Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00812:section:17
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00812
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 17
Character Range: 13775–14357

17  Use of cameras etc.
 (1) A person commits 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.
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.