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Illegal Logging Prohibition Act 2012
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C2012A00166
28 November 2012
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11 April 2013
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Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Crown to be bound
4 Act does not extend to external Territories
5 Concurrent operation of State and Territory laws
6 Guide to this Act
7 Definitions
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Part 2—Importing
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Division 1—Importing illegally logged timber
8 Importing illegally logged timber
9 Importing illegally logged timber in regulated timber products
10 Forfeiture
11 Application of the Customs Act 1901
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Division 2—Importers’ due diligence
12 Importing regulated timber products
13 Customs declaration
14 Due diligence requirements for importing regulated timber products
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Part 3—Processing
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Division 1—Processing illegally logged raw logs
15 Processing illegally logged raw logs
16 Forfeiture
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Division 2—Processors’ due diligence
17 Processing raw logs
18 Due diligence requirements for processing raw logs
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Part 4—Monitoring, investigation and enforcement
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Division 1—Inspectors
19 Appointment of inspectors
20 Identity cards
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Division 2—Monitoring
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Subdivision A—Overview
21 Simplified outline
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Subdivision B—Monitoring powers
22 Inspector may enter premises by consent or under a warrant
23 Monitoring powers of inspectors
24 Operating electronic equipment
25 Expert assistance to operate electronic equipment
26 Securing evidential material
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Subdivision C—Persons assisting inspectors
27 Persons assisting inspectors
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Subdivision D—Monitoring warrants
28 Monitoring warrants
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Division 3—Investigation
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Subdivision A—Overview
29 Simplified outline
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Subdivision B—Investigation powers
30 Inspector may enter premises by consent or under a warrant
31 Investigation powers of inspectors
32 Operating electronic equipment
33 Expert assistance to operate electronic equipment
34 Seizing other evidential material
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Subdivision C—Persons assisting inspectors
35 Persons assisting inspectors
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Subdivision D—Matters relating to seizure
36 Copies of seized things to be provided
37 Receipts for seized things
38 Return of seized things
39 Issuing officer may permit a thing to be retained
40 Disposal of things
41 Compensation for acquisition of property
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Subdivision E—Investigation warrants
42 Investigation warrants
43 Investigation warrants by telephone, fax etc.
44 Authority of warrant
45 Offence relating to warrants by telephone, fax etc.
46 Completing execution of an investigation warrant after temporary cessation
47 Completing execution of an investigation warrant stopped by court order
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Division 4—General provisions relating to monitoring and investigation
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Subdivision A—Overview
48 Simplified outline
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Subdivision B—Obligations of inspectors in entering premises
49 Consent
50 Announcement before entry under warrant
51 Inspector to be in possession of warrant
52 Details of warrant etc. to be given to occupier
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Subdivision C—Additional powers of inspectors
53 Use of force in executing a warrant
54 Inspector may ask questions and seek production of documents
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Subdivision D—Occupier’s rights and responsibilities on entry
55 Occupier entitled to observe execution of warrant
56 Occupier to provide inspector with facilities and assistance
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Subdivision E—Other provisions
57 Powers of issuing officers
58 Compensation for damage to electronic equipment
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Division 5—Civil penalty provisions
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Subdivision A—Overview
59 Simplified outline
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Subdivision B—Obtaining a civil penalty order
60 Civil penalty orders
61 Civil enforcement of penalty
62 Conduct contravening more than one civil penalty provision
63 Multiple contraventions
64 Proceedings may be heard together
65 Civil evidence and procedure rules for civil penalty orders
66 Contravening a civil penalty provision is not an offence
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Subdivision C—Civil proceedings and criminal proceedings
67 Civil proceedings after criminal proceedings
68 Criminal proceedings during civil proceedings
69 Criminal proceedings after civil proceedings
70 Evidence given in civil proceedings not admissible in criminal proceedings
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Subdivision D—Miscellaneous
71 Ancillary contravention of civil penalty provisions
72 Continuing contraventions of civil penalty provisions
73 Mistake of fact
74 State of mind
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Division 6—Infringement notices
75 Simplified outline
76 When an infringement notice may be given
77 Matters to be included in an infringement notice
78 Extension of time to pay amount
79 Withdrawal of an infringement notice
80 Effect of payment of amount
81 Effect of this Division
82 Further provision by regulation
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Part 5—Miscellaneous
83 Publishing reports
84 Review of operation of Act
85 Delegation by Secretary
86 Regulations