Part 1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Preliminary
1.01Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Name of Regulations [see Note 1]
               These Regulations are the Aviation Transport Security Regulations 2005.
1.02Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Commencement [see Note 1]
               These Regulations commence on the commencement of sections 3 to 133 of the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004.
1.03Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Definitions
               In these Regulations:
AACA means accredited air cargo agent.
AACA security program means the security program:
               (a)   provided by the Secretary under regulation 4.49; or
              (b)   approved by the Secretary under regulation 4.50.
Act means the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004.
air security officer means:
               (a)   a protective service officer or special protective service officer of the Australian Federal Police who is directed by the Commissioner to carry out the duties of a position of air security officer; or
              (b)   a person who is:
                         (i)   employed and trained by a foreign government to travel on aircraft to provide security for aircraft and their passengers and crew (other than a person who is employed to provide exclusive personal protection for 1 or more individuals travelling on an aircraft); and
                        (ii)   operating in accordance with an arrangement between the foreign government and the Australian Government.
air traffic control has the same meaning as in the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.
ANA means the Air Navigation Act 1920.
ANR means the Air Navigation Regulations 1947.
ASIC means aviation security identification card.
Australia means the Commonwealth of Australia and, when used in a geographical sense, includes:
               (a)   the Territory of Christmas Island; and
              (b)   the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Island; and
               (c)   the Territory of Norfolk Island.
aviation security identification card means a card of that type issued under Part 6.
carry‑on baggage means an article or possession of a passenger on, or a member of the crew of, an aircraft, being an article or possession that is accessible to the passenger or crew member while the aircraft is in flight.
categorised airport means an airport that was a categorised airport under the ANA.
charter operation means an operation of an aircraft for the purpose of:
               (a)   a service of providing air transportation of people, or both people and goods, that:
                         (i)   is provided for a fee payable by persons using the service; and
                        (ii)   is not available to the general public;
                       whether or not the service is conducted in accordance with fixed schedules to or from fixed terminals over specific routes; or
              (b)   a service of providing air transportation of people, or both people and goods, that:
                         (i)   is provided for a fee payable by persons using the service; and
                        (ii)   is available to the general public; and
                       (iii)   is not conducted in accordance with fixed schedules to or from fixed terminals over specific routes; or
               (c)   a service of providing air transportation of people, or both people and goods, that:
                         (i)   is not provided for a fee payable by persons using the service; and
                        (ii)   is not available to the general public; and
                       (iii)   is conducted in accordance with fixed schedules to or from fixed terminals over specific routes.
checked baggage means an article or possession of an aircraft passenger or crew member that:
               (a)   has been checked in for a flight on the aircraft; and
              (b)   is intended to be carried on board the aircraft or another aircraft; and
               (c)   if carried in an aircraft, is not accessible to the passenger or crew member while the aircraft is in flight.
checked in, in relation to an item of checked baggage, means that the item:
               (a)   has been presented to an aircraft operator, or another person on the operator’s behalf, for carrying on a flight on board an aircraft of the operator; and
              (b)   has been accepted by the aircraft operator, or the other person on the operator’s behalf, for that purpose.
child means a person who has not turned 18 years of age.
crew includes flight crew and cabin crew, and any other person travelling on board an aircraft for any purpose relating to
the aircraft’s operation or to examine the qualifications or competency of its flight crew.
DIMIA means the Department administered by the Minister who administers the Migration Act.
domestic air service means an air service provided by means of a flight from a place within Australia to another place within Australia with no intermediate stop outside Australia.
exempt country means New Zealand or the United States of America.
exempt duty free item, in relation to a passenger who will arrive in Australia on an aircraft operating an inbound international air service, means a duty free item that:
             (aa)   is acquired at an airport retail outlet at the point of origin of the flight, or a port of call before reaching Australia, at which all goods for sale:
                         (i)   undergo security screening at the point of entry to the airport; and
                        (ii)   are protected from unlawful interference by a process of supply chain security from the time they are delivered to the airport; and
               (a)   is collected by the passenger at the boarding gate before boarding the aircraft for departure from the airport where the item was acquired; and
              (b)   is in a sealed plastic bag with proof of purchase by the passenger affixed to the bag, or enclosed in the bag, so that proof of purchase is visible.
exempt LAG item has the meaning given in regulation 4.22B.
grey ASIC means an ASIC of the design set out in subregulation 6.33 (3) or 6.37 (2).
ICAO has the same meaning as in the Civil Aviation Act 1988.
immediate family of a person means the following individuals, if they are travelling with the person:
               (a)   the person’s spouse or de facto partner (within the meaning of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901);
              (b)   the person’s child (including an adopted child);
               (c)   a child for whom the person is a legal guardian.
international air service means an air service provided by means of a flight:
               (a)   from a place within Australia to a place outside Australia; or
              (b)   from a place outside Australia to a place within Australia.
jet means a fixed‑wing aircraft powered by gas‑turbine engines (other than turbo‑prop engines).
LAG product has the meaning given in regulation 4.22C.
LAGs bag means a transparent plastic bag that:
               (a)   may be sealed and unsealed using a resealing mechanism that is a part of the bag; and
              (b)   has an area enclosed by the sealing mechanism that has, when the bag is laid flat, a perimeter of 80 cm or less.
LAGs cleared area means an area of a security controlled airport, at least one entrance to which (for use by persons required to be screened) is a LAGs screening point.
Note A LAGs cleared area may have entrances other than a LAGs screening point for use solely by persons who may enter a LAGs cleared area other than through a screening point.
LAGs container means a container that has a capacity of
100 ml or less.
LAGs screening point means a screening point at a security controlled airport at which passengers travelling on an international air service (including any domestic sectors of such a service) are screened for LAG products.
Migration Act means the Migration Act 1958.
non‑exempt country means a country that is not an exempt country.
officer of the Australian Customs Service has the same meaning as officer of Customs in the Customs Act 1901.
open charter operation means a charter operation of the
kind described in paragraph (b) of the definition of charter operation.
permitted item has the meaning given by subregulation 4.13A (1).
photograph of somebody includes a digital image of him or her.
qualified security assessment has the same meaning as in Part IV of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979.
RACA means regulated air cargo agent.
red ASIC means an ASIC of the design set out in subregulation 6.33 (2) or 6.37 (1).
regular public transport operation means an operation of an aircraft for the purposes of the carriage of people, or both people and goods, of an air service that:
               (a)   is provided for a fee payable by persons using the service; and
              (b)   is available to the general public on a regular basis; and
               (c)   is conducted in accordance with fixed schedules to or from fixed terminals over specific routes.
screened air service — see regulation 4.02.
screening authority means a person specified by notice under regulation 4.03.
secure area means a landside security zone or the airside
area (including airside security zone) of a security controlled airport.
Note For the definitions of landside security zone and airside area, see section 9 of the Act and regulations 3.01 and 3.02.
security tamper‑evident bag has the meaning given by regulation 4.22R.
traffic period, for a security controlled airport, means a period that begins 2 hours before the scheduled time of arrival, and ends 2 hours after the actual time of departure, of a scheduled air service that operates to or from the airport.
TSP means transport security program.
unauthorised person, in relation to a place or thing, means a person who:
               (a)   is not authorised by the owner or person in control of the place or thing to have access to the place or thing; and
              (b)   has no other lawful reason to have access to the place or thing.
unlawful non‑citizen has the same meaning as in the Migration Act.
Note See sections 13, 14 and 15 of that Act.
VIC means visitor identification card.
visitor identification card means a card of that type issued under Part 6.
1.04Â Â Â Â Â Â Â What properly displaying means
        (1)  For these Regulations, somebody is properly displaying an ASIC or VIC only if it is attached to his or her outer clothing:
               (a)   above waist height; and
              (b)   at the front or side of his or her body; and
               (c)   with the whole front of the ASIC or VIC clearly visible.
        (2)  He or she is not properly displaying the ASIC or VIC if anything adhering to it obscures a photograph or anything else on it.
1.05Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Meaning of valid ASIC and valid VIC
        (1)  In these Regulations:
valid, used about an ASIC or VIC, means:
               (a)   issued in accordance with Part 6; and
              (b)   not expired, suspended or cancelled; and
               (c)   not altered or defaced (permanently or temporarily); and
              (d)   issued to the person who shows or displays it.
        (2)  If a provision of these Regulations requires a person to display a valid ASIC in a place without specifying whether the ASIC must be a red ASIC or a grey ASIC:
               (a)   a person who is properly displaying a valid red ASIC satisfies the requirement; and
              (b)   whether a person who is properly displaying a valid grey ASIC satisfies the requirement is to be decided in accordance with regulation 3.03.
1.06Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Prescribed air services
        (1)  For the definition of prescribed air service in section 9 of the Act, an air service of any of the following kinds is prescribed:
               (a)   a regular public transport operation;
              (b)   an air service in which a jet is used;
               (c)   an air service in which an aircraft with a certificated maximum take‑off weight greater than 5 700 kilograms is used.
        (2)  However, an air service is not taken to be a prescribed air service if the Secretary declares, by instrument in writing, that the air service is not a prescribed air service.
1.07Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Prohibited items
        (1)  For the definition of prohibited item in section 9 of the Act,
a thing described in column 2 of an item in table 1.07 is a prohibited item.
Note Subregulations (5) to (10), (12), (13) and (14) (after the table) except from the general definition in subregulation (1) certain items that would otherwise be covered by it.
        (2)  Examples set out in an item of the table are not exhaustive of the things described in the item.
Note A thing that is described in both table 1.07 and table 1.09 is a weapon — see subregulation 1.09 (5).
        (3)  To avoid doubt, nothing in this regulation implies that an article or thing not described in the table is permitted to be carried by air if its carriage would be prohibited by another law.
Note See in particular section 23 of the Civil Aviation Act 1988 and Part 92 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 in relation to the carriage of dangerous goods.
        (4)  A replica or imitation of anything described in column 2 of an item in the table is also a prohibited item.
Table 1.07Â Â Â Â Prohibited items
| Column 1 Item | Column 2 Description of things |
| 1 | Sporting goods, kitchen utensils, tools, and other things with sharp edges or points capable of injuring a person Examples Crampons Knives (including leatherworkers’ knives) Ice axes and ice picks Rock climbing equipment such as pitons, hooks, hammers and bolts Ice skates Meat cleavers Axes, hatchets and similar things Metal cutlery Note See subregulation (13). |
| | Open razors (also called straight razors) Note See subregulation (5). Scalpels Ski poles Darts Drills Box cutters Utility knives Saws Screwdrivers, crowbars, hammers, pliers and wrenches |
| 2 | Sharp things that are not weapons, but are capable (with or without modification) of causing harm by penetration Examples Letter‑openers Bodkins Pointed metal scissors Note See subregulation (6). Razor blades Hypodermic needles (whether or not attached to syringes) Note See subregulation (6). |
| 3 | Blunt things able to be used to bludgeon or threaten to bludgeon a person Examples Baseball, softball, and cricket bats and any similar thing used in sport Hockey and lacrosse sticks and any similar thing used in sport Billiard, pool or snooker cues Golf clubs Any other piece of wood, metal or any other substance big enough to threaten a person with Note See subregulation (14). |
| 4 | Household flammable goods Examples Aerosol containers, including cans of spray paint Note See subregulation (7). Petrol and any other flammable liquid Fireworks Toy caps |
| 5 | Things capable of being used to restrain a person and not otherwise permitted under the Act or these Regulations Examples Cable ties Handcuffs Note See subregulation (9). |
Exceptions
        (5)  Despite subregulation (1) and item 1 of the table:
               (a)   a safety razor is not a prohibited item; and
              (b)   metal cutlery is not a prohibited item if the cutlery has rounded ends, has no sharp points and is provided:
                         (i)   in a landside security zone for use by persons in the landside security zone; or
                        (ii)   on an aircraft for use by persons on the aircraft.
        (6)  Despite subregulation (1) and item 1 of the table, a hypodermic needle is taken not to be a prohibited item if the person carrying it shows proof that it is medically necessary for the use of the person or another person who is in the person’s care.
        (7)  Despite subregulation (1) and item 4 of the table, and subject to subregulation (8):
               (a)   alcohol (including alcoholic beverages) and perfumes are not prohibited items; and
              (b)   matches, lighters and lighter fluid are not prohibited items; and
               (c)   an aerosol container (including one that contains a flammable substance) is taken not to be a prohibited item if it is for:
                         (i)   personal (including cosmetic) use; or
                        (ii)   a medical application.
Example for subparagraph (7) (c) (ii)
An asthma inhaler.
        (8)  Subregulation (7) does not apply in relation to items of a kind referred to in item 4 of the table carried by a person if:
               (a)   the total volume of liquid items of that kind carried by the person is greater than 5 litres; or
              (b)   the total mass of items of that kind (other than liquids) carried by the person is greater than 2 kilograms.
        (9)  Despite subregulation (1) and item 5 of the table, handcuffs and similar restraining devices are taken not to be prohibited items:
               (a)   if carried by a person who is escorting a person in custody; or
              (b)   if carried on an aircraft with the authority of its operator for the purpose of restraining a violent person.
      (10)  A thing that is part of an aircraft’s stores or emergency equipment, or of an airline operator’s or airport operator’s emergency equipment, is taken not to be a prohibited item if it is not readily accessible to passengers or the public generally.
      (11)  A knife or knife‑like object (whether or not made of metal) strong enough to be used as a weapon is a prohibited item.
      (12)  A pair of scissors with blades more than 6 cm long, or a pair
of manicure scissors, is a prohibited item, but a pair of blunt‑ ended or round‑ended scissors with blades less than 6 cm long is not a prohibited item.
      (13)  To avoid doubt, a plastic cutlery knife is not a prohibited item.
      (14)  To avoid doubt, walking sticks, crutches and other mobility aids are not prohibited items.
      (15)  For subparagraphs 54 (1) (c) (iii) and (3) (c) (iii) of the Act, a person is authorised to have metal cutlery that has rounded ends and no sharp points in his or her possession in the airside security zone if:
               (a)   the cutlery is to be used in the course of, or for the purposes of, carrying on a business requiring the use of cutlery in a landside security zone; or
              (b)   the cutlery is for use by persons on an aircraft.
      (16)  For subparagraphs 55 (1) (c) (ii) and (3) (c) (ii) of the Act, a person is authorised to pass through a screening point with metal cutlery that has rounded ends and no sharp points if:
               (a)   the cutlery is to be used in the course of, or for the purposes of, carrying on a business requiring the use of cutlery in a landside security zone; or
              (b)   the cutlery is for use by persons on an aircraft in accordance with an arrangement with the aircraft operator for the supply of cutlery.
1.08Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Security designated authorisations
               For the definition of security designated authorisation in section 9 of the Act, each of the following authorisations:
               (a)   a flight crew licence;
              (b)   a special pilot licence;
(in each case within the meaning given by the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988) is a security designated authorisation.
1.09Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Weapons
        (1)  For paragraph (b) of the definition of weapon in section 9 of the Act, each thing of the kind described in column 2 of an item in table 1.09 is a weapon.
Note 1 Firearms of all kinds are already weapons — see the definition in section 9 of the Act.
Note 2 Subregulation (8) (after the table) excepts defibrillators (which are arguably covered by item 5 of the table) from the general definition in subregulation (1).
        (2)  Examples set out in an item of the table are not exhaustive of the things described in the item.
        (3)  To avoid doubt, nothing in this regulation implies that an article or thing not described in the table is permitted to be carried by air if its carriage would be prohibited by another law.
Note See in particular section 23 of the Civil Aviation Act 1988 and Part 92 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 in relation to the carriage of dangerous goods.
        (4)  A replica or an imitation of a weapon is also a weapon.
        (5)  A thing that is both a prohibited item and a weapon is, for the purposes of these Regulations, a weapon.
        (6)  However, such a thing that is part of an aircraft’s stores or emergency equipment, or of an airline operator’s or airport operator’s emergency equipment, is taken not to be a weapon if it is not readily accessible to passengers or the public generally.
Table 1.09Â Â Â Â Weapons
| Column 1 Item | Column 2 Description of things |
| 1 | Parts and ammunition for firearms Examples Flares Gun powders Note Firearms are defined as weapons in s 9 of the Act. |
| 2 | Sharp things designed to be used primarily to inflict injury or to be used in self‑defence Examples Daggers, flick‑knives, star knives and Shuriken throwing irons and stars Harpoons Sabres, swords and swordsticks and similar things Spears |
| 3 | Blunt things designed to inflict injury or to be used in self‑defence Examples Billy clubs and leather billies Blackjacks Martial arts equipment such as knuckle dusters, clubs, coshes, rice flails and numchucks, kubatons and kubasaunts Night sticks and batons |
| 4 | Things capable (with or without modification) of discharging projectiles for the purpose of disabling or incapacitating a person or animal Examples Ballistic knives and similar devices designed to discharge a projectile by means of an explosive or other propellant or mechanism Blow pipes Cross‑bows Spear guns Hunting slings Catapults Slingshots Bows and arrows |
| 5 | Things designed to disable or incapacitate, or otherwise harm, a person or animal Examples Stun guns Things capable of being used to administer an electric shock; for example, cattle prods and Tasers Note See subregulation (8). Disabling and incapacitating chemicals, gases or sprays, such as Mace, pepper or capsicum spray, tear gas, acid sprays and animal‑repellent sprays |
| 6 | Explosive or incendiary devices and flammable materials not ordinarily found around the home Examples Dynamite Explosives (plastic or otherwise) Blasting caps Blow‑torches Detonators, fuses and detonator cord Explosive flares in any form Grenades Mines and other explosive military stores Smoke cartridges |
| 7 | Biotoxins and infectious substances Examples Preparations of anthrax spores |
| 8 | Chemical toxins Examples Chemical warfare agents |
        (7)  To avoid doubt, a telescopic sight is not a weapon.
        (8)  Despite subregulation (1) and item 5 of the table, a defibrillator is taken not to be a weapon if it is required for medical purposes or is part of an aircraft’s equipment.
Part 2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Transport security programs
Division 2.1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Preliminary
2.01Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Definitions for Part
        (1)  In this Part:
security contact officer, for an aviation industry participant, means a person appointed by the participant to carry out the responsibilities of a security contact officer for the participant.
        (2)  In this Part:
               (a)   a reference to an audit is a reference to an examination by an aviation industry participant of security measures under the participant’s TSP to find out whether the measures have been implemented correctly; and
              (b)   a reference to review of an aviation industry participant’s TSP is a reference to an evaluation by the participant of security measures and procedures under its TSP to find out whether the measures and procedures are adequate.
2.02Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Security contact officers
        (1)  The responsibilities of a security contact officer for an aviation industry participant for this Part are:
               (a)   to facilitate the development, implementation, review and maintenance of the participant’s TSP; and
              (b)   to undertake liaison with other aviation industry participants in relation to aviation security matters.
        (2)  An aviation industry participant that must have a TSP must appoint a security contact officer in accordance with its TSP.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
        (3)  A security contact officer for an aviation industry participant must be the participant or an employee of the participant.
2.03Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Aviation industry participants that must have TSPs
               For paragraph 12 (c) of the Act, the following aviation industry participants are prescribed:
               (a)   a RACA;
               (c)   Airservices Australia.
