129Prohibition of entry etc on prohibited area

129 Prohibition of entry etc on prohibited area (1) A person shall not, without lawful authority or excuse: (a) enter or remain within a prohibited area in an airport; (b) bring or leave any property on a prohibited area within an airport; (c) operate any vehicle on a prohibited area within an airport; (d) bring any animal or bird on to a prohibited area within an airport; or (e) permit any animal or bird under his possession or control to trespass on a prohibited area within an airport. (2) Where: (a) a person contravenes paragraph (1) (a), (b), (c) or (d); or (b) any property, vehicle, animal or bird is found in contravention of paragraph (1) (b), (c), (d) or (e); any authorized person may apprehend and remove that person, property, vehicle, animal or bird, as the case may be, without being deemed guilty of any act of trespass. (3) In this regulation: > authorized person means an officer or employee of the Department, a member of the Defence Force, a constable, the proprietor of an airport or any person authorized by him or the pilot in command of an aircraft. > prohibited area, in relation to an airport, means any part of the airport upon which is posted a notice relating to that part of the airport, being a notice to the effect that trespassing upon that part of the airport is prohibited and purporting to have been posted with the authority of the Secretary. Division 2 Prosecutions