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Gene Technology (GM Crop Moratorium) Act 2003
7Offence of contravening prohibition on commercial cultivation of licensed GM food plants
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7 Offence of contravening prohibition on commercial cultivation of licensed GM food plants
7 Offence of contravening prohibition on commercial cultivation of licensed GM food plants
A person who cultivates a plant that is a GM food plant in contravention of section 6 knowing that, or being reckless as to whether, the plant is a licensed GM food plant is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty—in the case of a corporation, 1,250 penalty units or, in any other case, 500 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both.
s 7: Subst 2007 No 86, Sch 1 [6]. Am 2018 No 25, Sch 5.20.