Note Section 12 of the Act requires the following aviation industry participants to have a TSP:
·     an operator of a security controlled airport
·     an operator of a prescribed air service.
2.04Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Aviation industry participants to which more than 1 Division applies
               To avoid doubt, if 2 or more Divisions of this Part apply to
an aviation industry participant that is required to have a TSP, the participant’s TSP must comply with both or all of the applicable Divisions.
2.05Â Â Â Â Â Â Â What all TSPs must contain
               A TSP for an aviation industry participant must contain
a statement signed by the participant to the effect that
the participant believes that the TSP gives effect to the participant’s obligation in subsection 16 (1) of the Act.
2.06       Offence — disclosing TSPs without consent
               A person must not disclose to any other person any information about the content of an aviation industry participant’s TSP without the consent of the participant.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
Division 2.2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Operators of security controlled airports
2.07Â Â Â Â Â Â Â What this Division does
               This Division sets out the requirements about the content of a TSP for the operator of a security controlled airport.
2.08Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Application of this Division
        (1)  This Division applies to the operator of a security controlled airport.
        (2)  A reference in this Division to an airport operator is a reference to the operator of a security controlled airport.
2.09       Scope of airport operator’s TSP
               An airport operator’s TSP must cover any aviation‑security‑ related activity on the airport that is not covered by the TSP of any other aviation industry participant.
2.10       What airport operator’s TSP must contain — outline
               The TSP must set out an outline of the objectives of the TSP, including, by way of an accompanying document:
               (a)   a statement outlining the local security risk context of the airport, including consideration of its location and seasonal and operational factors; and
              (b)   a list of general threats and generic security risk events to people, assets, infrastructure and operations; and
               (c)   an outline of the people, assets, infrastructure and operations that need to be protected.
2.11       What airport operator’s TSP must contain — procedures for managing security etc
        (1)  The TSP must set out the procedures for managing security at the airport, including:
               (a)   organisational structures and security management arrangements; and
              (b)   the roles and responsibilities of security contact officers, security staff, contractors and responding agencies; and
               (c)   the roles and responsibilities of other staff who have been assigned security duties and responsibilities; and
              (d)   the roles and responsibilities of other Commonwealth, State and Territory agencies, and local authorities, with security duties at the airport.
        (2)  The TSP must, for the purpose of coordinating security‑related activities, set out a mechanism for consultation:
               (a)   between the operator and its employees or their representatives regarding security measures and procedures; and
              (b)   between the operator and relevant third parties, such as police, aircraft operators, tenants and lessees.
        (3)  The TSP must set out, in an accompanying document, the terms of reference and membership of the security committee or other consultative arrangement established to coordinate security activities.
Note Paragraph 16 (2) (g) of the Act requires a TSP for an aviation industry participant to set out the consultation that was undertaken, by the participant and the other participants who are covered by or are operating under the program, in preparing the program.
        (4)  The TSP must set out measures to ensure that the TSP and other security information is protected against unauthorised access, amendment and disclosure.
2.12       What airport operator’s TSP must contain — procedures for quality control
        (1)  The TSP must set out quality control procedures, including:
               (a)   a schedule of audits; and
              (b)   the procedures for carrying out an audit, including a process for selecting auditors; and
               (c)   the procedures for reviewing the TSP, including a process for consultation during such a review; and
              (d)   a description of the circumstances that will require a review of the TSP, including those surrounding the occurrence of an aviation security incident.
        (2)  The TSP must require:
               (a)   the records of an audit to be kept for 7 years; and
              (b)   the records of a review to be kept for 3 years.
2.13       What airport operator’s TSP must contain — description of airport
        (1)  The TSP must set out:
               (a)   the name of the airport; and
              (b)   its geographic location, including a reference to the closest population centre; and
               (c)   the types of aircraft operations that operate to and from the airport, including regular public transport, cargo, general aviation and joint‑user facilities and other significant operations that may require security considerations; and
              (d)   the size of the airport; and
               (e)   a description of significant features affecting the security of the airport perimeter, such as waterways or residential areas; and
               (f)   a description of the airside and landside operations for which the airport operator has responsibility; and
              (g)   the hours during which the airport normally operates; and
              (h)   whether access into landside and airside areas and zones, and the internal security of such areas and zones, is controlled at all times or not; and
               (i)   details of procedures for security outside the airport’s normal hours of operation.
        (2)  The TSP must identify all aviation industry participants that have a facility at, or are located within, the airport that are required to have a TSP, and are covered by the airport operator’s TSP or another aviation industry participant’s TSP.
        (3)  The operator of a security controlled airport must, within 7 working days after becoming aware of a change in any of
the details mentioned in subregulation (1) or (2), notify the Secretary in writing of the new details.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
        (4)  The TSP must be accompanied by a document that sets out:
               (a)   the operator’s name; and
              (b)   the name of its chief executive officer or manager; and
               (c)   the operator’s mailing address, if different to the airport’s location; and
              (d)   the operator’s fax number; and
               (e)   the contact telephone number for the operator, including an after‑hours number; and
               (f)   an alternative contact person and number; and
              (g)   the name of the security contact officer and his or her business phone number, fax number, e‑mail address and a 24‑hour security contact number.
        (5)  The operator of a security controlled airport must, within 2 working days after becoming aware of a change in contact details (that is, the details required by subregulation (4) to accompany the TSP), notify the Secretary in writing of the new details.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
        (6)  A contravention of subregulation (3) or (5) is an offence of strict liability.
        (7)  The operator must give each other aviation industry participant that has a facility at, or is located within, the airport:
               (a)   contact details for the operator, including contact details for the operator’s security contact officer; and
              (b)   details of the procedures to make known the location of airside areas, airside security zones and landside security zones within the boundaries of the airport; and
               (c)   details of the procedures to check the identity of persons who are authorised to have access to those areas and security zones.
        (8)  The TSP must require the airport operator to maintain a system to enable all aviation industry participants that have a facility at, or are located within, the airport to be contacted if an aviation security incident occurs.
        (9)  If the TSP covers another aviation industry participant that is required to have a program or to be covered by the operator’s TSP, the operator’s TSP must be accompanied by a document that sets out contact information for each such participant.
2.14       What airport operator’s TSP must contain — proposed security zones
        (1)  If an airport operator wishes the Secretary to establish an airside security zone or a landside security zone at the airport, the operator’s TSP must set out:
               (a)   the purpose of establishing the zone; and
              (b)   the proposed boundaries of the zone; and
               (c)   if applicable, the period when, or the circumstances in which, the zone will be in force; and
              (d)   the name or position of the person or persons responsible for security measures in relation to the zone.
        (2)  The TSP must set out security measures and procedures to monitor and control access to landside and airside security zones, including measures to detect and deter unauthorised access to those zones.
        (3)  If an enhanced inspection area has been established at the airport, the TSP must set out information about the surveillance measures and procedures used to deter and detect unauthorised access to the area.
2.15       What airport operator’s TSP must contain — maps
        (1)  A map to be included in the TSP for the purposes of paragraph 17 (2) (a) of the Act:
               (a)   must have a linear scale; and
              (b)   must show a north point; and
               (c)   must show the latitude and longitude of the airport; and
              (d)   must be in black and white only, with limited shading; and
               (e)   must be a clear and light featured depiction of the airport and its airside and landside areas; and
               (f)   must be on A4‑size paper or in electronic form.
Note The TSP for an airport operator must include a map of the airside and landside boundaries within the airport — see paragraph 17 (2) (a) of the Act.
        (2)  The TSP must include a map showing the location of regular and isolated aircraft parking positions.
        (3)  If a screened air service operates from the airport, the TSP must include a map of the airport terminal or terminals showing the location of all screening points and landside security zones including sterile areas.
        (4)  If a screened air service operates from the airport, the TSP must include a description and map of the apron or aprons for the purposes of subregulation 4.02 (3).
2.16       What airport operator’s TSP must contain — physical security and access control
        (1)  The TSP must set out the security measures and procedures to be used within the airport, including measures and procedures:
               (a)   to control access at the airport and maintain the integrity of access control systems; and
              (b)   to deter and detect unauthorised access into the airside area by people, aircraft, vehicles or things; and
               (c)   to deter and detect unauthorised access into the airside security zone by people, aircraft, vehicles or things; and
              (d)   to deter and detect unauthorised access into a landside security zone by people, vehicles or things; and
               (e)   to be applied to unattended aircraft; and
               (f)   to assess, identify and respond to unknown substances; and
              (g)   to investigate, secure, and remove unattended or suspect vehicles, aircraft or things, including baggage and cargo; and
              (h)   to ensure the security of passwords, keys and key lists, electronic access cards and other security privileges.
        (2)  The TSP must specify which of those measures and procedures have been implemented, and must include a timetable for implementation of measures and procedures that have not been implemented.
2.17       What airport operator’s TSP must contain — screening and clearing
        (1)  If a screened air service operates from the airport, the TSP must set out:
               (a)   measures, equipment and procedures to carry out screening and clearing of persons and baggage; and
              (b)   the names of the screening authorities that will undertake those functions.
        (2)  These measures and procedures must include:
               (a)   the locations where screening is undertaken; and
              (b)   details of the screening equipment used; and
               (c)   details of the persons who operate the equipment; and
              (d)   procedures to treat suspect passengers or carry‑on baggage; and
               (e)   measures and procedures to control the movement of passengers; and
               (f)   procedures for handling and screening transit passengers from inbound international flights at their first Australian port of call; and
              (g)   measures to ensure that non‑screened passengers on arriving aircraft (for example, small general‑aviation aircraft) do not mix or interfere with screened passengers; and
              (h)   measures and procedures to handle:
                         (i)   diplomats and other VIPs; and
                        (ii)   government couriers and diplomatic bags; and
                       (iii)   passengers with reduced mobility or a medical condition; and
                       (iv)   persons in custody; and
                        (v)   suspect behaviour by a passenger; and
                       (vi)   transit passengers; and
               (i)   measures and procedures to follow sterile area breaches, including post‑breach recovery plans.
2.18       What airport operator’s TSP must contain — checked baggage screening
        (1)  If the airport operator carries out checked baggage screening itself, the TSP must include:
               (a)   measures, equipment and procedures to carry out that screening, including:
                         (i)   the locations where screening is undertaken; and
                        (ii)   details of the screening equipment used; and
                       (iii)   details of the persons operating the screening equipment; and
              (b)   measures and procedures to ensure that checked baggage is protected against tampering and the introduction of explosives; and
               (c)   procedures to treat unattended and suspect baggage; and
              (d)   measures and procedures to respond to the detection of explosives.
        (2)  If a screened air service operates from the airport, but the airport operator does not carry out checked baggage screening, the TSP must specify the screening authority that carries out that screening on its behalf.
Note The airports where checked baggage screening is required are set out in regulation 4.29.
2.18A     What airport operator’s TSP must contain — enhanced inspection area screening
        (1)  This regulation applies to the TSPs for the operators of the following airports:
               (a)   Adelaide Airport;
              (b)   Alice Springs Airport;
               (c)   Brisbane Airport;
              (d)   Cairns Airport;
               (e)   Canberra Airport;
               (f)   Coolangatta Airport;
              (g)   Darwin Airport;
              (h)   Hobart Airport;
               (i)   Melbourne Airport;
               (j)   Perth Airport;
              (k)   Sydney Airport.
        (2)  If a screened air service operates from an airport, the airport operator’s TSP must set out the following matters:
               (a)   measures, equipment and procedures for carrying out screening in the area, including:
                         (i)   the locations where screening is undertaken; and
                        (ii)   details of the screening equipment used; and
                       (iii)   details of the screening officers operating the screening equipment; and
              (b)   details of training that will be provided to screening officers that carry out screening for the area; and
               (c)   measures and procedures for responding to the detection of weapons.
        (3)  For paragraph (2) (b):
               (a)   the training must be training that meets all of the training requirements of paragraphs 5.06 (1) (d) and (e); and
              (b)   paragraph 5.06 (1) (d) applies as if the reference in subparagraph (i) of that paragraph to a sterile area were a reference to an enhanced inspection area.
        (4)  If a screened air service operates from an airport at which an enhanced inspection area has been established, but the airport operator does not carry out screening for the area, the TSP must specify the screening authority that carries out screening for the area.
2.19       What airport operator’s TSP must contain — cargo facilities with direct access to airside
               If a screened air service operates from the airport, the TSP must be accompanied by a document listing each facility that has direct access to the airside of the airport and is responsible for receiving, processing and clearing cargo.
2.20       What airport operator’s TSP must contain — control of firearms, other weapons and prohibited items
        (1)  The TSP must include:
               (a)   measures to deter unauthorised possession of firearms, other weapons and prohibited items; and
              (b)   procedures for dealing with surrendered firearms, other weapons and prohibited items; and
               (c)   procedures for handling and movement of firearms and other weapons; and
              (d)   procedures for using firearms and other weapons in the airside area or landside security zones; and
               (e)   methods for ensuring that staff who have a need to know are aware of the restrictions on the possession and use of firearms, other weapons and prohibited items within the airport.
        (2)  The airport operator must ensure that procedures in the TSP to handle or transport firearms, other weapons and prohibited items are consistent with relevant Commonwealth, State or Territory laws.
2.21       What airport operator’s TSP must contain — measures for heightened security alert
        (1)  The TSP must set out, in an accompanying document, additional security measures and procedures available in the event of a heightened security alert.
        (2)  Those measures and procedures must include:
               (a)   procedures for responding to and investigating aviation security incidents, including threats and breaches of security; and
              (b)   procedures for reporting aviation security incidents or security breaches, including occurrences that threaten the security of the airport; and
               (c)   procedures for evacuation and emergency management in case of an aviation security incident, security threat or breach of security, including:
                         (i)   an aircraft hijacking; and
                        (ii)   a bomb threat; and
                       (iii)   a failure of critical security equipment; and
              (d)   procedures for responding to any special security direction given by the Secretary, including procedures to communicate directions within the airport; and
               (e)   procedures for raising the awareness and alertness of staff to security threats and their responsibility to report aviation security incidents and breaches; and
               (f)   details of any other security contingency procedures and plans.
2.22       What airport operator’s TSP must contain — personnel with particular security roles
Security contact officer
        (1)  The TSP must set out:
               (a)   the criteria for selecting the security contact officer; and
              (b)   any training that must be given to a person selected.
Other personnel with particular security roles
        (2)  The TSP must specify, by reference to their positions, the employees, contractors and other persons (other than the security contact officer) who have been assigned particular security duties and responsibilities.
        (3)  The TSP must set out:
               (a)   the duties and responsibilities of each of those personnel; and
              (b)   the knowledge, skills and other requirements for the security‑related aspects of their positions; and
               (c)   the training or qualifications that satisfy those requirements.
Staff security awareness
        (4)  The TSP must set out how security awareness training will be given to staff who need to know.
2.23       Content of TSPs for major airport operators — barriers
        (1)  This regulation applies to the TSPs for the operators of the following airports:
               (a)   Adelaide Airport;
              (b)   Alice Springs Airport;
               (c)   Brisbane Airport;
              (d)   Cairns Airport;
               (e)   Canberra Airport;
               (f)   Coolangatta Airport;
              (g)   Darwin Airport;
              (h)   Hobart Airport;
               (i)   Melbourne Airport;
               (j)   Perth Airport;
              (k)   Sydney Airport.
        (2)  The TSP must:
               (a)   set out the specifications of a barrier sufficient to deter unauthorised access to the airside of the airport; and
              (b)   require the operator to construct and maintain a barrier to those specifications.
Division 2.3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Operators of prescribed air services
2.25Â Â Â Â Â Â Â What this Division does
               This Division sets out the requirements about the content of a TSP for the operator of a prescribed air service.
2.26Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Application of this Division
        (1)  This Division applies to the operator of a prescribed air service.
        (2)  A reference in this Division to an aircraft operator is a reference to the operator of a prescribed air service.
2.27       Scope of aircraft operator’s TSP
               An aircraft operator’s TSP must cover any aviation‑security‑ related activity that is relevant to its operations, including significant facilities on security controlled airports.
2.28       What aircraft operator’s TSP must contain — outline
               The TSP must set out an outline of the objective of the TSP, including, by way of an accompanying document:
               (a)   a statement outlining the local security risk context of the operator, including consideration of location, seasonal and operational factors; and
              (b)   a list of general threats and generic security risk events to people, assets, infrastructure and operations; and
               (c)   an outline of the people, assets, infrastructure and operations that need to be protected.
2.29       What aircraft operator’s TSP must contain — procedures for managing security etc
        (1)  The TSP must set out procedures for managing security at the operator’s facilities, including:
               (a)   organisational structures and security management arrangements; and
              (b)   the roles and responsibilities of security contact officers, security staff, contractors and responding agencies; and
               (c)   the roles and responsibilities of other staff who have been assigned security duties and responsibilities; and
              (d)   the roles and responsibilities of other Commonwealth, State and Territory agencies, and local authorities, with security duties at the facility.
        (2)  The TSP must, for the purpose of coordinating security‑related activities, set out a mechanism for consultation:
               (a)   between the operator and the operator of any security controlled airport at which the operator has a facility; and
              (b)   between the operator and its employees or their representatives regarding security measures and procedures; and
               (c)   between the operator and relevant third parties such as police, tenants and lessees.
        (3)  The TSP must set out measures to ensure that the TSP and other security information is protected against unauthorised access, amendment and disclosure.
2.30       What aircraft operator’s TSP must contain — procedures for quality control
        (1)  The TSP must set out quality control procedures, including:
               (a)   a schedule of audits; and
              (b)   the procedures for carrying out an audit, including a process for selecting auditors; and
               (c)   the procedures for reviewing the TSP, including a process for consultation during such a review; and
              (d)   a description of the circumstances that will require a review of the TSP, including those surrounding the occurrence of an aviation security incident.
        (2)  The TSP must require:
               (a)   the records of an audit to be kept for 7 years; and
              (b)   the records of a review to be kept for 3 years.
2.31       What aircraft operator’s TSP must contain — details of operator’s name and operations
        (1)  The TSP must set out, either in the TSP or in an accompanying document:
               (a)   the name of the operator; and
              (b)   the geographic location of each of its operational facilities that is located within a security‑controlled airport; and
               (c)   the types of aircraft operations it carries on (including regular public transport, cargo and general aviation operations) that may require security considerations, including:
                         (i)   details of the operator’s aircraft, including aircraft types and numbers; and
                        (ii)   details of regular routes flown and airports served; and
                       (iii)   a map showing the boundaries of any operational facility that is located within a security controlled airport; and
              (d)   for each of its operational facilities:
                         (i)   the hours of the facility’s normal operation; and
                        (ii)   details of procedures for security outside the facility’s normal hours of operation.
        (2)  The operator of a prescribed air service must, within 7 working days after becoming aware of a change in any of the details mentioned in subregulation (1), notify the Secretary in writing of the new details.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
        (3)  The TSP must be accompanied by a document that sets out:
               (a)   the operator’s name; and
              (b)   the name of its chief executive officer or manager; and
               (c)   the operator’s mailing address; and
              (d)   the operator’s fax number; and
               (e)   the contact telephone number for the operator, including an after‑hours number; and
               (f)   an alternative contact person and number; and
              (g)   the name of the security contact officer and his or her business phone number, fax number, e‑mail address and a 24‑hour security contact number.
