s 53 Exporting non-conforming consignment of export‑controlled item
53.—(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).