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Air Navigation Act 1920
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#### 19 Carriage of munitions
(1) If:
(a) a person does an act; and
(b) the act is not done in circumstances prescribed by regulations that state they are made for the purposes of this paragraph; and
(c) the act results in munitions of war or implements of war being carried by or in:
(i) an aircraft in Australian territory; or
(ii) an Australian aircraft outside Australian territory;
the person commits an offence punishable, on conviction, by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the munitions of war or implements of war are carried in accordance with written permission (including any conditions) given by the Minister.
> Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (2) (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code).