Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016

A person must not deal in fauna except under the authority of a licence.

if the offence involves a cetacean — a fine of $500 000;

if the offence involves a critically endangered species that is not a cetacean — a fine of $500 000;

if the offence involves an endangered species that is not a cetacean — a fine of $400 000;

if the offence involves a vulnerable species that is not a cetacean — a fine of $300 000;

if the offence involves specially protected fauna that is not a cetacean — a fine of $200 000;

in any other case — a fine of $50 000.

For the purposes of subsection (1), a person deals in fauna if the person conducts a business that involves the purchase or supply of fauna.