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Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Wildlife Protection) Act 2001
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Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Wildlife Protection) Act 2001
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25B Evidentiary certificates
Contravention
(1) The Minister may issue a written certificate:
(a) stating that a specified person has contravened, or is contravening, a specified civil penalty provision set out in this Division; and
(b) setting out particulars of that contravention.
(2) The Minister may issue a certificate under subsection (1) relating to a particular contravention if the Minister has reason to believe that the person concerned has committed, or is committing, the contravention.
(3) To avoid doubt, a certificate under subsection (1) may be issued even if any relevant proceedings under section 475 or 481 have been instituted.
Proposal
(4) The Minister may issue a written certificate stating that, if a specified person were to carry out a proposal to engage in specified conduct, that conduct would contravene a specified civil penalty provision set out in this Division.
(5) The Minister may issue a certificate under subsection (4) if the Minister has reason to believe that:
(a) the person proposes to engage in the conduct concerned; and
(b) the conduct would contravene the civil penalty provision concerned.
(6) To avoid doubt, a certificate under subsection (4) may be issued even if any relevant proceedings under section 475 have been instituted.