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Civil Aviation Act 2023

Aviation security - Aviation security offences

172: Killing or injuring aviation security dog

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"Hurting or killing an aviation security dog without a good reason is against the law."

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If you hurt or kill an aviation security dog on purpose, and you don't have a good reason, you can get in trouble. You will have committed an offence if you do something to an aviation security dog without a lawful authority or reasonable excuse. This can include killing, maiming, wounding, or injuring the dog.

If you are found guilty of committing this offence, you could go to prison for up to 24 months or have to pay a fine of up to $15,000, or you might have to do both. You must not hurt an aviation security dog without a good reason or lawful authority.

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Aviation security offences

172Killing or injuring aviation security dog

  1. A person who, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, and intentionally, kills, maims, wounds, or otherwise injures an aviation security dog commits an offence.

  2. A person who commits an offence against subsection (1) is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 24 months or to a fine not exceeding $15,000, or both.