Strict liability

(1)

A person commits an offence if:

(a) the person passes through a screening point; and
(b) the person has a prohibited item in his or her possession when he or she passes through the screening point; and
(c) the person is not:
(i) a law enforcement officer, a maritime security guard or a maritime security inspector; or
(ii) authorised by the regulations, or permitted in writing by the Secretary, to pass through the screening point with the prohibited item in his or her possession.

Penalty: 20 penalty units.

(2)

Subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.

General

(3)

A person commits an offence if:

(a) the person passes through a screening point; and
(b) the person has a prohibited item in his or her possession when he or she passes through the screening point; and
(c) the person is not:
(i) a law enforcement officer, a maritime security guard or a maritime security inspector; or
(ii) authorised by the regulations, or permitted in writing by the Secretary, to pass through the screening point with the prohibited item in his or her possession.

Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.