Offence to fail to comply with Approved World Heritage Management Plan
192 Offence to fail to comply with Approved World Heritage Management Plan
A person who is the owner or occupier of a listed place or part of a listed place must comply with the Approved World Heritage Management Plan relating to the listed place in carrying out any works or activities in relation to the listed place.
Penalty: In the case of a natural person, 2400 penalty units;
In the case of a body corporate, 10 000 penalty units.
Subsection (1) does not apply to works or activities—
carried out in accordance with a permit issued under Part 5; or
for which the Executive Director or Heritage Council has determined that a permit is not required under Part 5.
An offender is not liable to be punished for an offence under this section if—
an act or omission constitutes an offence under this section and the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 of the Commonwealth; and
the offender has been punished for that offence under that Act.
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