Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

CRIMES (AVIATION) ACT 1991 - SECT 20

             (1)  A person who does anything capable of prejudicing the safe operation of a Division 3 aircraft:

                     (a)  with the intention of prejudicing the safe operation of the aircraft; and

                     (b)  with the intention of causing anyone's death, or reckless as to the safety of anyone's life;

is guilty of an indictable offence punishable on conviction by imprisonment for life.

             (2)  For the purposes of an offence against subsection (1), absolute liability applies to the physical element of circumstance of the offence, that the aircraft is a Division 3 aircraft.

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