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Summary Offences Act 2005
sec.14Unregulated high-risk activities
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### sec.14 Unregulated high-risk activities
A person must not unlawfully do any of the following—
parachute or hang-glide onto a building or structure;
BASE-jump or hang-glide from a building or structure;
climb up or down the outside of a building or a structure;
abseil from a building or structure.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment.
It is not an offence against subsection (1) for a person—
to do an act mentioned in that subsection involving a building or structure that has been built for use, or is designated for use, for a purpose mentioned in that subsection; or
to do an act mentioned in that subsection involving a building or structure for a stunt performed with the permission of the owner of the building or structure and as part of the person’s engagement or employment for the production of a cinematographic film or for television; or
to climb up or down a building or structure for cleaning, maintaining or repairing the building or structure.
In addition to any penalty that may be imposed on a person who is found guilty of, or has pleaded guilty to, a charge of an offence against subsection (1) , a court hearing the charge of the offence may order the person to pay to a stated person the costs the court decides are the other person’s costs of rescuing or attempting to rescue the person.
(sec.14-ssec.1) A person must not unlawfully do any of the following— parachute or hang-glide onto a building or structure; BASE-jump or hang-glide from a building or structure; climb up or down the outside of a building or a structure; abseil from a building or structure. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment.
(sec.14-ssec.2) It is not an offence against subsection (1) for a person— to do an act mentioned in that subsection involving a building or structure that has been built for use, or is designated for use, for a purpose mentioned in that subsection; or to do an act mentioned in that subsection involving a building or structure for a stunt performed with the permission of the owner of the building or structure and as part of the person’s engagement or employment for the production of a cinematographic film or for television; or to climb up or down a building or structure for cleaning, maintaining or repairing the building or structure.
(sec.14-ssec.3) In addition to any penalty that may be imposed on a person who is found guilty of, or has pleaded guilty to, a charge of an offence against subsection (1) , a court hearing the charge of the offence may order the person to pay to a stated person the costs the court decides are the other person’s costs of rescuing or attempting to rescue the person.
- (a) parachute or hang-glide onto a building or structure;
- (b) BASE-jump or hang-glide from a building or structure;
- (c) climb up or down the outside of a building or a structure;
- (d) abseil from a building or structure.
- (a) to do an act mentioned in that subsection involving a building or structure that has been built for use, or is designated for use, for a purpose mentioned in that subsection; or
- (b) to do an act mentioned in that subsection involving a building or structure for a stunt performed with the permission of the owner of the building or structure and as part of the person’s engagement or employment for the production of a cinematographic film or for television; or
- (c) to climb up or down a building or structure for cleaning, maintaining or repairing the building or structure.