Customs Act 1901

PART III - CUSTOMS CONTROL EXAMINATION AND SECURITIES GENERALLY  

SECTION 33BA   OFFSHORE ELECTRICITY INSTALLATIONS SUBJECT TO CUSTOMS CONTROL  

33BA(1)    
A person commits an offence of strict liability if:

(a)    the persons uses an Australian offshore electricity installation; and

(b)    the Australian offshore electricity installation is subject to customs control.

Penalty: 500 penalty units.

33BA(2)    
Subsection (1) does not apply if the person has permission in force under subsection (4) .

33BA(3)    
A person may apply to the Comptroller-General of Customs for permission to engage in specified activities in relation to the use of an Australian offshore electricity installation that is subject to customs control.

33BA(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.

33BA (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.

33BA(6)    
If the Comptroller-General of Customs has, under subsection (4) , granted a person permission to engage in any activities in relation to an Australian offshore electricity installation, the Comptroller-General of Customs may, while that installation remains subject to customs control, by notice in writing served on the person:

(a)    suspend or 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.