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Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995
139Protection of marine plant
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### 139 Protection of marine plant
> > (1) Unless otherwise authorised, a person must not cut, remove, damage or destroy any prescribed marine plant.
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> > Penalty: Fine not exceeding 500 penalty units.
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> > (2) [*\[Section 139 Subsection (2) amended by No. 7 of 2007, s. 42, Applied:30 Apr 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-04-30/act-2007-007#GS42@EN) It is a defence in proceedings for an offence under this section if the defendant establishes that he or she–
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> > > > (a) did not know the offence had been committed; and
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> > > > (b) could not reasonably be expected to have known that the offence had been committed.