Biodiversity Conservation Regulations 2018

A licence may include a condition that requires the holder of the licence to —

give the CEO returns relating to the operation of the licence (including activities conducted under the licence); and

ensure that the returns —

contain the information specified in the condition; and

are in a form specified in the condition; and

are provided in a manner specified in the condition; and

are provided at times specified in the condition.

The holder of a licence must not include any information, or make any statement, in a return required by a condition under subregulation (1) that the holder knows to be false or misleading in a material particular.

if the offence involves a licence that relates to sandalwood — a fine of $25 000;

if the offence involves a commercial licence (other than a licence under paragraph (a)) — a fine of $10 000;

in any other case — a fine of $5 000.