122Requirement to make and retain records

122  Requirement to make and retain records

 (1) The rules may make provision for and in relation to requiring records to be made and retained by the following:

 (a) a person who carries out an activity in a specially managed area;

 (b) a person who carries out an activity in an area beyond national jurisdiction for which one or more alternative measures are determined;

 (c) the holder of a controlled activity authorisation.

 (2) Without limiting subsection (1), rules made for the purposes of that subsection may make provision for and in relation to one or more of the following:

 (a) the kind of records that must be made and retained;

 (b) the form in which records must be retained;

 (c) the period for which records must be retained.

 (3) A person contravenes this subsection if:

 (a) the person is required to make or retain a record in accordance with rules made for the purposes of subsection (1); and

 (b) the person fails to comply with the requirement.

 (4) A person commits an offence of strict liability if the person contravenes subsection (3).

 (5) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (3).

Subdivision B—Audit powers