Whales Protection Act 1988
23Production and cancellation of permit in proceedings for offences
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23 Production and cancellation of permit in proceedings for offences
(1) Where the holder of a permit is charged with an offence against this Act he shall produce the permit to the court before which the charge is heard.
(2) Where a person is convicted of an offence against this Act, the court may, in addition to, or in place of, imposing any other penalty, order any permit held by that person to be cancelled.
(3) [Section 23 Subsection (3) amended by No. 64 of 2002, Sched. 1, Applied:31 Dec 2002] Where a permit is ordered to be cancelled under subsection (2) , the clerk of the court, if the permit is available to the clerk, shall endorse a statement on the permit that the permit has been cancelled and shall cause the permit to be delivered to the Secretary.
(4) A person who fails to comply with subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding 1 penalty unit.