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OFFSHORE ELECTRICITY INFRASTRUCTURE ACT 2021 - SECT 135

Interfering with infrastructure

  (1)   A person commits an offence if:

  (a)   the person engages in conduct; and

  (b)   the person's conduct results in:

  (i)   damage to, or interference with, offshore renewable energy infrastructure or offshore electricity transmission infrastructure in the Commonwealth offshore area; or

  (ii)   damage to, or interference with, any structure or vessel that is in the Commonwealth offshore area and that is, or is to be, used in connection with offshore infrastructure activities; or

  (iii)   damage to, or interference with, any equipment on, or attached to, such a structure or vessel; or

  (iv)   interference with any operations or activities being carried out, or any works being executed, on, by means of, or in connection with, such a structure or vessel.

Penalty:   Imprisonment for 10 years.

  (2)   In this section:

"structure" means any fixed, moveable or floating structure or installation.



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