Section 303EK — Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999: Imports of regulated live specimens

(1) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person imports a specimen; and (b) the specimen is a regulated live specimen. Penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years or 1,000 penalty units, or both. Exemption—permit (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if: (a) the specimen is included in Part 2 of the list referred to in section 303EB; and (b) the specimen is imported in accordance with a permit that was issued under section 303CG, 303EN, 303GB or 303GC and is in force. Exemption—testing permit (3) Subsection (1) does not apply if the specimen is imported in accordance with a permit that was issued under section 303GD and is in force. Note: The defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matters in subsections (2) and (3) (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code).