19Carriage of munitions

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).