Civil Aviation Act 1988
24Interference with crew or aircraft
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24 Interference with crew or aircraft
(1) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person does an act; and (b) the act: (i) interferes with a crew member of an aircraft in the course of the performance of his or her duties as such a crew member; or (ii) threatens the safety of an aircraft or of persons on board an aircraft.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.
(2) A person must not tamper with: (a) an aircraft; or (b) an aeronautical product that is of such a type that tampering with it may endanger the safety of an aircraft or any person or property; if tampering with it may endanger the safety of the aircraft or any person or property.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.