        (4)  The operator of a prescribed air service must, within 2 working days after becoming aware of a change in contact details (that is, the details required by subregulation (3) to accompany the TSP), notify the Secretary in writing of the new details.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
        (5)  A contravention of subregulation (2) or (4) is an offence of strict liability.
        (6)  The operator of a prescribed air service must give the operator of each security controlled airport at which it has a facility:
               (a)   contact details for the facility, including contact details for the operator’s security contact officer; and
              (b)   details of the procedures to make known the location of airside areas, airside security zones and landside security zones within the boundaries of the airport; and
               (c)   details of the procedures to check the identity of persons who are authorised to have access to those areas and security zones.
2.32       What aircraft operator’s TSP must contain — physical security and access control
        (1)  The TSP must set out the security measures and procedures to be used within each of the operator’s facilities, including measures and procedures:
               (a)   to control access to aircraft and facilities and maintain the integrity of access control systems; and
              (b)   to deter and detect unauthorised access into the airside area by people, aircraft, vehicles or things; and
               (c)   to deter and detect unauthorised access into the airside security zone by people, aircraft, vehicles or things; and
              (d)   to deter and detect unauthorised access into a landside security zone by people, vehicles or things; and
               (e)   to be applied to unattended aircraft; and
               (f)   to assess, identify and respond to unknown substances; and
              (g)   to investigate, secure, and remove unattended or suspect vehicles, aircraft or things, including baggage and cargo; and
              (h)   to ensure the security of passwords, keys and key lists, electronic access cards and other security privileges.
        (2)  The TSP must specify which of those measures and procedures have been implemented, and must include a timetable for implementing the measures and procedures that have not been implemented.
        (3)  If:
               (a)   the facilities are next to or form part of an enhanced inspection area; and
              (b)   the operator controls a designated access point to the area;
the TSP must set out information about the surveillance measures and procedures used to deter and detect unauthorised access to the area.
        (4)  In paragraph (3) (b), designated access point means an access point designated by the operator.
2.33       What aircraft operator’s TSP must contain — control of firearms, other weapons and prohibited items
        (1)  The aircraft operator must ensure that procedures in the TSP include:
               (a)   measures to deter unauthorised possession of firearms, other weapons and prohibited items; and
              (b)   procedures for dealing with surrendered firearms, other weapons and prohibited items; and
               (c)   procedures for handling and movement of firearms and other weapons; and
              (d)   measures and procedures for the carriage on board a prescribed aircraft (other than by an air security officer) of firearms and other weapons; and
               (e)   methods for ensuring operational staff are aware of the restrictions on the possession and use of firearms, other weapons and prohibited items within the airport.
        (2)  The aircraft operator must ensure that procedures in the TSP to handle or transport firearms, other weapons and prohibited items are consistent with relevant Commonwealth, State or Territory laws.
2.34       What aircraft operator’s TSP must contain — check‑in and boarding procedures
               The TSP must set out passenger check‑in and boarding procedures, including procedures for dealing with any anomalies in passenger reconciliation that may arise during check‑in or boarding.
2.35       What aircraft operator’s TSP must contain — screening and clearing
        (1)  If the operator carries out passenger or crew screening, the TSP must include:
               (a)   measures, equipment and procedures to carry out that screening and clearing, including:
                         (i)   the locations where screening is undertaken; and
                        (ii)   details of the screening equipment used; and
                       (iii)   details of the persons operating the screening equipment; and
              (b)   measures to ensure that screened passengers departing from or boarding an aircraft do not mix with unscreened passengers on arriving aircraft; and
               (c)   measures, equipment and procedures to carry out screening and clearing of carry‑on baggage, including:
                         (i)   the locations where screening and searching is undertaken; and
                        (ii)   details of the screening equipment used; and
                       (iii)   the details of the persons operating the screening equipment; and
              (d)   measures and procedures for the screening and clearing of transit passengers, including passengers who cannot leave the aircraft during transit; and
               (e)   procedures to treat suspect passengers or carry‑on baggage; and
               (f)   measures and procedures to control the movement of passengers; and
              (g)   measures and procedures to handle:
                         (i)   diplomats and other VIPs; and
                        (ii)   government couriers and diplomatic bags; and
                       (iii)   passengers with reduced mobility or a medical condition; and
                       (iv)   persons in custody; and
                        (v)   transit passengers; and
              (h)   measures and procedures for handling suspect behaviour by a passenger, including:
                         (i)   details of restraining devices that will be carried onboard each aircraft and their location; and
                        (ii)   details of the crew members who are authorised to use restraints; and
                       (iii)   the procedures for reporting such behaviour; and
               (i)   measures and procedures following sterile area breaches, including post‑breach recovery plans.
        (2)  If the operator does not carry out screening of passengers or crew, the TSP must specify the screening authorities that carry out that screening on its behalf.
2.35A     What aircraft operator’s TSP must contain — enhanced inspection area screening
        (1)  If an aircraft operator carries out screening for an enhanced inspection area, the TSP must set out:
               (a)   measures, equipment and procedures for carrying out screening for the area, including:
                         (i)   the locations where screening is undertaken; and
                        (ii)   details of the screening equipment used; and
                       (iii)   details of the screening officers operating the screening equipment; and
              (b)   details of training that will be provided to screening officers that carry out screening for the area; and
               (c)   measures and procedures to respond to the detection of weapons.
        (2)  For paragraph (1) (b):
               (a)   the training must be training that meets all of the training requirements of paragraphs 5.06 (1) (d) and (e); and
              (b)   paragraph 5.06 (1) (d) applies as if the reference in subparagraph (i) of that paragraph to a sterile area were a reference to an enhanced inspection area.
        (3)  If the aircraft operator does not carry out screening for the area, the TSP must specify the screening authority that carries out screening for the area.
2.36       What aircraft operator’s TSP must contain — security of passenger and crew information
               The TSP must set out measures to ensure the protection of information about passenger and crew movements.
2.37       What aircraft operator’s TSP must contain — checked baggage screening
        (1)  If the operator carries out checked baggage screening itself, the TSP must include:
               (a)   measures, equipment and procedures to carry out that screening, including:
                         (i)   the locations where screening is undertaken; and
                        (ii)   details of the screening equipment used; and
                       (iii)   details of the persons operating the screening equipment; and
              (b)   measures and procedures for questioning of passengers, including:
                         (i)   which passengers are questioned; and
                        (ii)   the questions asked; and
                       (iii)   where passengers are questioned; and
                       (iv)   details of the staff who question passengers; and
                        (v)   how the staff respond to an adverse or questionable answer; and
               (c)   measures and procedures to ensure that checked baggage is protected against tampering and the introduction of explosives; and
              (d)   procedures to treat unattended and suspect baggage; and
               (e)   measures and procedures to respond to the detection of explosives.
        (2)  If the operator does not carry out checked baggage screening, the TSP must specify the screening authorities that carry out screening on its behalf.
2.38       What aircraft operator’s TSP must contain — passenger and checked baggage reconciliation
               The TSP must include:
               (a)   measures and procedures to ensure that checked baggage transported on an aircraft belongs to the passengers on the flight, including:
                         (i)   details of the equipment used to reconcile passengers and baggage; and
                        (ii)   procedures to ensure that the baggage of any passenger who fails to board a flight (other than a passenger who does not re‑board, or remain on board, a flight following diversion of the flight from its scheduled destination to an alternative destination in a circumstance specified in regulation 4.21A) is unloaded before the aircraft departs; and
                       (iii)   procedures to clear checked baggage that has been unloaded from an aircraft before it is reloaded onto an aircraft; and
              (b)   procedures to identify unaccompanied baggage and
any additional security measures to be applied to such baggage, including details of the procedures and equipment used to screen it.
2.39       What aircraft operator’s TSP must contain — security of aircraft
               The TSP must include:
               (a)   measures and procedures to prevent the unlawful carriage of a firearm, another weapon or a prohibited item, including the procedures:
                         (i)   for the pre‑flight security checks required under Part 4; and
                        (ii)   to ensure the security of an aircraft after a pre‑flight security check; and
                       (iii)   to respond to the detection of a firearm, another weapon or a prohibited item; and
              (b)   measures and procedures to deter unauthorised access to aircraft at all times; and
               (c)   measures and procedures to ensure that access to an aircraft’s flight deck is controlled to prevent unauthorised entry at all times; and
              (d)   measures and procedures to assess, identify and respond to unknown substances; and
               (e)   measures and procedures to investigate, secure and remove unattended and suspect items, including baggage and cargo; and
               (f)   measures and procedures to maintain the security of stores.
2.40       What aircraft operator’s TSP must contain — security of aircraft cleaning operations and stores
               The TSP must include measures and procedures to ensure the security of aircraft cleaning operations and materials to be taken on board an aircraft and at facilities controlled by the operator.
2.41       What aircraft operator’s TSP must contain — security of cargo etc
        (1)  The TSP must set out the methods, techniques and equipment to be used for the examination of cargo if the operator operates a prescribed air service and either:
               (a)   examines cargo itself; or
              (b)   has another person, who is not a RACA or an aircraft operator, examine cargo on its behalf.
        (2)  The TSP must set out the procedures for receipt and handling of cargo.
        (3)  The TSP must set out measures and procedures to be used to ensure the security of cargo at all times, including supervising and controlling access to cargo that has received clearance.
        (4)  The TSP must set out measures and procedures to be used to ensure the security of diplomatic mail.
        (5)  The TSP must set out measures and procedures to be used for handling and treating suspect cargo.
2.42       What aircraft operator’s TSP must contain — security of documents
               The TSP must include measures and procedures to control access to operational documents (such as baggage tags, boarding passes and tickets), including those produced electronically.
2.43       What aircraft operator’s TSP must contain — measures for heightened security alert
        (1)  The TSP must set out, in an accompanying document, additional security measures and procedures available in the event of a heightened security alert.
        (2)  The TSP must include:
               (a)   procedures for responding to and investigating aviation security incidents, including threats and breaches of security; and
              (b)   procedures for reporting aviation security incidents or security breaches, including occurrences that threaten aviation security; and
               (c)   procedures for evacuation and emergency management in case of an aviation security incident, security threat or breach of security, including:
                         (i)   an aircraft hijacking; and
                        (ii)   a bomb threat; and
                       (iii)   a failure of critical security equipment; and
                       (iv)   an external attack on an aircraft; and
                        (v)   the discovery of an unknown substance on an aircraft in flight; and
                       (vi)   the discovery of an unauthorised person on board an aircraft in flight; and
              (d)   procedures for responding to any special security directions given by the Secretary; and
               (e)   procedures for raising the awareness and alertness of staff to security threats and their responsibility to report aviation security incidents and breaches; and
               (f)   details of any other security contingency procedures and plans.
2.44       What aircraft operator’s TSP must contain — control directions
        (1)  The TSP must describe the procedures for passing compliance control directions received by the operator to the pilot in command of the aircraft concerned.
Note In relation to compliance control directions, see section 74B of the Act.
        (2)  The TSP must describe the procedures that the operator will use to pass an incident control direction to the pilot in command of an aircraft.
Note In relation to incident control directions, see section 74D of the Act.
        (3)  The TSP complies with subregulations (1) and (2) if it refers to another document that sets out the procedures.
2.45       What aircraft operator’s TSP must contain — personnel with particular security roles
Security contact officer
        (1)  The TSP must set out:
               (a)   the criteria for selecting the security contact officer; and
              (b)   any training that must be given to a person selected.
Other personnel with particular security roles
        (2)  The TSP must specify, by reference to their positions, employees, contractors or other persons (other than the security contact officer) who have been assigned particular security duties and responsibilities.
        (3)  The TSP must set out:
               (a)   the duties and responsibilities of each of those personnel; and
              (b)   the knowledge, skills and other requirements for the security‑related aspects of their positions; and
               (c)   the training or qualifications that satisfy those requirements.
Staff security awareness
        (4)  The TSP must set out how security awareness training will be given to operational staff.
Division 2.4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Regulated air cargo agents
2.47Â Â Â Â Â Â Â What this Division does
               This Division sets out the requirements about the content of a TSP for a RACA.
2.48       Scope of RACA’s TSP
        (1)  The TSP must set out the measures and procedures to be used to:
               (a)   examine, handle, store and transport cargo in a secure manner; and
              (b)   make arrangements for the secure movement of cargo.
        (2)  The measures and procedures must be applied:
               (a)   to cargo that is in the RACA’s possession or under the RACA’s control; and
              (b)   at each site or facility that is covered by the TSP.
2.49       What RACA’s TSP must contain — outline
               The TSP must set out an outline of the objective of its TSP, including, by way of an accompanying document:
               (a)   a statement outlining the local security risk context of the RACA, including consideration of location, seasonal and operational factors; and
              (b)   a list of general threats and generic security risk events to people, assets, infrastructure and operations; and
               (c)   an outline of the people, assets, infrastructure and operations that need to be protected.
2.50       Content of programs — RACAs
               The following matters must be dealt with in the TSP of a RACA:
               (a)   measures and procedures to deter and detect the unauthorised carriage of explosives and to prevent acts of unlawful interference with aviation;
              (b)   methods to prevent unauthorised persons from having access to cargo from the time it is dealt with by the measures set out in the program until the time it is delivered to the operator of a prescribed aircraft or to another RACA;
               (c)   the keeping of accurate records of the cargo and the security measures adopted in relation to it.
2.51       What RACA’s TSP must contain — cargo security measures
        (1)  The TSP must set out the measures, equipment and procedures used to deter and detect the unauthorised carriage, as cargo, of explosives that could facilitate an act of unlawful interference with aviation, including procedures that will have effect during equipment failure or unserviceability.
     (1A)  The TSP must set out the methods, techniques and equipment to be used for the examination of cargo.
        (2)  The TSP must set out measures and procedures to ensure the security of cargo at all times.
        (3)  The TSP must set out measures and procedures for the handling and treatment of suspect cargo.
        (4)  The TSP must set out:
               (a)   measures to prevent the unauthorised disclosure of information regarding security measures to be applied to cargo; and
               (c)   measures to prevent aircraft operator and flight information from being revealed, before cargo is received by the RACA, to those without a need to know; and
              (d)   details of persons who may be given such information and how it is to be given to such a person.
2.52       What RACA’s TSP must contain — procedures for managing security etc
        (1)  The TSP must set out procedures for managing security at each of its facilities, including:
               (a)   organisational structures and security management arrangements; and
              (b)   the roles and responsibilities of security contact officers, security staff, contractors and responding agencies; and
               (c)   the roles and responsibilities of other staff who have been assigned security duties and responsibilities; and
              (d)   the roles and responsibilities of other Commonwealth, State and Territory agencies, and local authorities, with security duties at the facility.
        (2)  The TSP must, for the purpose of coordinating security‑related activities, set out a mechanism for consultation:
               (a)   within the RACA’s organisation and within each site covered by the TSP; and
              (b)   between the RACA and the operator of any security controlled airport at which the RACA has a facility; and
               (c)   between the RACA and its employees or their representatives regarding security measures and procedures; and
              (d)   between the RACA and relevant third parties.
Note A relevant third party might for example be an aircraft operator.
        (3)  The TSP must set out measures to ensure that the TSP and other security information is protected against unauthorised access, amendment and disclosure.
2.53       What RACA’s TSP must contain — procedures for quality control
        (1)  The TSP must set out quality control procedures, including:
               (a)   a schedule of audits; and
              (b)   the procedures for carrying out an audit, including a process for selecting auditors; and
               (c)   the procedures for reviewing the TSP, including a process for consultation during such a review; and
              (d)   a description of the circumstances that will require a review of the TSP, including those surrounding the occurrence of an aviation security incident.
        (2)  The TSP must require:
               (a)   the records of an audit to be kept for 7 years; and
              (b)   the records of a review to be kept for 3 years.
2.54       What RACA’s TSP must contain — details of RACA’s name and operations
        (1)  The TSP must set out, in an accompanying document, all sites that operate on the RACA’s behalf and all sites covered by the TSP.
        (2)  The information required is, for each site or facility:
               (a)   the name (if any) of the site or facility; and
              (b)   its geographic location; and
             (ba)   whether the RACA is operating as a cargo terminal operator or a consolidator at the site or facility; and
               (c)   details of operations that may require security considerations; and
              (d)   if the facility is located at a security controlled airport, a map showing the boundaries of the facility on the airport; and
               (e)   a description of any airside and landside operations for which the RACA is responsible; and
               (f)   the hours of its normal operation; and
              (g)   details of procedures for security outside its normal hours of operation.
        (3)  The RACA must, within 7 working days after becoming aware of a change in any of the details mentioned in subregulation (1) or (2), notify the Secretary in writing of the new details.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
        (4)  The TSP must be accompanied by a document that sets out:
               (a)   the RACA’s name; and
              (b)   the name of its chief executive officer or manager; and
               (c)   the RACA’s mailing address; and
              (d)   the RACA’s fax number; and
               (e)   the contact telephone number for the RACA, including an after‑hours number; and
               (f)   an alternative contact person and number; and
              (g)   the name of the security contact officer and his or her business phone number, fax number, e‑mail address and a 24‑hour security contact number.
        (5)  The RACA must, within 2 working days after becoming aware of a change in contact details (that is, the details required by subregulation (4) to accompany the TSP), notify the Secretary in writing of the new details.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
        (6)  A contravention of subregulation (3) or (5) is an offence of strict liability.
        (7)  For each of the RACA’s facilities that is located at a security controlled airport, the RACA must give the airport operator:
               (a)   the RACA’s contact details, including contact details for the security contact officer; and
              (b)   details of the procedures to be used by the RACA to make known the location of airside areas, airside security zones and landside security zones within the boundaries of the airport; and
               (c)   details of the procedures to check the identity of persons who are authorised to have access to those areas and zones.
2.55       What RACA’s TSP must contain — physical security and access control
        (1)  The TSP must set out, for each of the RACA’s sites as appropriate to the operations at those sites, the security measures and procedures to be used within the site, including measures and procedures:
               (a)   to control access to sites and maintain the integrity of access control systems; and
              (b)   to deter and detect unauthorised access into the airside area by people, aircraft, vehicles or things; and
               (c)   to deter and detect unauthorised access into the airside security zone by people, aircraft, vehicles or things; and
              (d)   to deter and detect unauthorised access into a landside security zone by people, vehicles or things; and
               (e)   to deter and detect unauthorised access into sites (including cargo handling areas covered by the TSP) by people, vehicles or things; and
               (f)   to ensure the security of passwords, keys and key lists, electronic access cards and other security privileges; and
              (g)   to ensure all security equipment is appropriately maintained and calibrated, including measures for managing and recording details of equipment maintenance programs; and
              (h)   to ensure that any vehicles used in the transport of cargo are secured adequately; and
               (i)   for the examination of cargo.
        (2)  The TSP must specify the security measures and procedures that have been implemented, and must include a timetable for the implementation of measures and procedures that have not been implemented.
