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Customs and Excise Act 2018

Final and miscellaneous provisions - Offences - Other offences

393: Offences in relation to exportation of goods

You could also call this:

"Breaking export rules can lead to fines or prison"

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If you do not follow the rules about exporting goods, you can commit an offence. You must comply with certain rules, such as those in section 89(1) or (5), section 90, or section 92, or respond to a request made under section 89(4).

If you knowingly do not follow these rules, you can also commit an offence. This includes not following section 90 or section 148(2).

You can get a fine if you commit one of these offences. The fine can be up to $5,000 for some offences. For other offences, you can get a prison sentence or a fine, which can be up to $20,000 or three times the value of the goods. If you are a company, the fine can be up to $100,000 or three times the value of the goods.

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Part 6Final and miscellaneous provisions
Offences: Other offences

393Offences in relation to exportation of goods

  1. A person commits an offence if the person, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with—

  2. section 89(1) or (5), 90, or 92; or
    1. a request made under section 89(4).

      1. A person commits an offence if the person is knowingly concerned with a failure to comply with—

      2. section 90; or
        1. section 148(2).

          1. A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) or (2)(a) is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.

          2. A person who commits an offence under subsection (2)(b) is liable on conviction,—

          3. in the case of an individual, to—
            1. imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months; or
              1. a fine not exceeding the greater of the following:
                1. $20,000:
                  1. an amount equal to 3 times the value of the goods to which the offence relates:
                2. in the case of a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding the greater of the following:
                  1. $100,000:
                    1. an amount equal to 3 times the value of the goods to which the offence relates.

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