Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

CRIMES (AVIATION) ACT 1991 - SECT 27

             (1)  A person must not do an act, reckless as to whether the act will endanger the safety of:

                     (a)  a Commonwealth aerodrome, or any part of a Commonwealth aerodrome, or any Commonwealth air navigation facilities; or

                     (b)  anyone who is, or may be, within the limits of a Commonwealth aerodrome or any Commonwealth air navigation facilities.

Penalty:  Imprisonment for 7 years.

             (2)  For the purposes of an offence against subsection (1), absolute liability applies to whichever one of the following physical elements of circumstance is relevant to the offence:

                     (a)  that the aerodrome is a Commonwealth aerodrome;

                     (b)  that the air navigation facilities are Commonwealth air navigation facilities.

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