2.57       What RACA’s TSP must contain — measures for heightened security alert
        (1)  The TSP must set out, in an accompanying document, additional security measures and procedures available in the event of a heightened security alert.
        (2)  The TSP must include:
               (a)   procedures for responding to and investigating aviation security incidents, including threats and breaches of security; and
              (b)   procedures for reporting aviation security incidents or security breaches, including occurrences that threaten aviation security; and
               (c)   procedures for evacuation and emergency management in case of an aviation security incident, security threat or breach of security, including:
                         (i)   a bomb threat; and
                        (ii)   a failure of critical security equipment; and
              (d)   procedures for responding to any special security directions given by the Secretary; and
               (e)   procedures for raising the awareness and alertness of staff to security threats and their responsibility to report aviation security incidents and breaches; and
               (f)   details of any other security contingency procedures and plans.
2.58       What RACA’s TSP must contain — personnel with particular security roles
Security contact officer
        (1)  The TSP must set out:
               (a)   the criteria for selecting the security contact officer; and
              (b)   any training that must be given to a person selected.
Other personnel with particular security roles
        (2)  The TSP must specify, by reference to their positions, employees, contractors or other persons (other than the security contact officer) who have been assigned particular security duties and responsibilities.
        (3)  The TSP must set out:
               (a)   the duties and responsibilities of each of those personnel; and
              (b)   the knowledge, skills and other requirements for the security‑related aspects of their positions; and
               (c)   the training or qualifications that satisfy those requirements.
Staff security awareness
        (4)  The TSP must set out how security awareness training will be given to operational staff.
2.59       Content of RACA’s TSP — limit on persons covered
               The TSP must only cover an aviation industry participant that is an agent or subsidiary of the RACA, or has a contract with the RACA to provide a service for the movement or handling of cargo or the making of arrangements for the movement or handling of cargo.
2.60       What RACA’s TSP must contain — regular customers
               The TSP must include, in relation to international cargo:
               (a)   procedures for maintaining and keeping secure a list of regular customers, including, for each such customer:
                         (i)   the customer’s name and contact details; and
                        (ii)   why the customer was included on the list; and
                       (iii)   the date of the customer’s inclusion on the list; and
              (b)   the form of an undertaking required from such a customer that it will take appropriate security measures to prevent the unauthorised carriage of an explosive or an explosive device; and
               (c)   the procedures for receiving cargo from such a customer, including procedures to identify people who represent such a customer.
2.61       What RACA’s TSP must contain — informing consignors of certain matters
               The TSP must include measures and procedures to ensure that a consignor is made aware that:
               (a)   the cargo will be subject to security and clearing procedures; and
              (b)   it is illegal to consign as cargo, without authorisation, an explosive or an explosive device.
Division 2.6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Airservices Australia
2.75       Definition for Division — AA
               In this Division:
AA means Airservices Australia.
2.76Â Â Â Â Â Â Â What this Division does
               This Division sets out the requirements about the content of a TSP for AA.
2.77       Scope of AA’s TSP
               The TSP must set out the measures and procedures for managing the provision of protective security to minimise
the risk of unlawful interference with aviation, including security threats and other major security threats against
critical air traffic facilities, aeronautical navigation facilities, telecommunications facilities and surveillance facilities.
2.78       What AA’s TSP must contain — outline
               The TSP must set out an outline of the objective of the TSP, including, by way of an accompanying document:
               (a)   a statement outlining the local security risk context of each of AA’s facilities, including consideration of location, seasonal and operational factors; and
              (b)   a list of general threats and generic security risk events to people, assets, infrastructure and operations; and
               (c)   an outline of the people, assets, infrastructure and operations that need to be protected.
2.79       What AA’s TSP must contain — procedures for managing security etc
        (1)  The TSP must set out procedures for managing security at its facilities, including:
               (a)   organisational structures and security management arrangements; and
              (b)   the roles and responsibilities of AA’s security officers, security staff, contractors and responding agencies; and
               (c)   the roles and responsibilities of other staff who have been assigned other security duties and responsibilities; and
              (d)   the roles and responsibilities of other Commonwealth, State and Territory agencies and local authorities with security duties at the facility.
        (2)  The TSP must, for the purpose of coordinating security‑related activities, set out a mechanism for consultation:
               (a)   between AA and the operators of security controlled airports within which there are AA facilities; and
              (b)   between AA and its employees (or their representatives), regarding security measures and procedures to be implemented; and
               (c)   between AA and relevant third parties such as police, airport operators and aircraft operators.
        (3)  The TSP must set out measures to ensure that the TSP and other security information is protected against unauthorised access, amendment and disclosure.
2.80       What AA’s TSP must contain — procedures for quality control
        (1)  The TSP must set out quality control procedures, including:
               (a)   a schedule of audits; and
              (b)   the procedures for carrying out an audit, including a process for selecting auditors; and
               (c)   the procedures for reviewing the TSP, including a process for consultation during such a review; and
              (d)   a description of the circumstances that will require a review of the TSP including those surrounding the occurrence of an aviation security incident.
        (2)  The TSP must require:
               (a)   the records of an audit to be kept for 7 years; and
              (b)   the records of a review to be kept for 3 years.
2.81       What AA’s TSP must contain — details of AA’s operations
        (1)  The TSP must be accompanied by a document setting out:
               (a)   a list, in accordance with subregulation (2), of AA’s aviation‑related facilities (including facilities for air traffic control and related activities) that is covered by the TSP; and
              (b)   AA’s contact details, in accordance with subregulation (3).
        (2)  The list must set out, for each facility:
               (a)   the facility’s geographic location; and
              (b)   whether the facility is located within a security controlled airport; and
               (c)   for each facility that is located at a security controlled airport, a map showing the boundaries of the facility; and
              (d)   the type of operations carried out by the facility, including joint‑user facilities and other significant operations that may require security considerations; and
               (e)   the hours of operation of the facility; and
               (f)   details of procedures for security outside the facility’s normal hours of operation.
        (3)  The contact details that must be set out are:
               (a)   AA’s fax number; and
              (b)   AA’s contact telephone number, an after‑hours number and an alternative contact person and number; and
               (c)   the name of AA’s security contact officer, and his or her business phone number, fax number, e‑mail address and 24‑hour security contact number.
        (4)  AA must, within 2 working days after becoming aware of a change in contact details (that is, the details required by subregulation (3) to accompany the TSP), notify the Secretary in writing of the new details.
List of AA’s contact details
        (5)  AA must maintain a contact system for all facilities and other significant operations covered under the TSP.
AA to give information
        (6)  For each of its facilities that is located within a security controlled airport, AA must give the operator of the airport the contact information for the facility, including contact details for AA’s security contact officer or the facility security contact officer.
2.82       What AA’s TSP must contain — physical security and access control
        (1)  The TSP must set out the security measures and procedures to be used by each of its facilities, including measures and procedures:
               (a)   to control access at facilities and maintain integrity of access control systems, both within a security controlled airport and off‑airport; and
              (b)   to deter and detect unauthorised access by people, vehicles or things; and
               (c)   to deal with unattended vehicles at a facility that is within a security controlled airport; and
              (d)   to investigate, secure and remove unattended or suspect items, including vehicles, materials and stores; and
               (e)   to ensure the continued security of passwords, keys and key lists, electronic access cards and other security privileges; and
               (f)   to assess, identify and respond to unknown substances.
        (2)  The TSP must specify which of those measures and procedures have been implemented, and must include a timetable for the implementation of measures and procedures that have not been implemented.
2.83       What AA’s TSP must contain — control of firearms, other weapons and prohibited items
        (1)  The TSP must include:
               (a)   measures to deter unauthorised possession of firearms, other weapons and prohibited items; and
              (b)   procedures for dealing with surrendered firearms, other weapons and prohibited items; and
               (c)   procedures for the handling and movement of firearms and other weapons; and
              (d)   procedures for using firearms and other weapons in the airside area or landside security zones; and
               (e)   methods for ensuring that operational staff are aware of the restrictions on the possession and use of firearms, other weapons and prohibited items within a facility.
        (2)  AA must ensure that procedures in the TSP to handle or transport firearms, other weapons and prohibited items are consistent with relevant Commonwealth, State or Territory laws.
2.84       What AA’s TSP must contain — measures for heightened security alert
        (1)  The TSP must set out in an accompanying document, additional security measures and procedures available for implementation at all its facilities in the event of a heightened security alert.
        (2)  The TSP must include:
               (a)   procedures for responding to and investigating aviation security incidents, including threats and breaches of security; and
              (b)   procedures for reporting aviation security incidents, or security breaches including occurrences that threaten the security of an AA facility within a security controlled airport; and
               (c)   procedures for evacuation and emergency management in case of an aviation security incident, security threat or breach of security, including bomb threats and critical security equipment failures; and
              (d)   procedures for responding to any special security directions given by the Secretary, including procedures to communicate directions within a security controlled airport; and
               (e)   procedures for raising the awareness and alertness of staff to security threats and responsibility to report aviation security incidents and breaches; and
               (f)   details of any other security contingency procedures and plans.
2.85       What AA’s TSP must contain — control directions
        (1)  The TSP must describe the procedures that AA will use for passing compliance control directions to the pilot in command of the aircraft concerned.
Note In relation to compliance control directions, see section 74B of the Act.
        (2)  The TSP must describe the procedures that AA will use to pass an incident control direction to the pilot in command of an aircraft.
Note In relation to incident control directions, see section 74D of the Act.
        (3)  The TSP complies with subregulations (1) and (2) if it refers to another document that sets out the procedures.
2.86       What AA’s TSP must contain — personnel with particular security roles
Security contact officer
        (1)  The TSP must set out:
               (a)   the criteria for the selection of a security contact officer; and
              (b)   any training that must be given to a person selected.
Other personnel with a security role
        (2)  The TSP must specify, by reference to their positions, employees, contractors and other persons (other than the security contact officer) or contractors with, or who have been assigned, security duties and responsibilities.
        (3)  The TSP must set out:
               (a)   the security duties and responsibilities of each of those personnel; and
              (b)   the knowledge, skills and other requirements for the security‑related aspects of their positions; and
               (c)   the training or qualifications that satisfy those requirements.
Staff security awareness
        (4)  The TSP must set out the mechanism to provide security awareness training to operational staff.
Part 3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Airport areas and zones
Division 3.1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Establishment of areas and zones
3.01Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Types of airside security zones
               For section 31 of the Act, the following types of airside security zones are prescribed:
               (a)   the security restricted area;
              (b)   the enhanced inspection area.
3.02Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Types of landside security zones
               For section 33 of the Act, the following types of landside security zones are prescribed:
               (a)   the sterile area;
              (b)   the fuel storage zone;
               (c)   the air traffic control facilities zone;
              (d)   the navigational aids zone.
Note The following is a diagram of a typical security controlled airport:
3.02AÂ Â Â Â Â Type of airside event zones
               For section 31B of the Act, the following type of airside event zone is prescribed, that is, the airside special event zone.
3.02BÂ Â Â Â Type of landside event zones
               For section 33B of the Act, the following type of landside event zone is prescribed, that is, the landside special event zone.
Division 3.2          Control of secure areas — use of ASICs etc
Subdivision 3.2.1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Display and use of ASICs and VICs in secure areas
3.03Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Requirement to display ASICs in secure areas
        (1)  Subject to subregulations (4), (4A) and (5), regulations 3.05, 3.06, 3.07, 3.07A, 3.08 and 3.09 and subregulations 3.18 (2) and 3.26 (2):
               (a)   a person in the airside security zone of a security controlled airport must properly display a valid red ASIC; and
              (b)   a person in a secure area (other than the airside security zone) of such an airport must properly display either a valid red ASIC or a valid grey ASIC.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
Note 1 The requirement in subregulation (1) applies to a person who is accessing parts of the sterile area not generally accessible to passengers or the public.
Note 2 For properly displaying, see regulation 1.04; for valid, see regulation 1.05; for secure area, see regulation 1.03.
Note 3 A person who properly displays a valid VIC, and is supervised by somebody who properly displays a valid ASIC, need not display a valid ASIC — see regulation 3.09.
        (2)  To avoid doubt, the obligations in subregulation (1) apply to crew.
        (3)  A contravention of subregulation (1) is an offence of strict liability.
        (4)  Subregulation (1) does not apply in relation to a security controlled airport from or to which no regular public transport operation operates.
     (4A)  At a security controlled airport from or to which no screened air service operates, paragraphs (1) (a) and (b) apply only during traffic periods.
     (4B)  To avoid doubt, there is no requirement that a person display a VIC in the secure area of an airport referred to in subregulation (4A) other than during traffic periods.
        (5)  Subregulation (1) does not apply to a person:
               (a)   who is in a part of the sterile area that is generally accessible to passengers or the public generally; or
              (b)   who is a passenger and:
                         (i)   is boarding or disembarking from an aircraft by means of an aerobridge; or
                        (ii)   is boarding or disembarking from an aircraft in the secure area and is moving reasonably directly between the aircraft and the terminal building.
3.04Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Supervision and control while embarking and disembarking etc
        (1)  For paragraph 44 (2) (l) of the Act, a screening authority must have, and must employ, supervision and control measures adequate to ensure that persons, goods and vehicles in the sterile area that have received clearance remain cleared.
        (2)  For paragraph 44 (2) (l) of the Act, an aircraft operator must have, and must employ, supervision and control measures adequate to ensure that:
               (a)   persons in the airside area who have received clearance remain cleared while boarding or disembarking from a prescribed air service; and
              (b)   goods and vehicles in the airside area that have received clearance remain cleared while being loaded onto or unloaded from a prescribed air service.
        (3)  The supervision and control measures must ensure that passengers moving between the sterile area and an aircraft do not have access to a weapon or a prohibited item if the aircraft is to operate a screened air service.
3.05Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Crew of foreign and state aircraft etc
               Despite regulation 3.03, the following people need not display an ASIC in a secure area:
               (a)   a person who is a member of the crew of a foreign aircraft (other than a state aircraft) that is engaged in a regular public transport operation or a charter operation and who:
                         (i)   is in the uniform of the aircraft operator; and
                        (ii)   displays appropriate identification issued or authorised by the aircraft operator;
              (b)   a person who is a member of the crew of a state aircraft (that is, a person who has duties or functions on board such an aircraft during its flight in connection with the flying or safety of the aircraft) and who:
                         (i)   is in uniform; and
                        (ii)   displays appropriate identification issued or authorised by the defence force or service of which he or she is a member;
               (c)   a person who:
                         (i)   is a member of a foreign defence force or service; and
                        (ii)   is undergoing flight training; and
                       (iii)   is in uniform; and
                       (iv)   displays appropriate identification issued or authorised by the defence force or service of which he or she is a member; and
                        (v)   is supervised by the holder of an ASIC.
3.06Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Members of a defence force
        (1)  This regulation applies to a member of:
               (a)   the Australian Defence Force (ADF); and
              (b)              a visiting force, within the meaning of the Defence (Visiting Forces) Act 1963, on training, exercises or operations with the ADF.
        (2)  Despite regulation 3.03, a member of a defence force to whom this regulation applies need not display an ASIC in a secure area if the member:
               (a)   is on duty and involved:
                         (i)   in the operation of an aircraft; or
                        (ii)   in supporting the operation of an aircraft; and
              (b)   is in uniform or other role appropriate clothing; and
               (c)   displays proper identification as a member of a defence force.
3.07Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Persons facilitating movement of cargo or passengers
        (1)  In this regulation:
cargo facilitator means a person who is at a security controlled airport, or on a prescribed aircraft, for the purpose of assisting with the movement of cargo.
Example
An animal handler.
medical transport facilitator means a person who is an employee, contractor or volunteer of a State or Territory ambulance service and is at a security controlled airport for the purpose of assisting with the movement of:
               (a)   a sick or injured passenger to or from an aircraft; or
              (b)   medical cargo.
passenger facilitator means a person who is at a security controlled airport, or on a prescribed aircraft, for the purpose of assisting the movement of a passenger with reduced mobility or a specialised medical need.
        (2)  Despite regulation 3.03, a cargo facilitator or passenger facilitator need not display an ASIC in the secure area if, while he or she is in the area, he or she is escorted by:
               (a)   an employee or officer of the operator of the aircraft on which the relevant cargo or passenger is or will be carried; or
              (b)   somebody else who the cargo facilitator or passenger facilitator has reason to believe is authorised to supervise cargo facilitators or passenger facilitators in the area.
     (2A)  Despite regulation 3.03, a medical transport facilitator is not required to display an ASIC in the secure area if he or she, while in the secure area, is supervised by an ASIC holder who is authorised by the operator of the aircraft on which the medical cargo or sick or injured passenger is or will be carried.
     (2B)  For subregulation (2A), a medical transport facilitator is supervised if the ASIC holder:
               (a)   escorts or accompanies the medical transport facilitator at all times when the medical transport facilitator is in the secure area; or
              (b)   watches the medical transport facilitator at all times when the medical transport facilitator is in the secure area.
        (3)  An aircraft operator must ensure that a cargo facilitator or passenger facilitator does not enter, or stay in, a secure area of an airport unless the cargo facilitator or passenger facilitator:
               (a)   holds, and properly displays, a valid ASIC; or
              (b)   is directed to enter the area, and while in the area is escorted, by a person referred to in paragraph (2) (a) or (b).
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
     (3A)  An aircraft operator must ensure that a medical transport facilitator does not enter, or stay in, a secure area of an airport unless the medical transport facilitator:
               (a)   holds and properly displays a valid ASIC; or
              (b)   is supervised by a person mentioned in subregulation (2A).
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
        (4)  A contravention of subregulation (3) or (3A) is an offence of strict liability.
3.07A     Persons attending baggage make‑up areas
               Despite regulation 3.03, a person need not display an ASIC in a secure area if:
               (a)   he or she is in the area for the purpose of identifying his or her baggage as part of baggage screening or reconciliation; and
              (b)   at all times while he or she is in the area, he or she is escorted by a person who is properly displaying a valid ASIC.
3.08Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Persons exempted by Secretary from requirement to display ASIC
        (1)  Despite regulation 3.03, somebody to whom the Secretary has given an exemption under this regulation need not display an ASIC in a secure area.
        (2)  A person may apply, in writing, to the Secretary for a written exemption from displaying an ASIC in such an area.
        (3)  Within 30 days after receiving an application, the Secretary must:
               (a)   give or refuse the exemption; and
              (b)   notify the person in writing of the decision and, if the decision is a refusal, the reasons for it.
        (4)  On the Secretary’s own initiative, the Secretary may give a person, or all persons in a specified class, exemption from displaying an ASIC in a secure area.
        (5)  Before giving or refusing an exemption, the Secretary must consider:
               (a)   why the exemption is necessary; and
              (b)   the likely effect of the proposed exemption on aviation security at the airport; and
               (c)   how long the proposed exemption will last, if it is given; and
              (d)   anything else relevant that the Secretary knows about.
        (6)  The Secretary may give an exemption:
               (a)   for a particular period and subject to a condition or conditions mentioned in the exemption; or
              (b)   limited to part of such an area of a particular airport.
        (7)  If the Secretary gives an exemption to all persons in a specified class, the Secretary must publish a notice of the exemption in the Gazette.
