Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00454:section:127
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00454
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 127
Character Range: 229262–230698

127  Prohibited items in maritime security zones

Strict liability
 (1) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person is in a maritime security zone; and
 (b) the maritime security zone is of a kind prescribed in the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph; and
 (c) the person has a prohibited item in his or her possession; and
 (d) the person is not:
 (i) a law enforcement officer, a maritime security guard or a maritime security inspector; or
 (ii) a member of the Australian Defence Force who is on duty; or
 (iii) 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.
 (2) Subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.

General
 (3) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person is in a maritime security zone; and
 (b) the maritime security zone is of a kind prescribed in the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph; and
 (c) the person has a prohibited item in his or her possession; and
 (d) the person is not:
 (i) a law enforcement officer, a maritime security guard or a maritime security inspector; or
 (ii) a member of the Australian Defence Force who is on duty; or
 (iii) 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.