Section 53 — Exporting non-conforming consignment of export‑controlled item

(1)A person holding a current export consignment permit commits an offence if —

(a)the person exports a consignment comprising any export‑controlled item to which this Part applies;

(b)the consignment does not conform to any identifying detail of the consignment that is stated in the export consignment permit;

(c)the person knows, or ought reasonably to know, that the consignment is non‑conforming in a manner mentioned in paragraph (b); and

(d)the export‑controlled item is not failing.

(2)A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction —

(a)where the person is an individual —

(i)to a fine not exceeding $15,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both; or

(ii)where the individual is a repeat offender — to a fine not exceeding $30,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both; or

(b)where the person is not an individual —

(i)to a fine not exceeding $30,000; or

(ii)where the person is a repeat offender — to a fine not exceeding $60,000.

(3)In subsection (2), “repeat offender”, in relation to an offence under subsection (1), means a person who —

(a)is convicted, or found guilty, of such an offence (called the current offence); and

(b)has been convicted or found guilty, on at least one other earlier occasion within the period of 5 years immediately before the date on which the person is convicted or found guilty of the current offence, of an offence under subsection (1).