Strict liability

(1)

A person commits an offence if:

(a) the person is in a maritime security zone; and
(b) the maritime security zone is of a kind prescribed in the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph; and
(c) the person has a prohibited item in his or her possession; and
(d) the person is not:
(i) a law enforcement officer, a maritime security guard or a maritime security inspector; or
(ii) a member of the Australian Defence Force who is on duty; or
(iii) authorised by the regulations, or permitted in writing by the Secretary, to have the prohibited item in his or her possession in the maritime security zone.

Penalty: 20 penalty units.

(2)

Subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.

General

(3)

A person commits an offence if:

(a) the person is in a maritime security zone; and
(b) the maritime security zone is of a kind prescribed in the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph; and
(c) the person has a prohibited item in his or her possession; and
(d) the person is not:
(i) a law enforcement officer, a maritime security guard or a maritime security inspector; or
(ii) a member of the Australian Defence Force who is on duty; or
(iii) authorised by the regulations, or permitted in writing by the Secretary, to have the prohibited item in his or her possession in the maritime security zone.

Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.