Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003
128Carrying prohibited items through a screening point
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128 Carrying prohibited items through a screening point
Strict liability (1) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person passes through a screening point; and (b) the person has a prohibited item in his or her possession when he or she passes through the screening point; and (c) the person is not: (i) a law enforcement officer, a maritime security guard or a maritime security inspector; or (ii) authorised by the regulations, or permitted in writing by the Secretary, to pass through the screening point with the prohibited item in his or her possession.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(2) Subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability. General (3) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person passes through a screening point; and (b) the person has a prohibited item in his or her possession when he or she passes through the screening point; and (c) the person is not: (i) a law enforcement officer, a maritime security guard or a maritime security inspector; or (ii) authorised by the regulations, or permitted in writing by the Secretary, to pass through the screening point with the prohibited item in his or her possession.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.