51Failure to comply with conditions of authorisation

51  Failure to comply with conditions of authorisation

 (2) This section applies if the holder of an authorisation:

 (a) contravenes a condition of the authorisation; or

 (b) learns of a contravention of a condition of the authorisation.

 (3) The holder of the authorisation must report the contravention to an airport environment officer:

 (a) within 24 hours of contravening the condition; or

 (b) if the holder learns of the contravention after the contravention has occurred—within 24 hours of the holder learning of the contravention.

Note 1: A person that contravenes subsection (3) of this section commits an offence against subsection 132(2) of the Act.

Note 2: Under section 79 of this instrument, an airport environment officer may require the holder of an authorisation to take specified action to comply with a condition of an authorisation.

Note 3: See also Part 15 of the Act, which provides for the grant of injunctions for certain contraventions of the Act.

 (4) For the purposes of subsection 132(2) of the Act, the maximum number of penalty units for a contravention of subsection (3) of this section is declared to be 50.