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CRIMES (AVIATION) ACT 1991 - SECT 19

Prejudicing safe operation of aircraft

  (1)   A person must not do anything capable of prejudicing the safe operation of a Division   3 aircraft with the intention of prejudicing the safe operation of the aircraft.

Penalty:   Imprisonment for 20 years .

  (2)   For the purposes of an offence against subsection   ( 1), absolute liability applies to the physical element of circumstance of the offence, that the aircraft is a Division   3 aircraft.

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


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