High Seas Biodiversity Act 2026
43Failure to deposit utilised material or information
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43 Failure to deposit utilised material or information
(a) the person is a notifying entity for a utilisation activity; and
(b) the person fails to comply with subsection 39(1) (requirement to deposit utilised material or information etc.) in relation to the activity.
Exception
(5) Subsection (1) does not apply if an exemption under subsection 40(1) is in effect in relation to the person and the utilisation activity.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in this subsection (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code and section 96 of the Regulatory Powers Act).
Division 4—Requirements relating to regulated databases and regulated repositories
Subdivision A—Reporting and record keeping