59Vehicles to be kept clear of aircraft

59  Vehicles to be kept clear of aircraft

 (1) A person commits an offence of strict liability if the person drives, stops or parks a vehicle within 3 metres of an aircraft.

Penalty: 3 penalty units.

 (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the vehicle:

 (a) is of a kind normally used for servicing, refuelling, loading, unloading, towing or pushing an aircraft, and is being used to do so; or

 (b) is an emergency or police vehicle being used in connection with an emergency on the aircraft or in the vicinity of the aircraft.

Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in paragraph (a) or (b): see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code.