sec.106Unlawful interference with an aid to navigation

### sec.106 Unlawful interference with an aid to navigation A person must not unlawfully interfere with an aid to navigation. Maximum penalty—500 penalty units or imprisonment for 1 year. However, if— the interference with the aid causes a marine incident; and the marine incident involves the death of, or grievous bodily harm to, a person; the person commits an indictable offence and is liable to a maximum penalty of 5,000 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years. A person unlawfully interferes with an aid to navigation if the person wilfully, and without authority, justification or excuse, detrimentally interferes with the effective or efficient operation of the aid. A person removes, alters, damages or disturbs the aid. A person obstructs the operation of the aid. (sec.106-ssec.1) A person must not unlawfully interfere with an aid to navigation. Maximum penalty—500 penalty units or imprisonment for 1 year. (sec.106-ssec.2) However, if— the interference with the aid causes a marine incident; and the marine incident involves the death of, or grievous bodily harm to, a person; the person commits an indictable offence and is liable to a maximum penalty of 5,000 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years. (sec.106-ssec.3) A person unlawfully interferes with an aid to navigation if the person wilfully, and without authority, justification or excuse, detrimentally interferes with the effective or efficient operation of the aid. A person removes, alters, damages or disturbs the aid. A person obstructs the operation of the aid. - (a) the interference with the aid causes a marine incident; and - (b) the marine incident involves the death of, or grievous bodily harm to, a person; - 1 A person removes, alters, damages or disturbs the aid. - 2 A person obstructs the operation of the aid.