If you do not follow a direction under section 291 without a good reason, you commit an offence. You can be fined if you commit this offence. The fine can be up to $60,000 if you are an individual.

If you are not an individual, the fine can be up to $200,000. You will get this fine if you are convicted of the offence. The court will decide the fine amount.

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Transport and travel > Air travel

296: Offence to impersonate inspector, or

"It's against the law to pretend to be an aviation inspector when you're not one."

298: Power to issue improvement notices, or

"Inspectors can tell you to fix a problem or stop breaking a civil aviation rule"

Part 9Monitoring, investigation, and enforcement
Powers of entry and inspection

297Failure to comply with inspection or monitoring requirement

A person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with any direction under section 291 commits an offence.
A person who commits an offence against subsection (1) is liable on conviction,—
in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding $60,000:
in the case of any other person, to a fine not exceeding $200,000.

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1990 No 98 s 44A