Customs Act 1901
A person commits an offence if: (a) the person causes an overseas offshore electricity installation to be installed; and (b) the installation is installed in the Commonwealth offshore area.
Penalty: 500 penalty units.
5BA(2)
Subsection (1) does not apply if the person has permission in force under subsection (4) .
5BA(3)
A person may apply to the Comptroller-General of Customs for permission to cause an overseas offshore electricity installation to be installed in the Commonwealth offshore area.
5BA(4)
The Comptroller-General of Customs may, by notice in writing given to the applicant, grant the permission, subject to such conditions (if any) as are specified in the notice.
5BA(5)
A person commits an offence if: (a) the person has permission in force under subsection (4); and (b) the permission is subject to one or more conditions (including a condition imposed or varied under subsection (6) ); and (c) the person fails to comply with any of those conditions.
Penalty: 100 penalty units.
5BA(6)
If the Comptroller-General of Customs has granted a person permission under subsection (4) , the Comptroller-General of Customs may, at any time before the installation is installed, by notice in writing given to the person: (a) revoke the permission; or (b) revoke or vary a condition to which the permission is subject; or (c) impose new conditions to which the permission is to be subject.
5BA(7)
Without limiting the generality of subsection (4) , conditions to which a permission given under that subsection in relation to an offshore electricity installation may be subject include: (a) conditions relating to biosecurity risks (within the meaning of the Biosecurity Act 2015 ); and (b) conditions requiring the owner of the installation, to bring the installation to a place specified by the Comptroller-General of Customs for examination for purposes relating to biosecurity risks (within the meaning of the Biosecurity Act 2015 ) before the installation is installed in the Commonwealth offshore area.
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