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Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
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Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
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254C Strict liability for taking etc. member of listed marine species
(a) the person takes, trades, keeps or moves a member of a marine species; and
Note 2: This section does not apply in the circumstances described in section 255. A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to those circumstances. See subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code.