New Zealand Legislation: Bills

6 Offences in relation to importation or exportation of prohibited goods

• (1) Section 209(1) is amended by inserting the following paragraph:

  • “(aa) imports into New Zealand or unships or lands in New Zealand goods which are prohibited by or under section 54A; or”

  (2) Section 209 is amended by inserting the following subsections after subsection (3):

  • “(3A) Every person who commits an offence against subsection (1)(aa) is liable on conviction,—

    • “(a) in the case of an individual, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to a fine not exceeding $10,000; or

    • “(b) in the case of a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding $50,000; or

    • “(c) in either case, to a fine of an amount not exceeding 3 times the value of the goods to which the offence relates.

  • “(3B) The offences in section 209(1)(b), (c), (ca) (d), (e), (f), and (g) with any necessary modifications apply to timber and timber products that have been imported contrary to section 54A(1).

  • “(3C) Every person who commits an offence against subsection (3B) is liable on conviction to the same penalties as expressed in subsection (3A).”