Export Control (Orders) Regulations 1982 (Cth)

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

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    1Name of Regulations [see Note 1]

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

2Interpretation

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

3Orders

 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.

4Offences

• (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 Forstrict 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 = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted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