Illegal Logging Prohibition Act 2012
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13 Customs declaration
Fault‑based offence (1) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person imports a thing; and (b) the thing is a regulated timber product; and (c) the person does not make a declaration to the Customs Minister, in the manner and form prescribed by the rules, about the person’s compliance with the due diligence requirements for importing the regulated timber product; and (d) the regulated timber product is not prescribed as exempt by the rules for the purposes of this paragraph.
Penalty: 100 penalty units.
Strict liability offence (2) A person commits an offence of strict liability if: (a) the person imports a thing; and (b) the thing is a regulated timber product; and (c) the person does not make a declaration to the Customs Minister, in the manner and form prescribed by the rules, about the person’s compliance with the due diligence requirements for importing the regulated timber product; and (d) the regulated timber product is not prescribed as exempt by the rules for the purposes of this paragraph.
Penalty: 60 penalty units.
Civil penalty provision (3) A person contravenes this subsection if: (a) the person imports a thing; and (b) the thing is a regulated timber product; and (c) the person does not make a declaration to the Customs Minister, in the manner and form prescribed by the rules, about the person’s compliance with the due diligence requirements for importing the regulated timber product; and (d) the regulated timber product is not prescribed as exempt by the rules for the purposes of this paragraph.
Civil penalty: 100 penalty units.