Illegal Logging Prohibition Act 2012
8Importing illegally logged timber
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8 Importing illegally logged timber
Fault‑based offence (1) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person imports a thing; and (b) the thing is, is made from, or includes, illegally logged timber; and (c) the thing is not prescribed as exempt by the rules for the purposes of this paragraph.
Penalty: 5 years imprisonment or 500 penalty units, or both.
Strict liability offence (2) A person commits an offence of strict liability if: (a) the person imports a thing; and (b) the thing is, is made from, or includes, illegally logged timber; and (c) the thing 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, is made from, or includes, illegally logged timber; and (c) the thing is not prescribed as exempt by the rules for the purposes of this paragraph.
Civil penalty: 100 penalty units.