Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

QUARANTINE ACT 1908 - SECT 70C

False or misleading statement

             (1)  A person is guilty of an offence if:

                     (a)  the person makes a statement to a quarantine officer in respect of goods; and

                     (b)  the person knows that the statement is false or misleading in a material particular.

Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.

Concealment of condition of vessel or nature of goods

             (2)  A person is guilty of an offence if the person conceals from a quarantine officer the condition of a vessel or the nature of any goods, or any fact or matter relating to the condition of a vessel or the nature of any goods.

Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.

Possession or conveyance of illegally imported goods

             (3)  A person is guilty of an offence if:

                     (a)  the person has in his or her possession, or conveys, any goods; and

                     (b)  the goods have been imported, introduced or otherwise brought into Australia, the Cocos Islands or Christmas Island in contravention of this Act.

Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.