(1)  Any person who –

(a) carries or places dangerous goods on board an aircraft; or

(b) has dangerous goods in his possession on board an aircraft –

is guilty of a crime.

Charge:  Causing dangerous goods to be on board an aircraft.

(2)  Any person who delivers dangerous goods to a person for the purpose of their being placed on board an aircraft is guilty of a crime.

Charge:  Delivering dangerous goods for the purpose of their being placed on board an aircraft.

(3)  In any proceedings under this section it is a defence to prove that the act to which the proceedings relate was done –

(a) with the consent of the owner or operator of the aircraft given with a knowledge of the nature of the goods concerned; or

(b) with authority or permission granted or subsisting by virtue of any law of the Commonwealth.

(4)  In this section dangerous goods means –

(a) firearms, ammunition, weapons, and explosive substances; and

(b) substances or things that, by reason of their nature or condition, may endanger the safety of an aircraft or of persons on board an aircraft.

(5)  References in this section to a law of the Commonwealth shall be construed as including references to any law having effect by virtue of the Air Navigation Act 1937 .