Air Navigation (Aerodrome Curfew) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1994

No. 437 1

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Air Navigation (Aerodrome Curfew) Regulations 2(Amendment)

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Air Navigation Act 1920.

Dated 20 December 1994.

 BILL HAYDEN

 Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

LAURIE BRERETON

Minister for Transport

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1.   Amendment

1.1   The Air Navigation (Aerodrome Curfew) Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

[NOTE: These Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s. 48.]

2.   Regulation 12 (Unauthorised landing or taking off)

2.1   Omit the regulation, substitute:

Unauthorised landing or taking off during curfew

 “12. If, during a curfew period, an aircraft lands at, or takes off from, the Aerodrome in contravention of these Regulations, the operator of the aircraft is guilty of an offence.

Penalty: 50 penalty units.

[NOTE: Section 23 of the Air Navigation Act 1920 provides for certain defences in proceedings for offences against regulations made under the Act.]”.

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 23 December 1994.

2. Statutory Rules 1989 No. 354 as amended by 1991 No. 408; 1992 No. 195; 1994 Nos. 109 and 383

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