        (8)  To avoid doubt, an exemption under this regulation does not authorise the holder to:
               (a)   pass through a screening point without being screened; or
              (b)   enter a secure area or a prescribed aircraft otherwise than through a screening point.
3.09Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Persons who display valid VICs
        (1)  Despite regulation 3.03, a person who is properly displaying a valid VIC need not display an ASIC in the secure area to which the VIC allows access.
        (2)  A person who is the holder of an ASIC, and has supervised
a person who holds a VIC into the secure area to which the VIC allows access, must not leave the holder of the VIC unsupervised while the holder of the VIC is in the area unless the supervision of the VIC holder is taken over by another ASIC holder.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
        (3)  A contravention of subregulation (2) is an offence of strict liability.
        (4)  A person who is the holder of a VIC, and was supervised by the holder of an ASIC into the secure area to which the VIC allows access, must leave the area immediately if no holder of an ASIC is supervising him or her.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
3.10Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Other cards not to be used as ASICs or VICs
        (1)  A person must not intentionally use an identity card, or another type of card, to be in a secure area, if he or she knows or believes that the card is not a valid ASIC or VIC.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
        (2)  Subregulation (1) does not apply to a person who, under this Division, need not properly display a valid ASIC in the relevant secure area.
3.11Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Entry to secure area to be for lawful purposes only
               The holder of an ASIC or VIC must not enter, or stay in, a secure area other than for a lawful purpose.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
Subdivision 3.2.2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Display and use of ASICs and VICs outside secure areas
3.12       Persons facilitating passenger check‑in or baggage handling outside secure areas
        (1)  A person who is facilitating:
               (a)   passenger check‑in; or
              (b)   the handling of checked baggage;
at a security controlled airport (regardless of whether, at the time, he or she is in a secure area) must properly display a valid ASIC at all times while doing so.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
Note 1 For properly displaying, see regulation 1.04; for valid, see regulation 1.05. The passenger and baggage check‑in areas are not normally part of the secure area of an airport.
Note 2 A person who properly displays a valid VIC, and is supervised by somebody who properly displays a valid ASIC, need not display a valid ASIC — see regulation 3.09.
Note 3 At a time when such a person is outside the secure area, he or she complies with subregulation (1) if the ASIC is either a red ASIC or a grey ASIC. At a time when he or she is in the secure area, the ASIC must be either a red ASIC or a grey ASIC in accordance with regulation 3.03.
        (2)  A contravention of subregulation (1) is an offence of strict liability.
        (3)  In relation to a security controlled airport from or to which no screened air service operates, subregulation (1) has effect only during traffic periods.
Division 3.3          Control of airside areas and zones — physical security
Subdivision 3.3.1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Preliminary
3.13Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Definitions for Division
               In this Division:
exempt goods, in relation to an enhanced inspection area at an airport, means any of the following:
               (a)   baggage that has been cleared;
              (b)   cargo that has been cleared;
               (c)   goods, of a particular kind, that:
                         (i)   are provided by a person (the regular provider) who has established an arrangement, recorded in writing, with an aviation industry participant for the supply of goods of that kind; and
                        (ii)   have not been accessible to unauthorised persons from the time the goods are accepted from the regular provider by the aviation industry participant, until the start of a screened air service for which the goods are taken on board an aircraft;
              (d)   duty free items that:
                         (i)   are intended for supply by an aircraft operator, or a duty free shop, operating from the airport; and
                        (ii)   are items that have been authorised by the airport operator for the airport as being items needed for delivery to an aircraft located in the area, or as items that must be carried through the area for delivery;
               (e)   items that:
                         (i)   are carried by a private security contractor; and
                        (ii)   are contained in an armoured vehicle that displays the livery of the contractor; and
                       (iii)   remain under the lawful authority of a uniformed member of the contractor’s staff who properly displays a valid red ASIC if required do so under regulation 3.03; and
                       (iv)   need to be delivered to, or carried through, the area with the consent of the airport operator;
               (f)   goods under the lawful control of any of the following:
                         (i)   a law enforcement officer;
                        (ii)   a member of the Australian Defence Force (ADF);
                       (iii)   a member of a visiting force, within the meaning of the Defence (Visiting Forces) Act 1963, on training exercises or operations with the ADF;
              (g)   goods that the Secretary by written notice has provided, under paragraph 42 (2) (b) of the Act, may pass through a screening point for the area without being screened.
Note The requirement to display a valid red ASIC arises under paragraph 3.03 (1) (a). Subregulations 3.03 (4) to (4B) affect when and where this requirement applies.
exempt person means:
               (a)   a law enforcement officer; or
              (b)   a member of the Defence Force who is responding to an event or threat of unlawful interference with aviation; or
               (c)   an employee, contractor or volunteer of an ambulance, rescue or fire service or a state or territory emergency service who is responding to an emergency in Australia or overseas; or
             (ca)   a person acting under the direction of a person mentioned in paragraph (c) during an emergency; or
              (d)   a person to whom the Secretary has given an exemption under regulation 3.08.
exempt vehicle, in relation to an enhanced inspection area at an airport, means any of the following:
               (a)   a vehicle that:
                         (i)   has been screened at an enhanced inspection area screening point at the airport; and
                        (ii)   after being screened, is allowed, by a screening officer, to pass through the screening point into the area; and
                       (iii)   since being allowed to pass through the screening point, has not left the airside area of the airport;
              (b)   a vehicle, whether or not it has been screened, carrying any of the following persons to an aircraft at the airport for boarding if the persons have been screened and allowed by a screening officer to pass through a screening point:
                         (i)   a member of the crew of the aircraft;
                        (ii)   passengers;
               (c)   a vehicle used for the official duties of an exempt person;
              (d)   an armoured vehicle carrying exempt goods.
responsible aviation industry participant, in relation to an area or a zone, means:
               (a)   in the case of an area or a zone that is covered by the TSP of an aviation industry participant — that aviation industry participant; or
              (b)   in any other case — the operator of the security controlled airport at which the area or zone is located.
3.14Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Common boundaries of areas and zones
        (1)  If a boundary within an airside area is a common boundary for the airside area and an enhanced inspection area, only the requirements for signs applicable to the enhanced inspection area apply.
        (2)  If a boundary within an airside area is a common boundary for the airside area and a security restricted area, only the requirements for signs applicable to the security restricted area apply.
        (3)  If a boundary within an airside area is a common boundary for an enhanced inspection area and a security restricted area, only the requirements for signs applicable to the security restricted area apply.
3.15Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Requirements for airside generally
        (1)  The requirements for the fencing of, and the provision of other physical barriers to entry to, the airside area of a security controlled airport are:
               (a)   subject to subregulation (2), a barrier sufficient to delineate the airside area; and
              (b)   effective access control points to permit authorised access to the airside area; and
               (c)   patrolling, electronic surveillance or any other suitable measures to inspect the barriers for damage and to deter and detect unauthorised access to the airside area; and
              (d)   if possible, illumination of the aircraft parking area while a prescribed aircraft is parked there at night; and
               (e)   signs, each at least 0.4 m wide by 0.3 m high, and otherwise complying with subregulation (4), and in the number required by subregulation (5), fixed to the barrier; and
               (f)   a sign at least 0.4 m wide by 0.3 m high, and otherwise complying with subregulation (6), at every entrance to the airside.
        (2)  Paragraph (1) (a) does not apply in relation to an airport mentioned in subregulation 2.23 (1).
        (3)  The responsible aviation industry participant for the airside area of the airport must ensure that the area can be entered only by:
               (a)   a person authorised to do so who:
                         (i)   properly displays a valid ASIC; or
                        (ii)   properly displays a valid VIC and is supervised by someone authorised to enter the area who properly displays a valid ASIC; or
              (b)   an exempt person; or
               (c)   a vehicle driven by:
                         (i)   a person who is authorised to enter the area and who:
                                  (A)    properly displays a valid ASIC; or
                                  (B)    properly displays a valid VIC and is supervised by someone authorised to enter the area who properly displays a valid ASIC; or
                        (ii)   an exempt person; or
              (d)   a person who:
                         (i)   holds a ticket for carriage on an aircraft that will take its passengers on board through the airside area; and
                        (ii)   is moving reasonably directly from the terminal exit to the aircraft, under the supervision of the aircraft or airport operator, for the purpose of boarding; or
               (e)   a person who arrived on board an aircraft that disembarked its passengers into the airside area, and is moving reasonably directly, under the supervision of the aircraft or airport operator, from the aircraft to the terminal entry.
        (4)  A sign required by paragraph (1) (e) is to be as follows:
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| Commonwealth of Australia WARNING! Airside area Unauthorised entry prohibited Maximum penalty exceeds $5 000 (Aviation Transport Security Act 2004 and Aviation Transport Security Regulations 2005) |
        (5)  There must be as many of the signs required by paragraph (1) (e) as are necessary to ensure that a person approaching the barrier and looking towards the airside is able to see at least 1 of the signs no matter where he or she stands.
        (6)  A sign required by paragraph (1) (f) is to be as follows:
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| Commonwealth of Australia WARNING! Airside area Unauthorised possession of weapons prohibited Maximum penalty exceeds $10 000 (Aviation Transport Security Act 2004 and Aviation Transport Security Regulations 2005) |
        (7)  A responsible aviation industry participant for the airside, or part of the airside, of a security controlled airport must comply with the requirements of subregulations (1), (3), (4), (5) and (6).
Penalty:
               (a)   if the offender is an airport operator or an aircraft operator — 200 penalty units; or
              (b)   in any other case — 100 penalty units.
      (10)  If the secure area of a security controlled airport from or to which no screened air service operates is entered, during a period that is not a traffic period for the airport, by a person, or a vehicle driven by a person, not displaying a valid ASIC or VIC, that entry does not constitute a contravention by the airport operator of paragraph (3) (a) or (c).
Subdivision 3.3.2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Security restricted area
3.16Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Additional security requirements for security restricted area
        (1)  This regulation sets out the additional security requirements applicable to an airside security zone that is a security restricted area.
        (2)  This regulation begins to have effect in relation to an airport when the Secretary establishes such a zone for the airport.
        (3)  The responsible aviation industry participant must ensure that:
               (a)   the area can be entered only by:
                         (i)   a person authorised to do so who:
                                  (A)    properly displays a valid red ASIC; or
                                  (B)    properly displays a valid VIC or a valid
grey ASIC and is supervised by someone authorised to enter the area who properly displays a valid red ASIC; or
                        (ii)   an exempt person; or
                       (iii)   a vehicle driven by:
                                  (A)    a person who is authorised to enter the area and who:
                                               (I)    properly displays a valid red ASIC; or
                                              (II)    properly displays a valid VIC or a valid grey ASIC and is supervised
by someone authorised to enter the area who properly displays a valid red ASIC; or
                                  (B)    an exempt person; or
                       (iv)   a person who:
                                  (A)    holds a ticket for carriage on an aircraft that will take its passengers on board through the security restricted area; and
                                  (B)    is moving reasonably directly from the terminal exit to the aircraft, under the supervision of the aircraft or airport operator, for the purpose of boarding; or
                        (v)   a person who arrived on board an aircraft that disembarked its passengers into the security restricted area, and is moving reasonably directly, under the supervision of the aircraft or airport operator, from the aircraft to the terminal entry; and
              (b)   if access to the zone or any part of it is not continuously controlled, the zone or part is inspected before it is used; and
               (c)   signs, at least 0.4 m wide by 0.3 m high, and otherwise complying with subregulation (4), are permanently fixed at the boundary of the zone so that the warnings and statement on at least 1 sign can be seen from every entrance to the zone; and
              (d)   if there is no security barrier, those signs are placed in such a way that anybody entering the zone has reasonable warning that it is a security restricted area.
Penalty:
               (a)   if the offender is an airport operator or an aircraft operator — 200 penalty units; or
              (b)   in any other case — 100 penalty units.
Note for paragraph (3) (a) For properly displays, see regulation 1.04; for valid, see regulation 1.05.
        (4)  A sign required by paragraph (3) (c) must be in the following form:
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| Commonwealth of Australia WARNING! Security restricted area Unauthorised entry prohibited Maximum penalty exceeds $5 000 (Aviation Transport Security Act 2004 and Aviation Transport Security Regulations 2005) |
        (7)  If the secure area of a security controlled airport from or to which no screened air service operates is entered, during a period that is not a traffic period for the airport, by a person, or a vehicle driven by a person, not displaying a valid ASIC or VIC, that entry does not constitute a contravention by the airport operator of subparagraph (3) (a) (i) or (iii).
Subdivision 3.3.3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Enhanced inspection area
3.16AÂ Â Â Â Â Purpose and application of Subdivision
        (1)  This Subdivision sets out the additional security requirements applicable to an airside security zone that is an enhanced inspection area.
        (2)  This Subdivision applies to an enhanced inspection area of an airport when the Secretary establishes such a zone within the airside area of the airport.
Note An enhanced inspection area is a type of airside security zone prescribed under regulation 3.01. Under section 30 of the Act, the Secretary may establish an airside security zone within the airside area of a security controlled airport by written notice given to the airport operator of the airport.
3.16BÂ Â Â Â Requirements for enhanced inspection area generally
               For subsection 36 (1) of the Act, the requirements in regulation 3.16 dealing with security restricted areas are prescribed and apply to enhanced inspection areas as if a reference in regulation 3.16 to a security restricted area were a reference to an enhanced inspection area.
3.16C    Additional security requirements for enhanced inspection area — entry point screening
        (1)  This regulation is made for sections 36 and 44 of the Act.
        (2)  This regulation applies only at an airport listed in subregulation 2.18A (1) from or to which a screened air service operates.
        (3)  A responsible aviation industry participant must, during traffic periods at the airport:
               (a)   establish and maintain a screening point at every point of entry into an enhanced inspection area from an area occupied or controlled by the participant; and
              (b)   adopt appropriate measures to deter and detect unauthorised access to the enhanced inspection area; and
               (c)   if an area is not continuously used as an enhanced inspection area, ensure the area is inspected and cleared of unauthorised weapons and explosives before it is so used.
        (4)  For paragraph 44 (2) (b) of the Act, the screening point must screen for weapons only.
        (5)  The screening point must be operated by a screening authority and be able to screen the things mentioned in subregulation (4).
        (6)  The responsible aviation industry participant must do the following:
               (a)   require all goods, persons and vehicles entering the enhanced inspection area to enter the area through an enhanced inspection area screening point;
              (b)   require all goods, persons and vehicles entering the enhanced inspection area from or through an area occupied or controlled by the responsible aviation industry participant, other than exempt goods, exempt persons or exempt vehicles, to be screened before passing through the screening point;
               (c)   ensure that all goods, persons and vehicles screened at the screening point receive clearance before entering the enhanced inspection area;
              (d)   carry out screening in accordance with any methods, techniques and equipment that apply to the authority as specified in a notice:
                         (i)   issued by the Secretary under regulation 4.17; and
                        (ii)   that is binding, under subregulation 4.17 (3), on the responsible aviation industry participant.
        (7)  The responsible aviation industry participant commits an offence if the participant does not comply with a requirement in subregulation (3), (4), (5) or (6).
Penalty:
               (a)   if the responsible aviation industry participant is an airport operator or an aircraft operator — 200 penalty units; or
              (b)   in any other case — 100 penalty units.
3.16D    Additional security requirements for enhanced inspection area — random screening in area
        (1)  This regulation is made for sections 36 and 44 of the Act.
        (2)  This regulation applies only at an airport listed in subregulation 2.18A (1) from or to which a screened air service operates.
        (3)  This regulation applies to a responsible aviation industry participant who occupies or controls an area of the airport that includes a point of entry into an enhanced inspection area.
        (4)  The responsible aviation industry participant must conduct random inspections within the enhanced inspection area during traffic periods at the airport.
        (5)  For paragraph 44 (2) (b) of the Act, the screening point must screen for weapons only.
        (6)  The screening point must be operated by a screening authority and be able to screen the things mentioned in subregulation (5) in accordance with the requirements of paragraph (7) (b).
        (7)  The responsible aviation industry participant must do the following at the screening point:
               (a)   randomly select for screening goods, persons or vehicles that have entered the enhanced inspection area;
              (b)   screen the goods, persons or vehicles (other than exempt goods, exempt persons and exempt vehicles) in accordance with the methods, techniques and equipment specified in a notice:
                         (i)   issued by the Secretary under regulation 4.17; and
                        (ii)   that is binding, under subregulation 4.17 (3), on the responsible aviation industry participant.
        (8)  The responsible aviation industry participant commits an offence if the participant does not comply with a requirement in subregulation (4), (5), (6) or (7).
Penalty:
               (a)   if the responsible aviation industry participant is an airport operator or an aircraft operator — 200 penalty units; or
              (b)   in any other case — 100 penalty units.
        (9)  This regulation does not authorise the screening of exempt goods, exempt persons or exempt vehicles that have entered the enhanced inspection area.
Subdivision 3.3.4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Offences
3.17Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Offences relating to entry to airside areas and airside security zones of security controlled airports
        (1)  In this regulation:
regulatory officer means a person who has authority, under the Act, these Regulations or another law, to enter the airside area or an airside security zone of a security controlled airport.
        (2)  A person (other than a regulatory officer) must not enter an airside area or an airside security zone of a security controlled airport without the permission of the responsible aviation industry participant.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
        (3)  A person (other than a regulatory officer) must not stay in an airside area or an airside security zone of a security controlled airport after being asked by the responsible aviation industry participant to leave the area or zone.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
        (4)  A person (other than a regulatory officer) must not take a vehicle into an airside area or an airside security zone of a security controlled airport without the permission of the responsible aviation industry participant.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
        (5)  A person (other than a regulatory officer) must not leave a vehicle in an airside area or an airside security zone of a security controlled airport after being asked by the responsible aviation industry participant to remove the vehicle.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
        (6)  To avoid doubt, nothing in this regulation is taken to affect any right of access or privilege granted by or under any other Commonwealth law.
Note Section 131 of the Act preserves rights and privileges granted under other Acts. In addition, law enforcement officers have the right, under section 83 of the Act, to have access to any part of an airport for the purpose of carrying out their duties.
3.17A     Offence — not operating enhanced inspection area screening point (entry point screening)
        (1)  This regulation is made for paragraph 44 (2) (a) of the Act.
        (2)  A person commits an offence if:
               (a)   the person is a screening authority responsible for operating an enhanced inspection area screening point of the kind mentioned in regulation 3.16C at an airport; and
              (b)   an aircraft operating a screened air service is at the airport; and
               (c)   the screening point has been established and maintained by a responsible aviation industry participant to meet the requirements in subregulation 3.16C (6); and
              (d)   at a particular time, it is a traffic period at the airport; and
               (e)   at that time, the screening authority does not have in place adequate measures to ensure:
                         (i)   that persons, goods or vehicles entering the enhanced inspection area do not enter the area other than through the screening point; and
                        (ii)   that persons, goods or vehicles (other than exempt persons, exempt goods or exempt vehicles) do not enter the enhanced inspection area without being screened.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
3.17B    Offence — sign at enhanced inspection area screening point
        (1)  This regulation is made for paragraph 44 (2) (k) of the Act.
