Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AIRPORTS ACT 1996 - SECT 52

  (1)   A member of a pair of airport - operator companies must take all reasonable steps to ensure that an unacceptable cross - ownership situation does not exist in relation to that pair.

  (2)   A company commits an offence if:

  (a)   the company is required to take steps under subsection   (1); and

  (b)   the company engages in conduct; and

  (c)   the company's conduct contravenes the requirement.

Penalty:   500 penalty units.

  (3)   Strict liability applies to paragraph   (2)(a).

Note:   For strict liability , see section   6.1 of the Criminal Code .