaceans
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230 Possession of cetaceans
Possession of unlawfully killed cetaceans
(a) the person has in his or her possession:
(i) a cetacean; or
(ii) a part of a cetacean; or
(iii) a product derived from a cetacean; and
(b) the cetacean has been:
(i) killed in contravention of section 229 or 229A; or
(ii) taken in contravention of section 229B or 229C.
(2) An offence against subsection (1) is punishable on conviction by imprisonment for not more than 2 years or a fine not exceeding 1,000 penalty units, or both.
Possession of unlawfully imported cetaceans
(a) the person has in his or her possession:
(i) a cetacean; or
(ii) a part of a cetacean; or
(iii) a product derived from a cetacean; and
(b) the cetacean, part or product, as the case may be, has been unlawfully imported.
Note 2: Subsection 4B(3) of the Crimes Act 1914 lets a court fine a body corporate up to 5 times the maximum amount the court could fine a person under this subsection.
(4) An offence against subsection (3) is punishable on conviction by imprisonment for not more than 5 years or a fine not exceeding 1,000 penalty units, or both.