Civil Aviation Act 2023

Monitoring, investigation, and enforcement - General offences

366: Breach of emergency rule, prohibition, or condition

You could also call this:

"Breaking important aviation rules can get you in trouble with the law"

If you break an emergency rule made under section 67 without a good reason, you commit an offence. You also commit an offence if you break a prohibition or condition notified under section 315(7) without a good reason. This means you can get in trouble with the law if you do not follow these rules.

If you commit this offence, you can get a fine when you are found guilty. The fine is different depending on who you are. If you are an individual, the fine can be up to $30,000.

If you are not an individual, the fine can be up to $100,000.

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Part 9Monitoring, investigation, and enforcement
General offences

366Breach of emergency rule, prohibition, or condition

  1. A person who, without reasonable excuse, acts in breach of or fails to comply with any emergency rule made under section 67 or any prohibition or condition notified under section 315(7) commits an offence.

  2. A person who commits an offence against subsection (1) is liable on conviction,—

  3. in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding $30,000:
    1. in the case of any other person, to a fine not exceeding $100,000.
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