Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) Subject to such exceptions as are prescribed:
(a) an aircraft arriving in Australian territory from a place outside Australian territory shall land at an aerodrome designated as an international airport under section 9; and
(b) an aircraft departing from Australian territory for a place outside Australian territory shall take - off from an aerodrome so designated.
(2) If an aircraft is flown in contravention of subsection (1), the operator of the aircraft and the pilot in command of the aircraft each commit an offence punishable on conviction by imprisonment for a period of not more than 2 years.
Note: Subsection 4B(2) of the Crimes Act 1914 allows a court to impose in respect of an offence an appropriate fine instead of, or in addition to, a term of imprisonment. If a body corporate is convicted of an offence, subsection 4B(3) of that Act allows a court to impose a fine of an amount that is not greater than 5 times the maximum fine that could be imposed by the court on an individual convicted of the same offence.
(3) Subsection (2) does not apply if the operator or the pilot in command, as the case may be, has a reasonable excuse.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (3) (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code ).