Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person is in a maritime security zone, on board a regulated Australian ship or on board a ship regulated as an offshore facility; and
(b) the person is authorised or permitted to have a prohibited item in his or her possession or under his or her control; and
(c) the person fails to comply with any conditions relating to the authorisation or permission.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (2) (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code ).
(3) Subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.