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CRIMES (AVIATION) ACT 1991 - SECT 20A

Assaulting crew--general

  (1)   A person commits an offence if:

  (a)   the person is on board an aircraft; and

  (b)   the aircraft is a Division   3 aircraft; and

  (c)   the person assaults, threatens with violence or intimidates another person; and

  (d)   the other person is a member of the crew of the aircraft.

Penalty:   Imprisonment for 10 years.

  (2)   Absolute liability applies to paragraph   ( 1)(b).

Note:   For absolute liability, see section   6.2 of the Criminal Code .



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