Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

ANIMAL AND PLANT DISEASES AMENDMENT ACT 2003 (NO. 44 OF 2003) - SECT 19

substitute

    (1)     A person commits an offence if the person—

        (a)     has reasonable grounds for believing that there is a notifiable disease or a notifiable pest at premises; and

        (b)     does not report the existence of the disease or pest to the Minister within 24 hours after becoming aware of the facts on which those grounds are based.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

    (2)     An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.