Requirement to produce permits
37 Requirement to produce permits
This section applies if an inspector suspects on reasonable grounds that a person has possession, custody or control of protected underwater cultural heritage.
The inspector may require the person to produce a permit authorising the person to have possession, custody or control of the protected underwater cultural heritage.
A person contravenes this subsection if:
the person is subject to a requirement under subsection (2); and
the person fails to comply with the requirement.
A person commits an offence if the person contravenes subsection (3).
Penalty: 120 penalty units.
A person commits an offence of strict liability if the person contravenes subsection (3).
Penalty: 60 penalty units.
A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (3).
Civil penalty: 120 penalty units.
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