Weeds Management Act 2001

(b) the conduct results in a contravention of a restriction specified in a declaration of a quarantine area under section 21 and the person is reckless in relation to that result.

Penalty: environmental offence level 2.

(2) A person commits an offence if the person contravenes a restriction specified in a declaration of a quarantine area under section 21.

Penalty: environmental offence level 3.

(3) An offence against subsection (2) is an offence of strict liability.

(4) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1) or (2) if the defendant took reasonable steps and exercised due diligence to prevent the commission of the offence.

Note for subsection (4)

The defendant has an evidential burden in relation to the matters in subsection (4) (see section 43BU of the Criminal Code).