Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

DEFENCE ACT 1903 - SECT 72P

  (1)   A person commits an offence if:

  (a)   the person enters or is on:

  (i)   defence premises; or

  (ii)   defence accommodation; and

  (b)   the person is not authorised to be on the premises or accommodation.

Penalty:   50 penalty units.

Note:   An offence under this section is a protective service offence for the purposes of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979 .

  (2)   A member of the Defence Force, a member or special member of the Australian Federal Police, a protective service officer or a member of the police force of a State or Territory may, without warrant, arrest any person if the member reasonably believes that the person has committed an offence against subsection   ( 1).

  (3)   Nothing in this section prevents the arrest of a person in accordance with any other law.