247Obstructing runways

247 Obstructing runways A person is guilty of an offence if the person obstructs any aircraft in its passage on a runway. Fault element: The person intentionally obstructs, or is reckless as to obstructing, any aircraft in its passage on a runway. Subdivision 3 Circumstances in which there is no criminal responsibility Criminal Code Act 1983 259 Subdivision 3 Circumstances in which there is no criminal 248 Consent A person (the defendant) is not criminally responsible for an offence against this Division that involves damage to property (other than section 242) if, at the time of the conduct constituting the offence: (a) the person entitled to consent to the damage to the property concerned had so consented; or (b) the defendant believed that: (i) the person whom the defendant believed was entitled to consent to the damage of the property concerned had so consented; or (ii) such a person would have so consented if that person had known about the damage to be caused to the property and its circumstances. Note for section 248 Part IIAA, Division 3, provides for other circumstances in which there is no criminal liability.