Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2019A00089:clause:1_3uu
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2019A00089
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 3UU
Character Range: 14394–16197

3UU  Directions at airports—offences

Contravening directions
 (1) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person is given a direction by a constable or protective service officer under:
 (i) section 3UP (identity information at airports); or
 (ii) section 3UQ (move‑on directions at airports); or
 (iii) section 3US (stop and directions powers at airports); and
 (b) the person engages in conduct; and
 (c) the conduct contravenes the direction; and
 (d) in the case of a direction given under section 3UP or 3UQ—the constable or officer complies with section 3UT (constables' and protective service officers' duties at airports).
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
 (2) Absolute liability applies to paragraph (1)(d).
Note 1: For absolute liability, see section 6.2 of the Criminal Code.
Note 2: For subsection (1), a person may contravene a direction by failing to comply with the direction (see the definition of contravene in section 2B of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901).
Note 3: The following offences more serious than the offence under subsection (1) may also apply:
(a) giving false or misleading information (see section 137.1 of the Criminal Code);
(b) producing a false or misleading document (see section 137.2 of the Criminal Code);
(c) obstructing a Commonwealth public official (see section 149.1 of the Criminal Code).

Failure by constable or protective service officer to give status or identity information etc.
 (3) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person is subject to a requirement under section 3UT (constables' and protective service officers' duties at airports); and
 (b) the person engages in conduct; and
 (c) the conduct breaches the requirement.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
 (4) In this section:
engage in conduct means:
 (a) do an act; or
 (b) omit to perform an act.