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Wildlife Protection (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1982
53BImports of specimens contrary to the laws of a foreign country
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##### 53B Imports of specimens contrary to the laws of a foreign country
(1) A person must not intentionally import a specimen if the person knows that:
(a) the specimen was exported from a foreign country; and
(b) at the time the specimen was exported, the export of the specimen was prohibited by a law of the foreign country that corresponds to this Act.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years.
(2) A prosecution must not be instituted for an offence against this section unless the relevant authority of the foreign country has requested:
(a) the investigation of the offence; or
(b) assistance in relation to a class of offences in which the offence is included.