Export Control (Orders) Regulations 1982

Statutory Rules 1982 No. 355 as amended

made under the

Export Control Act 1982

This compilation was prepared on 5 April 2002
taking into account amendments up to SR 2002 No. 60

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting,
Attorney-General’s Department, Canberra

Contents

Page

 1 Name of Regulations [see Note 1] 

 2 Interpretation 

 3 Orders 

 4 Offences 

Notes  

 

 

 

1 Name of Regulations [see Note 1]

  These Regulations are the Export Control (Orders) Regulations 1982.

2 Interpretation

  In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears, the Act means the Export Control Act 1982.

3 Orders

  The Minister may, by instrument in writing, make orders, not inconsistent with regulations made under the Act, with respect to any matter for or in relation to which provision may be made by regulations made under the Act.

4 Offences

 (1) If an order made under these Regulations provides that the order, or a provision of it, is a penal provision, a person who fails to comply with the order or provision is guilty of an offence against these Regulations punishable by:

 (a) a fine of 10 penalty units; or

 (b) if the order or provision specifies that it is a penal provision of a particular level — a fine of the number of penalty units specified for a penal provision of that level in the following table:

Level of penal provision

Penalty

level 1 penal provision

10 penalty units

level 2 penal provision

20 penalty units

level 3 penal provision

30 penalty units

level 4 penal provision

40 penalty units

level 5 penal provision

50 penalty units.

 (2) An offence under subregulation (1) is an offence of strict liability.

Note   For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.

 

Notes to the Export Control (Orders) Regulations 1982

Note 1

The Export Control (Orders) Regulations 1982 (in force under the Export Control Act 1982) as shown in this compilation comprise Statutory Rules 1982 No. 355 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Statutory Rules

Year and
number

Date of notification
in Gazette

Date of
commencement

Application, saving or
transitional provisions

1982 No. 355

17 Dec 1982

17 Dec 1982

 

1999 No. 221

29 Sept 1999

29 Sept 1999

2002 No. 60

5 Apr 2002

5 Apr 2002

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended      rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

R. 1.................

rs. 1999 No. 221

R. 4.................

rs. 1999 No. 221; 2002 No. 60