46Offence—failure to comply with direction to dispose of security‑sensitive biological agent

#### 46 Offence—failure to comply with direction to dispose of security‑sensitive biological agent (1) An entity commits an offence if: (a) the entity is given a direction under subsection 45(2); and (b) the entity does not comply with the direction within the period allowed under that subsection. Penalty: 500 penalty units. > Note 1: If the entity is a body corporate, the maximum penalty that may be imposed is 2,500 penalty units: see subsection 4B(3) of the Crimes Act 1914. > Note 2: For the value of a penalty unit, see subsection 4AA(1) of the Crimes Act 1914. (2) Section 4K of the Crimes Act 1914 does not apply to an offence against subsection (1).