7Prohibited areas

7 Prohibited areas

(1) A place (whether or not it belongs to or is used for the purposes of the Sovereign, the Commonwealth or a State) used or occupied for the purposes of a special defence undertaking is a prohibited area. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to: (a) a railway, tramway, roadway, wharf, pier or jetty, or a work or structure which is part of or connected with a means of transport by land, water or air; (b) the area on which is erected or situated a searchlight, lighthouse, buoy or other navigational aid; (c) a public building, fire station, aerodrome, air station or runway for aircraft; (d) a signal, telegraph, telephone, radar or wireless station or office; or (e) a place used for gas, water or electricity works or other works for purposes of a public character; unless it is used or occupied exclusively for the purposes of a special defence undertaking.