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Sydney Airport Demand Management Act 1997
16Civil penalty—no‑slot movement
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#### 16 Civil penalty—no‑slot movement
(1) A person contravenes this subsection if:
(a) the person is the \*operator of an aircraft; and
(b) the aircraft engages in a \*gate movement on a day; and
(c) the movement is a \*no‑slot movement for that day.
Civil penalty: 60 penalty units.
Exception—circumstances outside operator’s control
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the circumstances that caused the \*gate movement to occur on the day were outside the \*operator’s reasonable control.
> Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matters in this subsection (see section 96 of the Regulatory Powers Act).