Aviation Transport Security Act 2004
86Requests to leave areas or zones
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86 Requests to leave areas or zones
(1) If a law enforcement officer reasonably suspects that a person on a prescribed aircraft, or in an area or zone of a security controlled airport, is committing, or has committed, an offence against this Act, the officer may request the person to leave: (a) the aircraft; or (b) the area or zone; or (c) the airport. (2) A person commits an offence if: (a) a request has been made to the person under subsection (1); and (b) the person fails to comply with the request.
Penalty for an offence against this subsection: 50 penalty units.