From http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,11923565%255E26462,00.html

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" LASER beams have been directed at the cockpit windows of planes landing at a Queensland airport three times in the last month, putting passengers' lives at risk......

"The Government treats the shining of lasers into the cockpits of landing aircraft very seriously, and there are extremely heavy penalties for anybody found to be deliberately engaging in this stupid and dangerous practice," the spokesman said...

"Airline officials warned any person caught recklessly endangering an aircraft could face a 14-year jail term and, in some circumstances, life imprisonment....