37Requirement to produce permits

37 Requirement to produce permits

(1) This section applies if an inspector suspects on reasonable grounds that a person has possession, custody or control of protected underwater cultural heritage. (2) The inspector may require the person to produce a permit authorising the person to have possession, custody or control of the protected underwater cultural heritage. (3) A person contravenes this subsection if: (a) the person is subject to a requirement under subsection (2); and (b) the person fails to comply with the requirement. (4) A person commits an offence if the person contravenes subsection (3).

Penalty: 120 penalty units.

(5) A person commits an offence of strict liability if the person contravenes subsection (3).

Penalty: 60 penalty units.

(6) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (3).

Civil penalty: 120 penalty units.