Section 3UU — Crimes Act 1914: Directions at airports—offences

Contravening directions (1) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person is given a direction by a constable or protective service officer under: (i) section 3UP (identity information at airports); or (ii) section 3UQ (move-on directions at airports); or (iii) section 3US (stop and directions powers at airports); and (b) the person engages in conduct; and (c) the conduct contravenes the direction; and (d) in the case of a direction given under section 3UP or 3UQ—the constable or officer complies with section 3UT (constables’ and protective service officers’ duties at airports). Penalty: 20 penalty units. (2) Absolute liability applies to paragraph (1)(d). Note 1: For absolute liability, see section 6.2 of the Criminal Code. Note 2: For subsection (1), a person may contravene a direction by failing to comply with the direction (see the definition of contravene in section 2B of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901). Note 3: The following offences more serious than the offence under subsection (1) may also apply: (a) giving false or misleading information (see section 137.1 of the Criminal Code); (b) producing a false or misleading document (see section 137.2 of the Criminal Code); (c) obstructing a Commonwealth public official (see section 149.1 of the Criminal Code). Failure by constable or protective service officer to give status or identity information etc. (3) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person is subject to a requirement under section 3UT (constables’ and protective service officers’ duties at airports); and (b) the person engages in conduct; and (c) the conduct breaches the requirement. Penalty: 5 penalty units. (4) In this section: engage in conduct means: (a) do an act; or (b) omit to perform an act.