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Customs and Excise Act 2018

Entry and exit of goods, persons, and craft - Customs places and Customs-controlled areas - Customs-controlled areas

69: Offence in relation to failure to comply with term, condition, or restriction of licence

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"Breaking licence rules can lead to a fine of up to $5,000 for individuals or $25,000 for companies."

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If you have a licence for a Customs-controlled area, you must follow the terms, conditions, or restrictions that come with it. You can find these terms, conditions, or restrictions in section 61(c). If you do not follow them without a good reason, you can commit an offence. You can be fined if you commit this offence. If you are an individual, the fine can be up to $5,000, and if you are a body corporate, the fine can be up to $25,000.

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Part 3Entry and exit of goods, persons, and craft
Customs places and Customs-controlled areas: Customs-controlled areas

69Offence in relation to failure to comply with term, condition, or restriction of licence

  1. A person commits an offence if the person, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with a term, condition, or restriction imposed under section 61(c) in relation to a licence for a Customs-controlled area.

  2. A person who commits an offence under this section is liable on conviction,—

  3. in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding $5,000:
    1. in the case of a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding $25,000.

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