Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

CUSTOMS ACT 1901 - SECT 33C

  (1)   A person commits an offence if:

  (a)   the person intentionally obstructs or interferes with the operation of a thing; and

  (b)   the thing belongs to the Commonwealth; and

  (c)   the thing is located in a Customs place.

Penalty:   60 penalty units.

  (2)   Absolute liability applies to paragraph   (1)(b).

Note:   For absolute liability, see section   6.2 of the Criminal Code .

  (3)   In this section:

"Customs place" has the same meaning as in section   183UA.