Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

DEFENCE (SPECIAL UNDERTAKINGS) ACT 1952 - SECT 17

             (1)  A person is guilty of an offence if:

                     (a)  the person is in or is passing over a prohibited area; and

                     (b)  the person has in his or her possession, carries or uses a camera or other photographic apparatus or material.

Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.

             (2)  Subsection (1) does not apply if the person does have the authority of the officer in charge of the prohibited area for the conduct mentioned in paragraph (1)(b).

Note:          The defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (2). See subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code .