9Prohibition on use of Essendon Fields Airport as alternate airport during curfew periods

9 Prohibition on use of Essendon Fields Airport as alternate airport during curfew periods

(1) An operator of an aircraft involved in a scheduled flight commits an offence of strict liability if: (a) the flight plan for the flight specifies Essendon Fields Airport as an alternate airport for the flight; and (b) the flight is scheduled to end during a curfew period.

Penalty: 50 penalty units.

(2) An alternate airport, for a flight, is an airport to which the flight may proceed when it becomes inadvisable to land at the airport of intended landing.