Customs Act 1901

PART III - CUSTOMS CONTROL EXAMINATION AND SECURITIES GENERALLY  

SECTION 33C   OBSTRUCTING OR INTERFERING WITH COMMONWEALTH PROPERTY IN A CUSTOMS PLACE  

33C(1)   [ Offence]  

A person commits an offence if:

(a) the person intentionally obstructs or interferes with the operation of a thing; and

(b) the thing belongs to the Commonwealth; and

(c) the thing is located in a Customs place.

Penalty: 60 penalty units.

33C(2)   [ Absolute liability]  

Absolute liability applies to paragraph (1)(b).

For absolute liability, see section 6.2 of the Criminal Code .

33C(3)   [ Customs place]  

In this section:

Customs place
has the same meaning as in section 183UA.