Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

CUSTOMS ACT 1901 - SECT 33C

             (1)  A person commits an offence if:

                     (a)  the person intentionally obstructs or interferes with the operation of a thing; and

                     (b)  the thing belongs to the Commonwealth; and

                     (c)  the thing is located in a Customs place.

Penalty:  60 penalty units.

             (2)  Absolute liability applies to paragraph (1)(b).

Note:          For absolute liability, see section 6.2 of the Criminal Code .

             (3)  In this section:

"Customs place" has the same meaning as in section 183UA.