        (2)  A person commits an offence if:
               (a)   the person is a responsible aviation industry participant for an enhanced inspection area at an airport; and
              (b)   the participant has established an enhanced inspection area screening point for the enhanced inspection area; and
               (c)   the participant does not display, at the enhanced inspection area screening point, a sign that is:
                         (i)   0.4 m wide and 0.3 m high; and
                        (ii)   in the following form:
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| Commonwealth of Australia WARNING! Enhanced inspection area screening point in operation. Weapons must not be taken past this point without authority. Maximum penalty exceeds $2000.00 (Aviation Transport Security Act 2004 and Aviation Transport Security Regulations 2005) |
Penalty:
               (a)   if the responsible aviation industry participant is an airport operator or an aircraft operator — 200 penalty units; or
              (b)   in any other case — 100 penalty units.
3.17C    Offence — not preventing entry to enhanced inspection area
        (1)  This regulation is made for subparagraph 44 (2) (d) (ii) of the Act.
        (2)  A person commits an offence if:
               (a)   the person is the responsible aviation industry participant operating an enhanced inspection area screening point of the kind mentioned in regulation 3.16C at an airport; and
              (b)   an aircraft operating a screened air service is at the airport; and
               (c)   at a particular time, it is a traffic period at the airport; and
              (d)   at that time, the aviation industry participant does not have in place adequate measures to ensure:
                         (i)   that persons, goods or vehicles entering the enhanced inspection area from an area occupied or controlled by the participant do not do so other than through that screening point; and
                        (ii)   that persons, goods or vehicles (other than exempt persons, exempt goods or exempt vehicles) are screened before they enter the enhanced inspection area:
                                  (A)    from an area occupied or controlled by the participant; or
                                  (B)    through an access point controlled by the participant.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
Subdivision 3.3.5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Emergency Access
3.18Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Access by emergency personnel
        (1)  Nothing in this Division requires or authorises an aviation industry participant to prevent any of the following having access to any part of the airside area or any airside security zone of the airport:
               (a)   members of the Defence Force who are responding to an event or threat of unlawful interference with aviation;
              (b)   an employee, contractor or volunteer of an ambulance, rescue or fire service or a state or territory emergency service who is responding to an emergency in Australia or overseas;
               (c)   a person acting under the direction of a person mentioned in paragraph (b) during an emergency.
        (2)  A requirement of this Part to display an ASIC or VIC does not apply to a person referred to in paragraph (1) (a), (b) or (c).
Division 3.4          Control of landside areas and zones — physical security
3.19Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Definitions for Division
               In this Division:
exempt person means:
               (a)   a law enforcement officer; or
              (b)   a member of the Defence Force who is responding to an event or threat of unlawful interference with aviation; or
               (c)   an ambulance, rescue or fire service officer who is responding to an emergency.
responsible aviation industry participant, in relation to an area or a zone, means:
               (a)   in the case of an area or a zone that is covered by the TSP of an aviation industry participant — that aviation industry participant; or
              (b)   in any other case — the operator of the security controlled airport at which the area or zone is located.
3.20Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Security requirements for sterile areas
        (1)  The physical security requirements for a landside security zone that is the sterile area of a security controlled airport are as set out in this regulation.
        (2)  This regulation begins to have effect in relation to an airport when the Secretary establishes such a zone for the airport.
        (3)  The responsible aviation industry participant for the zone must ensure that:
               (a)   at least 1 screening point is established and maintained; and
              (b)   the zone is enclosed in a barrier sufficient to prevent cleared persons in the zone coming into contact with persons who have not been cleared, and to prevent cleared persons getting access to anything from outside the zone that has not been cleared; and
               (c)   appropriate measures are taken to deter and detect unauthorised access to the zone; and
              (d)   a person who enters the zone through a screening point is screened and cleared unless the person is of a class that is permitted to pass through a screening point without being screened; and
               (e)   a person can enter the zone other than through a screening point only if he or she is of a class of persons permitted to do so under regulation 4.11 or 4.12A; and
               (f)   a vehicle that enters the sterile area is screened and cleared; and
              (g)   goods that enter the sterile area are screened and cleared; and
              (h)   a cleared vehicle is able to enter the zone only if it is authorised to do so and it is driven by a person who is authorised to enter the area who:
                         (i)   properly displays a valid ASIC; or
                        (ii)   properly displays a valid VIC and is supervised by somebody who properly displays a valid ASIC; and
               (i)   if the zone is not continuously used as a sterile area, the zone is inspected before it is so used; and
               (j)   signs at least 0.4 m wide by 0.3 m high, and otherwise complying with subregulation (4), are placed in such a way that anyone entering the area knows that it is a sterile area.
        (4)  A sign required by paragraph (3) (j) must be in the following form:
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| Commonwealth of Australia WARNING! Sterile area Unauthorised possession of weapons or prohibited items prohibited Maximum penalty exceeds $10 000 Unauthorised entry prohibited Maximum penalty exceeds $5 000 (Aviation Transport Security Act 2004 and Aviation Transport Security Regulations 2005) |
        (5)  The responsible aviation industry participant for the sterile area must ensure that the requirements of subregulation (3) are complied with in relation to the area.
Penalty: 200 penalty units.
        (8)  If the secure area of a security controlled airport from or to which no screened air service operates is entered, during a period that is not a traffic period for the airport, by a person, or a vehicle driven by a person, not displaying a valid ASIC or VIC, that entry does not constitute a contravention by the airport operator of paragraph (3) (h).
3.21Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Security requirements for landside security zones other than sterile areas
        (1)  The security requirements set out in this regulation apply to a landside security zone of any type other than a sterile area.
        (2)  The responsible aviation industry participant for the zone
must take precautions (for example, barriers, patrolling or surveillance), that are reasonably sufficient to ensure that:
               (a)   a person can enter the zone only if he or she is authorised to do so and:
                         (i)   properly displays a valid ASIC; or
                        (ii)   properly displays a valid VIC and is supervised by someone authorised to enter the zone who properly displays a valid ASIC; and
              (b)   a vehicle can enter the zone only if it is authorised to do so, and is driven by a person who is authorised to enter the zone and:
                         (i)   properly displays a valid ASIC; or
                        (ii)   properly displays a valid VIC and is supervised by someone authorised to enter the zone who properly displays a valid ASIC.
Penalty: 200 penalty units.
Note For properly displays, see regulation 1.04; for valid, see regulation 1.05.
        (3)  If the secure area of a security controlled airport from or to which no screened air service operates is entered, during a period that is not a traffic period for the airport, by a person, or a vehicle driven by a person, not displaying a valid ASIC or VIC, that entry does not constitute a contravention by the airport operator of subregulation (2).
3.22Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Security requirements for fuel storage zones
        (1)  The additional physical security requirements for a fuel storage zone are as set out in this regulation.
        (2)  This regulation begins to have effect in relation to an airport when the Secretary establishes such a zone for the airport.
        (3)  The responsible aviation industry participant must ensure
that signs, each at least 0.4 m wide by 0.3 m high, and that otherwise comply with subregulation (4), are permanently fixed at the boundary of the zone so that the warning and statement on at least 1 sign can be seen from every point on the boundary.
Penalty: 200 penalty units.
        (4)  A sign required by subregulation (3) must be in the following form:
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| Commonwealth of Australia WARNING! Fuel storage zone Unauthorised possession of weapons or prohibited items prohibited Maximum penalty exceeds $10 000 Unauthorised entry prohibited Maximum penalty exceeds $5 000 (Aviation Transport Security Act 2004 and Aviation Transport Security Regulations 2005) |
3.23Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Security requirements for air traffic control facilities zones
        (1)  The additional physical security requirements for an air traffic control facilities zone are as set out in this regulation.
        (2)  This regulation begins to have effect in relation to an airport when the Secretary establishes such a zone for the airport.
        (3)  The responsible aviation industry participant must ensure that signs, each at least 0.4 m wide by 0.3 m high, and otherwise complying with subregulation (4), are permanently fixed at the boundary of the zone so that the warning and statement on at least 1 sign can be seen from every point on the boundary.
Penalty: 200 penalty units.
        (4)  A sign required by subregulation (3) must be in the following form:
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| Commonwealth of Australia WARNING! Air traffic control facilities zone Unauthorised possession of weapons or prohibited items prohibited Maximum penalty exceeds $10 000 Unauthorised entry prohibited Maximum penalty exceeds $5 000 (Aviation Transport Security Act 2004 and Aviation Transport Security Regulations 2005) |
3.24Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Security requirements for navigational aids zones
        (1)  The additional physical security requirements for a navigational aids zone are as set out in this regulation.
        (2)  This regulation begins to have effect in relation to an airport when the Secretary establishes such a zone for the airport.
        (3)  The responsible aviation industry participant must ensure that signs, each at least 0.4 m wide by 0.3 m high, and otherwise in accordance with subregulation (4), are placed in such a way that anyone who enters the zone knows that it is a navigational aids zone.
Penalty: 200 penalty units.
        (4)  A sign required by subregulation (3) must be in the following form:
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| Commonwealth of Australia WARNING! Navigational aids zone Unauthorised possession of weapons or prohibited items prohibited Maximum penalty exceeds $10 000 Unauthorised entry prohibited Maximum penalty exceeds $5 000 (Aviation Transport Security Act 2004 and Aviation Transport Security Regulations 2005) |
3.25Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Offences relating to entry to landside security zones
        (1)  In this regulation:
regulatory officer means a person who has authority, under the Act, these Regulations or another law, to enter the landside security zone of a security controlled airport.
        (2)  A person (other than a regulatory officer) must not enter a landside security zone of a security controlled airport without the permission of the responsible aviation industry participant.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
        (3)  A person (other than a regulatory officer) must not stay in a landside security zone of a security controlled airport after being asked by the responsible aviation industry participant to leave the zone.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
        (4)  A person (other than a regulatory officer) must not take a vehicle into a landside security zone of a security controlled airport without the permission of the responsible aviation industry participant.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
        (5)  A person (other than a regulatory officer) must not leave a vehicle in a landside security zone of a security controlled airport after being asked by the responsible aviation industry participant to remove the vehicle.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
        (6)  To avoid doubt, nothing in this regulation is taken to affect any right of access or privilege granted by or under any other Commonwealth law.
Note Section 131 of the Act preserves rights and privileges granted under other Acts. In addition, law enforcement officers have the right, under section 83 of the Act, to have access to any part of an airport for the purpose of carrying out their duties.
3.26Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Access by emergency personnel
        (1)  Nothing in this Division requires or authorises an aviation industry participant to prevent any of the following having access to any part of the landside of the airport:
               (a)   members of the Defence Force who are responding to an event or threat of unlawful interference with aviation;
              (b)   ambulance, rescue or fire service officers who are responding to an emergency.
        (2)  A requirement of this Part to display an ASIC or VIC does not apply to a person referred to in paragraph (1) (a) or (b).
Division 3.5          Counter‑terrorist first response function
3.27       Definition — designated airport
               In this Division:
designated airport means each of the following airports:
               (a)   Adelaide Airport;
              (b)   Alice Springs Airport
               (c)   Brisbane Airport;
              (d)   Cairns Airport;
               (e)   Canberra Airport;
               (f)   Coolangatta Airport;
              (g)   Darwin Airport;
              (h)   Hobart Airport
               (i)   Melbourne Airport;
               (j)   Perth Airport;
              (k)   Sydney Airport.
3.28       Definition — counter‑terrorist first response
               For the purposes of this Division, counter‑terrorist first response means providing:
               (a)   deterrence measures designed to deny information to terrorists and deter acts of terrorism, and if an act is threatened or prospective, to deter or prevent it, being measures that vary in accordance with the threat, and include, but are not limited to, continuous patrolling within the airport by members of a counter‑terrorist first response force at all times when the airport is operational, with emphasis on, but not exclusively:
                         (i)   within terminals; and
                        (ii)   approaches to terminals; and
                       (iii)   at barriers that separate the parts of the airport that are publicly accessible from airside areas, airside security zones and landside security zones of the airport in relation to movement of passengers to or from prescribed aircraft or loading and unloading of goods (including baggage and cargo) on a prescribed aircraft; and
                       (iv)   in the areas of the airport where goods (including baggage and cargo) are handled by airline, RACA or airport staff at times when goods (including baggage and cargo) are being handled; and
                        (v)   at locations in the airport that provide access by persons or vehicles to areas of the airport that are not publicly accessible; and
                       (vi)   parts of the airport used for the surface movement of aircraft (except taxiways and runways) and adjacent parts of the airport; and
              (b)   a response capability that provides:
                         (i)   an initial response capability for acts of terrorism:
                                  (A)    to evacuate endangered or potentially endangered persons; and
                                  (B)    if the act has occurred or is occurring, to contain it; and
                                  (C)    to cordon the location of the act; and
                        (ii)   an initial response to other acts of unlawful interference with aviation; and
                       (iii)   an initial response to other aviation security incidents to make a determination as to whether they are counter‑terrorist first response related; and
                       (iv)   at least 2 members of a counter‑terrorist first response force to make a rapid response on the activation of an operational screening point duress alarm, or request to attend at an operational screening point for an international or domestic air service; and
               (c)   to transfer responsibility for command and control after completion of that response to the responsible law enforcement agency or agencies and to pass relevant information relating to a terrorist act to other government agencies, the airport operator and the aircraft operator to ensure that the airport and aircraft operators are able to meet their incident reporting obligations under the Act.
3.29       Provision of counter‑terrorist first response force
        (1)  The operator of a designated airport must enter into an agreement with a counter‑terrorist first response service provider, in accordance with this Division, for the provision of a counter‑terrorist first response force for the airport.
        (2)  The counter‑terrorist first response service provider is responsible for the implementation and operational delivery of the counter‑terrorist first response function.
        (3)  Nothing in this Division requires the service provider to give an airport operator or aircraft operator information the disclosure of which would constitute an offence under an Act or the law of a State or Territory.
3.30       Qualifications of members of counter‑terrorist first response force
        (1)  To be qualified to be a member of a counter‑terrorist first response force for a designated airport, a person must be:
               (a)   either:
                         (i)   a member, special member, protective service officer or special protective service officer of the Australian Federal Police; or
                        (ii)   a member of the police force of the State or Territory in which the airport is located; and
              (b)   authorised to bear firearms under the Commonwealth, State or Territory law applying at the airport; and
               (c)   trained to a proficient level in the use of firearms, other weapons and other techniques used in the exercise of counter‑terrorist first response; and
              (d)   trained to a level of competence in general airport procedures in relation to the movement of persons, aircraft, vehicles, other machinery and goods (including baggage and cargo) within an airport; and
               (e)   capable of responding promptly and effectively as a member of a counter‑terrorist first response force.
        (2)  To be qualified to be a member of a counter‑terrorist first response force at a designated airport, a person must have:
               (a)   under the laws of the Commonwealth, State or Territory
in which the airport is located, powers of arrest and associated powers not less than the powers conferred by Part II of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979; and
              (b)   proficiency:
                         (i)   in contributing to the collection and management
of information of value to aviation security intelligence; and
                        (ii)   in the appropriate application of such intelligence.
3.31Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Dogs at certain airports
              In the case of each of the following airports:
               (a)   Brisbane Airport;
              (b)   Melbourne Airport;
               (c)   Sydney Airport;
the agreement required by regulation 3.29 must require the service provider to keep available at least 2 dogs that are trained to detect explosives, and a handler for each dog.
Part 3AÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Airside and Landside Special Event Zones
Division 3A.1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Preliminary
3A.01Â Â Â Â Â Definitions
        (1)  In this Part, an aviation industry participant is the airside special event zone manager in respect of a particular zone if:
               (a)   the aviation industry participant applied to the Secretary to establish an airside special event zone under regulation 3A.02 in respect of the particular zone; and
              (b)   the Secretary established the airside special event zone in respect of the zone.
        (2)  In this Part, an aviation industry participant is the landside special event zone manager in respect of a particular zone if:
               (a)   the aviation industry participant applied to the Secretary to establish a landside special event zone under regulation 3A.08 in respect of the particular zone; and
              (b)   the Secretary established the landside special event zone in respect of the zone.
Division 3A.2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Airside special event zones
Subdivision 3A.2.1Â Â Â Â Application for an airside special event zone
3A.02Â Â Â Â Â Application for an airside special event zone
        (1)  For section 133 of the Act, an aviation industry participant may apply in writing to the Secretary for the Secretary to establish an airside special event zone under section 31A of the Act.
        (2)  The application must contain the following information:
               (a)   the name and contact details of the aviation industry participant;
              (b)   a map showing the proposed airside special event zone including entry points into the zone and exit points out of the zone;
               (c)   a description of the proposed event to be held in the proposed airside special event zone;
              (d)   the period (or periods) during which the proposed airside special event zone will be in force, including dates, times and duration;
               (e)   an estimate of the number of people who will attend
the event to be held in the proposed airside special event zone including an explanation of how that estimate was calculated;
               (f)   a description of any security risks with respect to the event to be held in the proposed airside special event zone;
              (g)   an explanation of how the security risks were identified;
              (h)   details of the measures that the aviation industry participant will take to manage and mitigate security risks resulting from the event that will be held in the proposed airside special event zone.
        (3)  If the aviation industry participant plans to make changes to
its transport security program for the purposes of managing
and mitigating security risks resulting from the proposed event to be held in the proposed airside special event zone, the application must include details of the planned changes.
3A.03Â Â Â Â Â Further information about applications
        (1)  The Secretary may request that the applicant provide the Secretary with further information about the application.
        (2)  The Secretary may refuse to consider the application until the applicant gives the Secretary the information.
3A.04Â Â Â Â Â Notices
               If:
               (a)   the Secretary gives the operator of a security controlled airport a notice establishing an airside special event zone under section 31A of the Act; and
              (b)   the airside special event zone manager is not the operator of the airport in which the event zone is established;
the Secretary must provide the airside special event zone manager with a copy of the notice.
Note The notice establishing an airside special event zone includes a map of the airport showing the boundaries of the airside special event zone and specifies the period (or periods) during which the event zone is in force.
Subdivision 3A.2.2Â Â Â Â Requirements for airside special event zones
3A.05Â Â Â Â Â Requirements for airside special event zones
        (1)  For section 36A of the Act, the requirements in these Regulations dealing with airside areas are prescribed and apply, as in force from time to time, to airside special event zones.
        (2)  The requirements under subregulation (1) do not include the requirements relating to the display of an ASIC or a VIC.
Subdivision 3A.2.3Â Â Â Â Offences relating to airside special event zones
3A.06Â Â Â Â Â Offence if person moves out of airside special event zone
        (1)  For subsection 36A (3) of the Act, a person commits an offence if:
               (a)   an airside special event zone is in force; and
              (b)   the person is in the airside special event zone; and
               (c)   the person moves from the zone into any of the following:
                         (i)   a part of a landside security zone that is outside a landside special event zone that is in force;
                        (ii)   a part of an airside security zone that is outside an airside special event zone that is in force;
                       (iii)   a part of an airside area that is outside an airside special event zone that is in force; and
              (d)   the person is not authorised by the Act or by these Regulations to enter the zone or area.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
        (2)  Strict liability applies to the physical elements in subregulation (1).
Note For strict liability see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.
