Prohibited items in maritime security zones
127 Prohibited items in maritime security zones
Strict liability
A person commits an offence if:
the person is in a maritime security zone; and
the maritime security zone is of a kind prescribed in the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph; and
the person has a prohibited item in his or her possession; and
the person is not:
a law enforcement officer, a maritime security guard or a maritime security inspector; or
a member of the Australian Defence Force who is on duty; or
authorised by the regulations, or permitted in writing by the Secretary, to have the prohibited item in his or her possession in the maritime security zone.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
Subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.
General
A person commits an offence if:
the person is in a maritime security zone; and
the maritime security zone is of a kind prescribed in the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph; and
the person has a prohibited item in his or her possession; and
the person is not:
a law enforcement officer, a maritime security guard or a maritime security inspector; or
a member of the Australian Defence Force who is on duty; or
authorised by the regulations, or permitted in writing by the Secretary, to have the prohibited item in his or her possession in the maritime security zone.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.
This provision refers to the regulations (prescribed in the regulations
, the regulations
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1 more instrument made under this Act are listed on the Act’s overview.
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