South Australia
Aircraft Offences Act 1971
An Act with respect to certain offences relating to certain aircraft and for other purposes.
Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1Short title
3Interpretation
Part 2—Crimes on board aircraft engaged in certain flights
4Application of Part
5Offences committed on aircraft to which this Part applies
Part 3—Crimes affecting aircraft
6Application of Part
7Taking control of aircraft
8Destruction of aircraft
9Destruction of aircraft with intent to kill
10Prejudicing safe operation of aircraft
11Prejudicing safe operation of aircraft with intent to kill persons etc
12Assaulting crew etc
13Endangering safety of aircraft
14Taking or sending dangerous goods on aircraft
15Threats and false statements
16Alternative verdicts
Part 4—Miscellaneous
17Arrest of offenders etc
18Power of person to search aircraft
19Saving of other laws
20Person not to be convicted twice for same act or omission
21Offences under Act
Legislative history
The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:
Part 1—Preliminary
1—Short title
This Act may be cited as the Aircraft Offences Act 1971.
3—Interpretation
(1)In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—
aircraft includes any machine that can derive support in the atmosphere from the reactions of the air;
landing includes alighting on water;
member of the crew, in relation to an aircraft, means a person having duties or functions on board the aircraft;
the Air Navigation Regulations means the regulations known as the Air Navigation Regulations as in force for the time being under the Air Navigation Act 1920 of the Commonwealth as in force from time to time and includes any of those regulations as in force by virtue of a law of the State;
the Commonwealth Act means the Crimes (Aircraft) Act 1963 of the Commonwealth as in force from time to time.
(2)For the purposes of this Act—
(a)a flight of an aircraft shall be taken to commence—
(i)at the time of the closing of the last external door of the aircraft to be closed before the aircraft first moves for the purpose of taking off from any place; or
(ii)if subparagraph (i) of this paragraph is not applicable—at the time at which the aircraft first moves for the purpose of taking off from any place; and
(b)a flight of an aircraft shall be taken to end—
(i)at the time of the opening of the first external door of the aircraft to be opened after the aircraft comes to rest after its next landing after the commencement of the flight; or
(ii)if subparagraph (i) of this paragraph is not applicable—at the time at which the aircraft comes to rest after its next landing after the commencement of the flight,
or, if the aircraft is destroyed or the flight is abandoned, before either subparagraph (i) or subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph becomes applicable, at the time at which the aircraft is destroyed or the flight is abandoned, as the case may be.
(4)A flight of an aircraft shall, for the purposes of this Act, be taken to be a flight within the State where the flight commences in…