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Civil Aviation Act 1990

Offences and penalties - Security offences

55: Personation or obstruction of aviation security officer

You could also call this:

“You can't pretend to be or stop a security officer at the airport from doing their job”

You cannot pretend to be an aviation security officer if you are not one. This means you must not act, speak, dress, or use a name that makes people think you are an aviation security officer when you are not.

You also must not stop an aviation security officer from doing their job. You are not allowed to encourage other people to stop them either.

If you do either of these things, you are breaking the law. If you are found guilty, you could go to jail for up to 3 months or have to pay a fine of up to $2,000.

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Part 5 Offences and penalties
Security offences

55Personation or obstruction of aviation security officer

  1. Every person commits an offence who, not being an aviation security officer,—

  2. by words, conduct, demeanor, or the assumption of the dress, name, designation, or description of an aviation security officer, holds himself or herself out as being an aviation security officer; or
    1. wilfully obstructs, or incites or encourages any person to obstruct an aviation security officer in the execution of his or her duty.

      1. Every person who commits an offence against subsection (1) is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or a fine not exceeding $2,000.

      Compare
      • 1964 No 68 s 21I
      • 1976 No 153 s 4
      Notes
      • Section 55(2): amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).