3A.07Â Â Â Â Â Offence if airside special event zone manager allows unauthorised movement
        (1)  For subsection 36A (3) of the Act, a person commits an offence if:
               (a)   an airside special event zone is in force; and
              (b)   the person is the airside special event zone manager for the airside special event zone; and
               (c)   another person (the transient person) who is in the airside special event zone moves from the zone into any of the following:
                         (i)   a part of a landside security zone that is outside a landside special event zone that is in force;
                        (ii)   a part of an airside security zone that is outside an airside special event zone that is in force;
                       (iii)   a part of the airside area that is outside an airside special event zone that is in force; and
              (d)   the transient person is not authorised by the Act or by these Regulations to enter the zone or area.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
        (2)  Strict liability applies to the physical elements in subregulation (1).
Note For strict liability see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.
Division 3A.3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Landside special event zones
Subdivision 3A.3.1Â Â Â Â Application for a landside special event zone
3A.08Â Â Â Â Â Application for a landside special event zone
        (1)  For section 133 of the Act, an aviation industry participant may apply in writing to the Secretary for the Secretary to establish a landside special event zone under section 33A of the Act.
        (2)  The application must contain the following information:
               (a)   the name and contact details of the aviation industry participant;
              (b)   a map showing the proposed landside special event zone including entry points into the zone and exit points out of the zone;
               (c)   a description of the proposed event to be held in the proposed landside special event zone;
              (d)   the period (or periods) during which the proposed landside special event zone will be in force, including dates, times and duration;
               (e)   an estimate of the number of people who will attend the event to be held in the proposed landside special event zone including an explanation of how that estimate was calculated;
               (f)   a description of any security risks with respect to the event to be held in the proposed landside special event zone;
              (g)   an explanation of how the security risks were identified;
              (h)   details of the measures that the aviation industry participant will take to manage and mitigate security risks resulting from the event that will be held in the proposed landside special event zone.
        (3)  If the aviation industry participant plans to make changes to its transport security program for the purposes of managing and mitigating security risks resulting from the proposed event to be held in the proposed landside special event zone, the application must include details of the planned changes.
3A.09Â Â Â Â Â Further information about applications
        (1)  The Secretary may request that the applicant provide the Secretary with further information about the application.
        (2)  The Secretary may refuse to consider the application until the applicant gives the Secretary the information.
3A.10Â Â Â Â Â Notices
               If:
               (a)   the Secretary gives the operator of a security controlled airport a notice establishing a landside special event zone under section 33A of the Act; and
              (b)   the landside special event zone manager is not the operator of the airport in which the event zone is established;
the Secretary must provide the landside special event zone manager with a copy of the notice.
Note The notice establishing a landside special event zone includes a map of the airport showing the boundaries of the landside special event zone and specifies the period (or periods) during which the event zone is in force.
Subdivision 3A.3.2Â Â Â Â Requirements for landside special event zones
3A.11Â Â Â Â Â Requirements for landside special event zones
        (1)  For section 38A of the Act, the requirements in these Regulations dealing with landside areas are prescribed and apply, as in force from time to time, to landside special event zones.
        (2)  The requirements under subregulation (1) do not include the requirements relating to the display of an ASIC or a VIC.
Subdivision 3A.3.3 Â Â Â Offences relating to landside special event zones
3A.12Â Â Â Â Â Offence if person moves out of landside special event zone
        (1)  For subsection 38A (3) of the Act, a person commits an offence if:
               (a)   a landside special event zone is in force; and
              (b)   the person is in the landside special event zone; and
               (c)   the person moves from the zone into any of the following:
                         (i)   an airside area that is outside an airside special event zone that is in force;
                        (ii)   a part of a landside security zone that is outside a landside special event zone that is in force; and
              (d)   the person is not authorised by the Act or by these Regulations to enter the area or zone.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
        (2)  Strict liability applies to the physical elements in subregulation (1).
Note For strict liability see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.
3A.13Â Â Â Â Â Offence if landside special event zone manager allows unauthorised movement
        (1)  For subsection 38A (3) of the Act, a person commits an offence if:
               (a)   a landside special event zone is in force; and
              (b)   the person is the landside special event zone manager for the landside special event zone; and
               (c)   another person (the transient person) who is in the landside special event zone moves from the zone into any of the following:
                         (i)   an airside area that is outside an airside special event zone that is in force;
                        (ii)   a part of a landside security zone that is outside a landside special event zone that is in force; and
              (d)   the transient person is not authorised by the Act or by these Regulations to enter the area or zone.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
        (2)  Strict liability applies to the physical elements in subregulation (1).
Note For strict liability see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.
Part 4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Other security measures
Division 4.1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Screening and clearing
Subdivision 4.1.1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Screening and clearing generally
4.01       Definition — operational period
               In this Subdivision:
operational period of an aircraft means:
               (a)   for a departing aircraft:
                         (i)   if the aircraft is at Adelaide Airport, Brisbane Airport, Melbourne Airport, Perth Airport, Sydney Airport, Cairns Airport, Canberra Airport, Coolangatta Airport, or Darwin Airport — the period beginning 2 hours before the aircraft’s scheduled departure time (or, if it is known in advance that its departure will be delayed, 2 hours before its re‑scheduled departure time) and ending 30 minutes after its actual departure time; or
                        (ii)   if the aircraft is at any other security controlled airport — the period beginning 30 minutes before the aircraft’s scheduled departure time (or, if it is known in advance that its departure will be delayed, 30 minutes before its re‑scheduled departure time) and ending 30 minutes after its actual departure time; and
              (b)   for an arriving aircraft, the period beginning 30 minutes before its scheduled arrival time (or, if it is known in advance that its arrival will be delayed, 30 minutes before its re‑scheduled arrival time) and ending 30 minutes after its actual arrival time.
4.02Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Meaning of screened air service
        (1)  An aircraft must be a cleared aircraft before departure if it is operating a regular public transport operation or an open charter operation with a maximum weight of:
               (a)   after 30 June 2010 — 30 000 kg; and
              (b)   after 30 June 2012 — 20 000 kg.
     (1A)  For subregulation (1):
maximum weight, for an aircraft, means the maximum gross weight at take off that the manufacturer of the aircraft, or a person authorised by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority, certifies for structural safety or control of the aircraft.
        (2)  An aircraft not covered by subregulation (1) that departs from the same airport apron as an aircraft described in that subregulation, and is scheduled to depart within the operational period of the latter aircraft, must be a cleared aircraft.
        (3)  For subregulation (2):
apron has, for an airport, the meaning given by the airport operator’s TSP.
        (4)  An aircraft described in subregulation (1) or (2) operates a screened air service.
4.03Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Specification of persons to carry out screening
        (1)  This regulation is made for paragraph 44 (2) (a) of the Act.
        (2)  The Secretary may specify, by a written notice in accordance with subsection 44 (3) of the Act, a person, or persons jointly, who are authorised or required to carry out screening at a security controlled airport or part of a security controlled airport.
        (3)  The Secretary must specify sufficient persons under subregulation (2) for an airport or part of an airport to ensure that at all times:
               (a)   there is at least 1 screening authority for the whole of the sterile area of the airport; and
              (b)   if 1 or more screening authorities are specified for part of the area, there is at least 1 screening authority for the remainder of the area.
4.04Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Things to be detected by screening
        (1)  This regulation is made for paragraph 44 (2) (b) of the Act.
        (2)  The things that are to be detected by screening are:
               (a)   on a person, or in a person’s belongings, or in stores entering a sterile area — weapons and prohibited items; and
              (b)   in checked baggage — explosives; and
               (c)   in a vehicle or in goods entering an enhanced inspection area — weapons.
        (3)  To avoid doubt, subregulation (2) does not oblige a screening authority to detect weapons, prohibited items or explosives if it is not technically possible to do so.
Note See Subdivision 4.1.1A for the requirements for screening for the detection of LAG products.
4.05Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Dealing with weapons detected during screening
        (1)  For paragraph 44 (2) (c) of the Act, this regulation sets out how weapons detected during screening are to be dealt with.
        (2)  Subject to subregulation (3), a weapon detected during screening must be:
               (a)   surrendered to a screening authority; and
              (b)   stored and handled in accordance with subregulation 4.57 (2).
        (3)  Subregulation (2) does not apply if:
               (a)   a weapon is detected by a screening authority for a particular screening area; and
              (b)   the weapon is in the possession of a person authorised under Division 4.2 to have the weapon:
                         (i)   in his or her possession; and
                        (ii)   in the screening area.
Note Division 4.2 deals with weapons, and the classes of persons authorised to possess weapons in secure areas. Regulation 4.52 authorises an aviation industry participant to have some types of weapon in an airside security zone if the weapon is a tool of trade controlled by the participant.
4.06Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Dealing with prohibited items detected during screening
        (1)  For paragraph 44 (2) (c) of the Act, this regulation sets out how prohibited items detected during screening are to be dealt with.
        (2)  Any prohibited item detected during screening must be
stored and handled in accordance with any applicable Commonwealth, State or Territory law.
4.07       Use of hand‑held metal detectors
        (1)  This regulation is made for paragraph 44 (2) (j) of the Act.
        (2)  A hand‑held metal detector must not be used for screening at a security controlled airport from which a screened air service does not operate unless its use is required by:
               (a)   written notice under subsection 44 (3) of the Act; or
              (b)   a special security direction under section 67 of the Act.
        (3)  If a hand‑held metal detector is used as a screening tool in accordance with a requirement referred to in subregulation (2), it must be operated in accordance with the relevant direction.
        (4)  An airport operator must not use or purport to use a hand‑held metal detector as a screening device in contravention of subregulation (2) or (3).
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
4.08Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Circumstances in which persons must be screened and cleared in order to board an aircraft
        (1)  This regulation is made for subparagraph 44 (2) (d) (i) of the Act.
        (2)  A person must be screened and cleared before boarding an aircraft if:
               (a)   the aircraft is to operate a screened air service; and
              (b)   the person is a passenger on, or a member of the crew of, the aircraft.
        (3)  For subregulation (2), a member of an aircraft’s crew is taken to continue to be cleared if he or she, since he or she was last screened, has continuously been:
               (a)   in the airside of an airport at which there is a sterile area (and if the sterile area is not continuously in operation, while the area was in operation); or
              (b)   in the sterile area of an airport; or
               (c)   on board an aircraft that operates a screened air service.
Note The following table summarises the requirements of these Regulations in relation to foreign aircrew and cabin crew, or the crew of a state aircraft:
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 |
| Class of person | Entry to an aircraft | Entry to the sterile area | Wearing of an ASIC in a secure area | Checked baggage screening (if otherwise applicable) | Baggage remaining on aircraft or overnighting |
| Crew of a foreign aircraft | Screening required | Screening required | Not required, but company uniform and ID required | Screening required when baggage loaded | Not screened |
| Crew of a state aircraft | Screening not required | Screening required | Not required | Not required | Not required |
4.09Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Circumstances in which persons may enter certain areas without being screened
        (1)  This regulation is made for subparagraph 44 (2) (d) (ii) of the Act.
        (2)  A person must be cleared before entering an enhanced inspection area or a sterile area unless the person:
               (a)   has entered the area from the airside after disembarking from a screened air service; or
              (b)   may pass through a screening point under regulation 4.10.
4.10Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Persons who may pass through screening point without being screened
               For paragraph 41 (2) (b) of the Act, the following persons may pass through a screening point without being screened:
               (a)   a law enforcement officer who produces his or her identity card as a law enforcement officer;
              (b)   a screening officer who is engaged in the management of the screening point;
               (c)   an ambulance, rescue or fire service officer who is responding to an emergency on the landside of the airport;
              (d)   a member of the Defence Force who is responding to an event or threat of unlawful interference with aviation.
4.11Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Persons who may enter certain cleared areas other than through screening point
Sterile areas
        (1)  For paragraph 41 (2) (c) of the Act, a person mentioned in subregulation (2) may enter an area that is a cleared area other than through a screening point if:
               (a)   for a sterile area within the cleared area — either of the following apply:
                         (i)   he or she is authorised to do so and properly displays a valid ASIC;
                        (ii)   he or she is authorised to do so, properly displays a valid VIC and is supervised by somebody who may enter the sterile area other than through a screening point and properly displays a valid ASIC; and
              (b)   for a LAGs cleared area within the cleared area — he or she does not have in his or her possession an impermissible LAG product.
Persons who may enter sterile area
        (2)  For subregulation (1), the persons are the following:
               (a)   an aviation security inspector;
              (b)   an officer of the Australian Customs Service;
               (c)   a screening officer;
              (d)   an employee of the operator of the airport in which the sterile area is located;
               (e)   an employee of the operator of a screened air service aircraft;
               (f)   a contractor, and an employee of a contractor, to the operator of the airport in which the sterile area is located who is engaged in the loading of cargo, stores or checked baggage, or the boarding of passengers, onto a cleared aircraft that is operating a screened air service, or who is otherwise authorised for access to the aircraft;
              (g)   a contractor, and an employee of a contractor, to the operator of a screened air service aircraft who is engaged in the loading of cargo, stores or checked baggage, or the boarding of passengers, onto a cleared aircraft that is operating a screened air service, or who is otherwise authorised for access to the aircraft.
Enhanced inspection areas or sterile areas
        (3)  For paragraph 41 (2) (c) of the Act, the following persons may enter a cleared area that is an enhanced inspection area or a sterile area other than through a screening point:
               (a)   an ambulance, rescue or fire service officer who is responding to an emergency;
              (b)   a member of the Defence Force who is responding to an event or threat of unlawful interference with aviation;
               (c)   an air security officer;
              (d)   a law enforcement officer who produces his or her identity card as a law enforcement officer.
Interpretation
        (4)  For paragraph (1) (b), an impermissible LAG product, for a person, is a LAG product that is not:
               (a)   in a LAGs bag that contains only LAG products that
are in LAGs containers and either of the following subparagraphs apply:
                         (i)   the LAGs bag is sealed and is the only LAGs bag in the person’s possession;
                        (ii)   the LAG products are needed for the use or care of the person because of an infirmity; or
              (b)   a tool of trade for the person.
        (5)  For paragraph (4) (b), something is a tool of trade for a person if:
               (a)   the person requires it for the purpose for which he or she is in the sterile area; and
              (b)   the purpose is lawful.
4.12Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Foreign dignitaries receiving clearance at screening point without being screened
        (1)  For paragraph 41 (2) (b) of the Act, any of the following persons may pass through a screening point without being screened:
               (a)   a Head of State of a country recognised by Australia and members of his or her immediate family;
              (b)   a Head of the government of a country recognised by Australia and members of his or her immediate family;
               (c)   a Minister responsible for foreign affairs of the government of a country recognised by Australia and members of his or her immediate family.
        (2)  For paragraph 42 (2) (b) of the Act, carry‑on baggage of a person mentioned in subregulation (1) may pass through a screening point with the person without being screened.
Note The Secretary may also provide for clearance by written notice under subsection 41 (2) of the Act.
4.12AÂ Â Â Â Â Foreign dignitaries receiving clearance other than through a screening point
        (1)  For paragraph 41 (2) (c) of the Act, any of the persons mentioned in subregulation (2) may enter a cleared area, a cleared zone or a cleared aircraft other than through a screening point if the person is accompanied by:
               (a)   a member of the Australian Federal Police who meets the requirements of subregulation 4.11 (4); or
              (b)   an officer of the Australian Customs Service who meets the requirements of subregulation 4.11 (1).
        (2)  The persons are as follows:
               (a)   a Head of State of a country recognised by Australia and members of his or her immediate family;
              (b)   a Head of the government of a country recognised by Australia and members of his or her immediate family;
               (c)   a Minister responsible for foreign affairs of the government of a country recognised by Australia and members of his or her immediate family.
        (3)  For paragraph 42 (2) (c) of the Act, carry‑on baggage of a person mentioned in subregulation (2) may enter a cleared area, a cleared zone or a cleared aircraft with the person other than through a screening point.
Note The Secretary may also provide for clearance by written notice under subsection 41 (2) of the Act.
4.13       Certain inbound international transit passengers — screening of passengers and their carry‑on baggage
        (1)  Subject to subregulation (2), this regulation applies in relation to an aircraft that is operating an inbound international air service if:
               (a)   the service is a screened air service; and
              (b)   the aircraft lands in Australia, having flown directly from a foreign country; and
               (c)   the place of the landing is not the aircraft’s final destination;
unless:
              (d)   no passengers disembark from, or board, the aircraft at the place of the landing referred to in paragraph (b); and
               (e)   every passenger was screened at the place where he or she boarded the aircraft.
        (2)  This regulation does not apply if the landing is an unscheduled stop and no passenger boards the aircraft.
        (3)  Subject to subregulation (7) and regulation 4.13A, every passenger must disembark from the aircraft with his or her carry‑on baggage.
        (4)  The aircraft operator must ensure that before any passenger re‑boards the aircraft, the aircraft is inspected.
        (5)  The inspection must include at least a thorough inspection of:
               (a)   the interior of the aircraft, including the passenger cabin, seats, overhead baggage lockers, toilets, crew rest
stations, catering and food preparation areas, flight crew compartment, and any other technical areas such as the flight deck; and
              (b)   any unlocked storage facilities in the parts of the aircraft mentioned in paragraph (a).
        (6)  Every passenger and his or her carry‑on baggage must be screened before he or she re‑boards the aircraft.
        (7)  If a passenger has a disability that would make disembarking and re‑boarding difficult for him or her, the aircraft operator may arrange to have him or her and his or her carry‑on baggage screened in his or her seat.
        (8)  If subregulation (3), (4), (5) or (6) is not complied with
in relation to an aircraft mentioned in subregulation (1), the aircraft’s operator is guilty of an offence.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
        (9)  An offence against subregulation (8) is an offence of strict liability.
4.13AÂ Â Â Â Â Transit passengers may leave LAG items on board certain flights
        (1)  In this regulation:
permitted item means an item that:
               (a)   is a LAG product that is in a container that has a capacity of more than 100 ml; and
              (b)   is purchased by a passenger at an airport retail outlet; and
               (c)   is in a sealed plastic bag with proof of purchase by the passenger affixed to the bag, or enclosed in the bag, so that proof of purchase is visible; and
              (d)   has undergone security screening at the airport before being taken on board an aircraft.
        (2)  Despite subregulation 4.13 (3), a passenger may leave a LAG product on board an aircraft operating an inbound international air service in the circumstances set out in subregulation (3).
        (3)  For subregulation (2), the circumstances are that:
               (a)   if the aircraft makes a scheduled transit stop in Australia or outside Australia as part of its journey to its final destination in Australia — all the following apply;
                         (i)   the service is approved by the Secretary;
                        (ii)   the LAG product to be left on board is a permitted item or an exempt duty free item;
                       (iii)   the Secretary has, in the approval under subparagraph (i) or otherwise, also approved the LAG product to remain on board the aircraft; or
              (b)   if the aircraft makes an unscheduled stop in Australia or outside Australia as a result of an emergency or other technical safety problem during its journey to its final destination in Australia — all the following apply:
                         (i)   the service is approved by the Secretary;
                        (ii)   the LAG product to be left on board is a permitted item or an exempt duty free item;
                       (iii)   the Secretary has, in the approval under subparagraph (i) or otherwise, also approved the LAG product to remain on board the aircraft;
                       (iv)   the passengers disembark from the aircraft in order to allow the emergency or problem to be rectified;
                        (v)   all the passengers board the aircraft after the emergency or problem is rectified and no new passengers board the aircraft.
