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Therapeutic Goods Act 1989
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#### 9L Offence and civil penalty
Offence
(1) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person:
(i) imports into Australia therapeutic goods or vaping goods; or
(ii) exports from Australia therapeutic goods or vaping goods; or
(iii) manufactures in Australia therapeutic goods or vaping goods; or
(iv) supplies in Australia therapeutic goods or vaping goods; and
(b) the import, export, manufacture or supply contravenes:
(i) an absolute prohibition in force for the purposes of subsection 9K(1) or (3); or
(ii) one or more conditions of a prohibition in force for the purposes of subsection 9K(1) or (3).
Penalty: 300 penalty units.
Civil penalty
(2) A person contravenes this subsection if:
(a) the person:
(i) imports into Australia therapeutic goods or vaping goods; or
(ii) exports from Australia therapeutic goods or vaping goods; or
(iii) manufactures in Australia therapeutic goods or vaping goods; or
(iv) supplies in Australia therapeutic goods or vaping goods; and
(b) the import, export, manufacture or supply contravenes:
(i) an absolute prohibition in force for the purposes of subsection 9K(1) or (3); or
(ii) one or more conditions of a prohibition in force for the purposes of subsection 9K(1) or (3).
Maximum civil penalty:
(a) for an individual—300 penalty units; and
(b) for a body corporate—3,000 penalty units.