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#### 33 Person must not interfere with seized product
(1) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person engages in conduct; and
(b) the conduct causes an emissions‑controlled product to be moved, altered or interfered with; and
(c) the product is the subject of a notice under subsection 32(2).
Penalty: Imprisonment for 6 months.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the person engages in the conduct in accordance with a direction given to the person by the Minister.
> Note: The defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (2): see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code.
(3) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person is given a notice under subsection 32(3); and
(b) the person does not take all reasonable precautions to prevent the product being moved, altered or interfered with except in accordance with a direction given by the Minister.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 6 months.