Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

MARITIME TRANSPORT AND OFFSHORE FACILITIES SECURITY ACT 2003 - SECT 120

Strict liability

  (1)   A person commits an offence if:

  (a)   the person is in a maritime security zone; and

  (b)   the person has a weapon in his or her possession; and

  (c)   the person is not:

  (i)   a law enforcement officer; 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 weapon in his or her possession in the maritime security zone.

Penalty:   100 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 person has a weapon in his or her possession; and

  (c)   the person is not:

  (i)   a law enforcement officer; 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 weapon in his or her possession in the maritime security zone.

Penalty:   Imprisonment for 7 years.