Carrying weapons through a screening point
47 Carrying weapons through a screening point
Strict liability
A person commits an offence if:
the person passes through a screening point; and
the person has a weapon in his or her possession when he or she passes through the screening point; and
the person is not:
a law enforcement officer; or
authorised by the regulations, or permitted in writing by the Secretary, to pass through the screening point with the weapon in his or her possession.
Penalty: 100 penalty units.
Subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.
General
A person commits an offence if:
the person passes through a screening point; and
the person has a weapon in his or her possession when he or she passes through the screening point; and
the person is not:
a law enforcement officer; or
authorised by the regulations, or permitted in writing by the Secretary, to pass through the screening point with the weapon in his or her possession.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 7 years.
This provision refers to the regulations (the regulations
). Made under this Act:
- Aviation Transport Security Regulations 2005 · under s 133(1)
4 more instruments made under this Act are listed on the Act’s overview.
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
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