Wheat Marketing Act 1989
66Compliance with non‑bulk wheat quality assurance scheme
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66 Compliance with non‑bulk wheat quality assurance scheme
(1) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person exports wheat in bags or containers; and (b) the person contravened a requirement imposed on the person by the non‑bulk wheat quality assurance scheme in relation to the export of the wheat.
Penalty: 600 penalty units.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the export of the wheat occurs in circumstances specified in the regulations.
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) Subsection (1) does not apply if the Commission gave its consent to the export of the wheat under subsection 57(1) before the commencement of this section.
Note: The defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (3)—see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code.