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Civil Aviation Act 2023

Airports - Airport operators

239: Enforcement of bylaws

You could also call this:

"What happens if you break the rules at an airport"

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If you break an airport bylaw, you commit an offence and can be fined up to $500. You can be taken to the District Court if you keep breaking the bylaw. The court can stop you from breaking the bylaw again.

If you are breaking a bylaw, the airport operator can ask the court to stop you, even if you have not been charged with an offence yet. The court can do this whether or not you have been convicted of breaking the bylaw. This can happen at the same time as you are being charged with the offence, or it can happen later. You can find more information about similar laws by looking at the Civil Aviation Act 1986.

The court's decision is final and you must follow it to avoid more trouble. You should be aware of the bylaws at airports to avoid breaking them. Breaking bylaws can have serious consequences, so it is essential to follow the rules.

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Part 7Airports
Airport operators

239Enforcement of bylaws

  1. A person who breaches a bylaw in force under this subpart commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $500.

  2. If a person commits a continuing breach of a bylaw in force under this subpart, then, despite anything in any other Act, the District Court may, on application by the airport operator, grant an injunction restraining the further continuation of the breach by the person.

  3. An injunction may be granted under subsection (2)—

  4. even though proceedings for the offence constituted by the breach have not been taken; or
    1. if the person is convicted of an offence constituted by the breach,—
      1. in the proceedings for the offence, in substitution for or in addition to any penalty imposed for the offence; or
        1. in subsequent proceedings.

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