sec.279AUnlawful use of drones around detention centres

### sec.279A Unlawful use of drones around detention centres A person (the operator ) must not operate, or attempt to operate, a drone at a detention centre or the land on which the detention centre is located, without reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment. Subsection (1) does not apply if— the operation of the drone is approved by the chief executive; or the operator is an officer of a law enforcement agency or emergency service and the drone is being used to assist the officer in carrying out the officer’s functions; or the operator is acting on behalf of, or under the direction of, a person mentioned in paragraph (b) . Subsection (1) applies to the operation of a drone regardless of the location of the operator. In this section— at includes above. drone means a device that is— capable of flight; and remotely piloted or able to be programmed to autonomously fly a particular route; and not capable of transporting a person. emergency service includes— the Queensland Ambulance Service established under the Ambulance Service Act 1991 , section 3A ; and the St John Ambulance Australia Queensland Limited; and Queensland Fire and Rescue established under the Fire Services Act 1990 , section 8 (1) ; and the State Emergency Service; and a rural fire brigade. officer , of an emergency service that is the State Emergency Service or a rural fire brigade, includes a member of the State Emergency Service or rural fire brigade. rural fire brigade means a rural fire brigade registered under the Fire Services Act 1990 . State Emergency Service means the State Emergency Service established under the State Emergency Service Act 2024 . s 279A ins 2023 No. 14 s 46 amd 2024 No. 18 s 39 sch 1 ; 2024 No. 22 s 92 sch 1 (sec.279A-ssec.1) A person (the operator ) must not operate, or attempt to operate, a drone at a detention centre or the land on which the detention centre is located, without reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment. (sec.279A-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply if— the operation of the drone is approved by the chief executive; or the operator is an officer of a law enforcement agency or emergency service and the drone is being used to assist the officer in carrying out the officer’s functions; or the operator is acting on behalf of, or under the direction of, a person mentioned in paragraph (b) . (sec.279A-ssec.3) Subsection (1) applies to the operation of a drone regardless of the location of the operator. (sec.279A-ssec.4) In this section— at includes above. drone means a device that is— capable of flight; and remotely piloted or able to be programmed to autonomously fly a particular route; and not capable of transporting a person. emergency service includes— the Queensland Ambulance Service established under the Ambulance Service Act 1991 , section 3A ; and the St John Ambulance Australia Queensland Limited; and Queensland Fire and Rescue established under the Fire Services Act 1990 , section 8 (1) ; and the State Emergency Service; and a rural fire brigade. officer , of an emergency service that is the State Emergency Service or a rural fire brigade, includes a member of the State Emergency Service or rural fire brigade. rural fire brigade means a rural fire brigade registered under the Fire Services Act 1990 . State Emergency Service means the State Emergency Service established under the State Emergency Service Act 2024 . - (a) the operation of the drone is approved by the chief executive; or - (b) the operator is an officer of a law enforcement agency or emergency service and the drone is being used to assist the officer in carrying out the officer’s functions; or - (c) the operator is acting on behalf of, or under the direction of, a person mentioned in paragraph (b) . - (a) capable of flight; and - (b) remotely piloted or able to be programmed to autonomously fly a particular route; and - (c) not capable of transporting a person. - (a) the Queensland Ambulance Service established under the Ambulance Service Act 1991 , section 3A ; and - (b) the St John Ambulance Australia Queensland Limited; and - (c) Queensland Fire and Rescue established under the Fire Services Act 1990 , section 8 (1) ; and - (d) the State Emergency Service; and - (e) a rural fire brigade.