Criminal Code Act 1924
276FThreats, &c., with respect to safety of aircraft, &c.
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276F Threats, &c., with respect to safety of aircraft, &c.
[Section 276F Inserted by No. 33 of 1965, s. 5 ]
(1) A person who threatens, or states that it is his intention, or makes a statement from which it could reasonably be inferred that it is his intention, to destroy, damage or endanger the safety of an aircraft, or to kill or injure all or any of the persons on board an aircraft is guilty of a crime.
Charge: Making threats in relation to an aircraft.
(2) A person who makes a statement or conveys information, being a statement or information that he knows to be false, to the effect that, or from which it could reasonably be inferred that, there has been, is, or is to be a plan, proposal, attempt, conspiracy, or threat to –
(a) take or exercise control, by force or violence, of an aircraft;
(b) destroy, damage, or endanger the safety of, an aircraft; or
(c) kill or injure all or any of the persons on board an aircraft –
is guilty of a crime.
Charge: Making false threats in relation to aircraft.