Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) A person must not drive, stop or park a vehicle within 3 metres of an aircraft.
(1A) An offence against subregulation (1) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability , see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .
(1B) It is a defence to a prosecution under subregulation (1) that:
(a) the vehicle:
(i) was of a kind normally used for servicing, refuelling, loading, unloading, towing or pushing the aircraft; and
(ii) was being used to do so; or
(b) the vehicle was an emergency vehicle and was being used in connection with an emergency on the aircraft or in the vicinity of the aircraft.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the capabilities and use of the vehicle mentioned in subregulation (1B) (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code ).
(2) A contravention of subregulation (1) is an infringement notice offence.