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Crimes (Aviation) Act 1991
22Endangering safety of aircraft—general
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#### 22 Endangering safety of aircraft—general
(1) A person who, while on board a Division 3 aircraft, does an act, reckless as to whether the act will endanger the safety of the aircraft, commits an offence.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years.
(2) For the purposes of an offence against subsection (1), absolute liability applies to the physical element of circumstance of the offence, that the aircraft is a Division 3 aircraft.
> Note: For absolute liability, see section 6.2 of the Criminal Code.