        (4)  The Secretary may, by written notice:
               (a)   approve an inbound international service for subparagraphs (3) (a) (i) and (3) (b) (i); and
              (b)   approve, for subparagraphs (3) (a) (iii) and (3) (b) (iii), a LAG product that is a permitted item or an exempt duty free item to remain on the board the aircraft operating the service.
4.14Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Circumstances in which goods must be cleared before being taken on to an aircraft
        (1)  In this regulation:
regular provider, for stores of a particular kind, means a person that has established an arrangement, recorded in writing, with an aircraft operator for the supply of stores of that kind.
        (2)  An item of stores that is provided by a regular provider of items of that kind may enter a cleared area, a cleared zone or a cleared aircraft otherwise than through a screening point.
        (3)  To avoid doubt, an item of stores that is not provided by a regular provider of similar items must be cleared before it is taken onto a cleared aircraft or into a landside security zone.
        (4)  The operator of a screened air service must ensure that stores are not accessible to unauthorised persons:
               (a)   in the case of an item that is provided by a regular provider of similar items — from the time the item is accepted from the provider or the provider’s agent by the operator; or
              (b)   in the case of any other item of stores — from the time it is cleared;
until the start of the screened air service for which it is taken on board the aircraft.
Penalty: 100 penalty units.
        (5)  For each item of stores loaded onto an aircraft that operates a screened air service, the aircraft operator must keep, until the end of the air service, a record of the provider of the item.
Penalty: 100 penalty units.
4.15       When carry‑on baggage must be cleared
               Carry‑on baggage (including carry‑on baggage belonging to an aircraft’s flight crew) must be cleared before being taken on to an aircraft if the aircraft is to operate a screened air service.
Note The carry‑on baggage of foreign dignitaries may receive clearance under subregulation 4.12 (2) or 4.12A (3).
4.16Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Circumstances in which vehicles must be cleared in order to be taken onto aircraft
               A vehicle that is to be loaded onto an aircraft that is to operate a screened air service is to be treated as cargo.
4.17Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Methods, techniques and equipment to be used for screening
        (1)  The Secretary may specify, by written notice, methods, techniques and equipment to be used for screening.
        (2)  A notice under subregulation (1) may specify that it is to be given only to a person or persons responsible for carrying out the relevant screening.
        (3)  A notice under subregulation (1) is binding on a person if and only if it has been served on the person.
        (4)  A person must comply with a notice under subregulation (1) that is binding on him or her.
Penalty: 100 penalty units.
        (5)  A contravention of subregulation (4) is an offence of strict liability.
4.18       Notices to be displayed at places of screening of passengers and carry‑on baggage
        (1)  A notice, 0.4 m wide and 0.3 m high, is to be displayed, at a place where screening is carried out, in the following form:
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| Commonwealth of Australia WARNING! Screening point in operation Weapons and prohibited items must not be taken past this point without authority Maximum penalty exceeds $10 000 (Aviation Transport Security Act 2004 and Aviation Transport Security Regulations 2005) |
        (2)  If a sign in accordance with subregulation (1) is not visibly displayed at an operating screening point, the screening authority responsible for operating the screening point is guilty of an offence.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
4.19Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Supervision etc of baggage
        (1)  The operator of a prescribed aircraft must ensure that checked baggage is not accessible to an unauthorised person between the time it is checked in and the time it is made available (for example, by being placed on a baggage carousel) for collection at the end of the prescribed air service.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
Note For requirements for the control and supervision of baggage that is screened and cleared before it is checked in, see regulation 4.24.
        (2)  If the operator of a prescribed aircraft knows that a passenger’s baggage contains a firearm, the aircraft operator must take reasonable precautions to ensure that the baggage is not retrieved by any person other than the passenger.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
4.20Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Unaccompanied baggage
               For the purposes of screening and clearing, unaccompanied baggage is to be treated as cargo.
4.21Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Control etc of baggage loading
        (1)  There must be attached, to each item of checked baggage that is carried on board an aircraft that is operating a domestic or international regular public transport operation or domestic or international open charter operation, a tag that identifies the relevant flight.
        (2)  The tag must be attached to the item before the start of the flight referred to in subregulation (1).
        (3)  Before the start of the flight, a record must be created for each such item that is carried on board the aircraft, and the record must be kept until at least 2 days after the end of the flight.
        (4)  The record must:
               (a)   identify the passenger who checked in the item; and
              (b)   record the number of the flight for which the passenger was checked in; and
               (c)   match the item to a passenger on board the aircraft, or specify the circumstances of its carriage if the person who checked in the item is not on board the aircraft when it departs.
        (5)  The operator of an aircraft that is operating a prescribed air service must ensure that subregulations (1) to (4) are complied with in respect of every item of checked baggage loaded on a flight of the aircraft.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
        (6)  The operator of an aircraft that is operating a prescribed air service must inspect the record for such an item immediately before loading the item on board the aircraft.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
        (7)  The operator of a prescribed air service must ensure that, before the relevant aircraft departs, every item of checked baggage (whether screened or not) that is on board the aircraft can be matched to:
               (a)   a passenger who is on the flight; or
              (b)   a passenger who was properly checked in for a flight that has departed; or
               (c)   a passenger who does not re‑board, or remain on board, the aircraft following diversion of the flight from its scheduled destination to an alternative destination in a circumstance specified in regulation 4.21A.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
        (8)  The operator of an aircraft that is operating a prescribed
air service must ensure that any item of checked baggage
that cannot be matched to a passenger in accordance with subregulation (7) is either not loaded on the aircraft, or is removed before the aircraft departs.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
4.21AÂ Â Â Â Â Circumstances relating to diversion of flights
        (1)  For subparagraph 2.38 (a) (ii) and paragraph 4.21 (7) (c), each of the following paragraphs specifies a circumstance for the diversion of a flight of an aircraft from its scheduled destination to an alternative destination:
               (a)   the pilot in command of the aircraft was required to divert the aircraft because of:
                         (i)   the meteorological conditions at the scheduled destination or on the way to the scheduled destination; or
                        (ii)   an emergency or other event at the scheduled destination that made the scheduled destination unsuitable for landing of the aircraft; or
                       (iii)   curfew restrictions at the scheduled destination; or
                       (iv)   concerns about the aircraft’s remaining fuel supply; or
                        (v)   a malfunction of the aircraft, or aircraft equipment; or
                       (vi)   an instruction or direction given by air traffic control, CASA or the Secretary;
              (b)   all of the following apply:
                         (i)   the pilot in command of the aircraft diverted the aircraft to the alternative destination for a reason not mentioned in paragraph (a);
                        (ii)   an item of checked baggage on board the aircraft is matched to a passenger who does not re‑board, or remain on board, the aircraft following the diversion;
                       (iii)   before the aircraft departs from the alternative destination, the Secretary gives an approval for the item of checked baggage to remain on board the aircraft when it departs from the alternative destination;
               (c)   all of the following apply:
                         (i)   the pilot in command of the aircraft diverted the aircraft to the alternative destination for a reason not mentioned in paragraph (a);
                        (ii)   an item of checked baggage on board the aircraft is matched to a passenger who does not re‑board, or remain on board, the aircraft following the diversion;
                       (iii)   the alternative destination does not have appropriate equipment for unloading that kind of aircraft.
        (2)  The Secretary may give an approval under subparagraph (1) (b) (iii) if the Secretary is satisfied that the approval will not adversely affect the safety or security of the aircraft.
        (3)  If an approval under subparagraph (1) (b) (iii) is not given in writing, the Secretary must make a written record of the approval as soon as practicable after giving the approval.
        (4)  The record must include:
               (a)   the date and time the approval was given; and
              (b)   the reasons for giving the approval.
4.22Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Clearance of checked baggage removed from prescribed air service aircraft
               If checked baggage is removed, for any reason other than an operational requirement, from an aircraft that is operating a prescribed air service, it must be cleared before it is re‑loaded on board such an aircraft.
Subdivision 4.1.1AÂ Â Â Â Liquid, aerosol and gel products
4.22AÂ Â Â Â Â Definitions
               In this Subdivision:
exempt person means:
               (a)   a person who may pass through a screening point without being screened under regulation 4.10; or
              (b)   an aviation security inspector, or a representative of the screening authority, who is lawfully testing the screening system.
international air service does not include a closed charter service.
4.22BÂ Â Â Â Meaning of exempt LAG item
               A LAG product (including a duty free item or an item supplied by the aircraft operator) is an exempt LAG item, if:
               (a)   the LAG product is in the possession of a passenger travelling on an aircraft that is operating an inbound international air service to Australia from an airport in an exempt country; and
              (b)   the passenger passed through a screening point for international passengers at the airport in the exempt country before boarding the aircraft; and
               (c)   the passenger obtained the LAG product after he or she passed through the screening point and before he or she boarded the aircraft; and
              (d)   the passenger did not disembark and reboard the aircraft in a non‑exempt country during the international air service, unless the passenger did so as the result of an unscheduled stop.
4.22CÂ Â Â Â Meaning of LAG product
        (1)  Subject to subregulations (2) to (5) a LAG product means any of the following things:
               (a)   a substance that is a liquid when at room temperature;
              (b)   an aerosol;
               (c)   a gel;
              (d)   a cream;
               (e)   a paste.
        (2)  The following things, in relation to a person travelling on an international air service, are not LAG products:
               (a)   if the person is an infant or toddler — a baby product that is in a quantity that is reasonable having regard to the duration of the flight;
              (b)   a medical product for the person;
               (c)   a therapeutic product for the person in a quantity that is reasonable having regard to the duration of the flight;
              (d)   the contents of a bag being used to manage a medical condition of the person (such as a colostomy bag);
               (e)   biological tissues, blood products, blood cultures, samples and substances used for medical research or reproductive health;
               (f)   material or containers that are required to maintain the temperature, quality or integrity of something mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (e).
     (2A)  The following things, in relation to a person authorised to enter a LAGs cleared area other than through a screening point, are not LAG products:
               (a)   a medical product for the person;
              (b)   a therapeutic product for the person in a quantity that is reasonable having regard to the length of time that he or she will be in the LAGs cleared area;
               (c)   the contents of a bag being used to manage a medical condition of the person (such as a colostomy bag);
              (d)   material or containers that are required to maintain the temperature, quality or integrity of something mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (c).
        (3)  A thing mentioned in subregulation (1) that is taken through a LAGs screening point by a person is not a LAG product if:
               (a)   the thing is to be used by the person in the course of, or
for the purposes of, carrying on a business in a landside security zone; and
              (b)   the thing is not for the personal use of the person.
        (4)  A thing mentioned in subregulation (1) that is taken through a LAGs screening point is not a LAG product if:
               (a)   the thing is taken by a person specified in an item in column 2 of the table in regulation 4.62; and
              (b)   the thing is a tool of trade for that person.
        (5)  A thing mentioned in subregulation (1) that is taken through
a LAGs screening point is taken not to be a LAG product if
the thing is the subject of a notice by the Secretary under regulation 4.22Q.
        (6)  In this regulation:
baby product means:
               (a)   a product used in the care of an infant or toddler; or
              (b)   food for an infant or toddler, including infant formula.
medical product means a product supplied on prescription to a person.
therapeutic product means a product, other than a medical product, that is used for the treatment or management of a person’s medical condition.
Examples
·        Special dietary products
·        Contact lens solution.
4.22D    Offence — not establishing LAGs screening point
               For paragraph 44 (2) (a) of the Act, a screening authority for a security controlled airport, or an area of a security controlled airport, commits an offence if:
               (a)   an international air service operates from the airport, or area of the airport, as the case may be; and
              (b)   the screening authority does not establish a LAGs screening point at the airport, or area of the airport.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
4.22E     Offence — operator of inbound flight from exempt country
        (1)  For paragraph 44 (2) (a) of the Act, the operator of an aircraft that is operating an inbound international air service commits an offence if:
               (a)   the aircraft is flying to Australia from an airport in an exempt country; and
              (b)   the aircraft operator does not put in place appropriate procedures to ensure that passengers on the aircraft do not have a LAG product in their possession, at the relevant times, unless the LAG product is:
                         (i)   in a LAGs container that is in a sealed LAGs bag; or
                        (ii)   an exempt LAG item; or
                       (iii)   a LAG product that was supplied to the passenger by the aircraft operator during the flight; or
                       (iv)   a permitted item.
Penalty: 200 penalty units.
        (2)  In this regulation:
passenger does not include:
               (a)   a person who is exempt from screening requirements under regulation 4.12; or
              (b)   a member of the crew of the aircraft.
relevant times, in relation to an aircraft, means:
               (a)   the time the aircraft departs from its last port of call before it reaches Australia; and
              (b)   the time the aircraft arrives in Australia.
4.22F     Offence — operator of inbound flight from non‑exempt country
        (1)  For paragraph 44 (2) (a) of the Act, the operator of an aircraft that is operating an inbound international air service commits an offence if:
               (a)   the aircraft is flying to Australia from an airport in a non‑ exempt country; and
              (b)   the aircraft operator does not put in place appropriate procedures to ensure that passengers on the aircraft do not have a LAG product in their possession, during the relevant times, unless the LAG product is:
                         (i)   in a LAGs container that is in a sealed LAGs bag; or
                        (ii)   an exempt duty free item; or
                       (iii)   a LAG product that was supplied to the passenger by the aircraft operator during the flight; or
                       (iv)   a permitted item.
Penalty: 200 penalty units.
        (2)  In this regulation:
passenger does not include:
               (a)   a person who is exempt from screening requirements under regulation 4.12; or
              (b)   a member of the crew of the aircraft.
relevant times, in relation to an aircraft, means:
               (a)   the time the aircraft departs from its last port of call before it reaches Australia; and
              (b)   the time the aircraft arrives in Australia.
4.22G    Offence — LAG product passing through LAGs screening point
        (1)  For paragraph 44 (2) (aa) of the Act, a person commits an offence if:
               (a)   the person passes through a LAGs screening point; and
              (b)   the person is not an exempt person; and
               (c)   the person has a LAG product in his or her possession; and
              (d)   the LAG product is not in a LAGs container that is in a sealed LAGs bag.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
        (2)  Subregulation (1) is an offence of strict liability.
4.22H    Offence — more than 1 LAGs bag
        (1)  For paragraph 44 (2) (aa) of the Act, a person commits an offence if:
               (a)   the person passes through a LAGs screening point; and
              (b)   the person is not an exempt person; and
               (c)   the person has, in his or her possession, more than 1 sealed LAGs bag that contains LAG products that are in LAGs containers, unless the second or subsequent bags are care bags.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
        (2)  Subregulation (1) is an offence of strict liability.
        (3)  In this regulation:
care bag, in relation to a person, means 1 LAGs bag containing LAG products that are in LAGs containers for use by, or for the care of, an infirm person or child who the person is accompanying through a LAGs screening point.
4.22HA  Offence — entering LAGs cleared area other than through screening point with impermissible LAG product
        (1)  For subparagraph 44 (2) (d) (ii) of the Act, a person commits an offence if:
               (a)   the person enters a LAGs cleared area other than through a screening point; and
              (b)   when entering the LAGs cleared area, the person has in his or her possession a LAG product; and
               (c)   the LAG product is an impermissible LAG product within the meaning of subregulation 4.11 (4).
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
        (2)  Subregulation (1) is an offence of strict liability.
4.22IÂ Â Â Â Â Â Things to be detected by screening
        (1)  For paragraph 44 (2) (b) of the Act, LAG products are things that are to be detected at a LAGs screening point.
Note Regulation 4.04 sets out the other things that are to be detected by screening under these Regulations.
        (2)  To avoid doubt, subregulation (1) does not require a screening authority to detect LAG products if it is not technically possible to do so.
Note 1 Regulation 4.08 sets out when a person must be cleared before boarding an aircraft.
Note 2 Regulation 4.15 deals with when a person’s carry‑on baggage must be cleared.
4.22JÂ Â Â Â Â Dealing with LAG product surrendered during screening
        (1)  For paragraph 44 (2) (c) of the Act, a screening authority must put in place procedures for the handling and destruction of LAG products surrendered as a result of screening.
        (2)  The procedures that the screening authority puts in place for the handling and destruction of LAG products surrendered as a result of screening must be in accordance with any applicable law in the place where screening occurs.
        (3)  A LAG product surrendered during screening must be handled and destroyed in accordance with the procedures put in place under this regulation.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
4.22K    Offence — preventing destruction of surrendered LAG products
               For paragraph 44 (2) (c) of the Act, a person commits an offence if:
               (a)   a screening authority has put in place procedures for the destruction of LAG products; and
              (b)   a LAG product has been surrendered to the screening authority as a result of screening; and
               (c)   the person prevents the destruction of the LAG product.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
4.22L     Offence — not screening passengers before boarding
               For paragraph 44 (2) (d) of the Act, a screening authority for a security controlled airport, or an area of a security controlled airport, commits an offence if:
               (a)   an international air service operates from the airport, or area of the airport, as the case may be; and
              (b)   the screening authority has established a LAGs screening point at the airport, or area of the airport; and
               (c)   the screening authority does not put in place reasonable measures to ensure that persons who pass through the LAGs screening point, to enter a LAGs cleared area, are screened at the screening point.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
4.22M    Offence — not preventing entry to LAGs cleared area
        (1)  For paragraph 44 (2) (d) of the Act, a screening authority for a security controlled airport, or an area of a security controlled airport, commits an offence if:
               (a)   an international air service operates from the airport, or area of the airport, as the case may be; and
              (b)   the screening authority does not put in place reasonable measures to ensure that a person does not enter a LAGs cleared area without being screened, unless the person:
                         (i)   is an exempt person; or
                        (ii)   if the airport is an airport in which the sterile area is the same as the LAGs cleared area — is a person permitted under regulation 4.11 to enter a sterile area other than through a LAGs screening point; or
                       (iii)   has entered the sterile area from an airside area of the airport after disembarking from a LAGs screened air service.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
        (2)  In this regulation:
LAGs screened air service means an air service operated by an aircraft that:
               (a)   departed from a place inside Australia; and
              (b)   only carried passengers that were screened for LAG products before boarding the service.
4.22N    Offence — not screening for LAG products
               For paragraph 44 (2) (d) of the Act, a screening authority for a security controlled airport, or an area of a security controlled airport, commits an offence if:
               (a)   an international air service operates from the airport, or area of the airport, as the case may be; and
              (b)   the screening authority has established a LAGs screening point at the airport, or area of the airport; and
               (c)   the screening authority does not put in place appropriate procedures to ensure that a person does not carry a LAG product through the LAGs screening point unless:
                         (i)   the person is an exempt person; or
                        (ii)   the LAG product is in a LAGs container that is in a sealed LAGs bag.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
4.22O    Offence — not screening for more than 1 LAGs bag
        (1)  For paragraph 44 (2) (d) of the Act, a screening authority for a security controlled airport, or an area of a security controlled airport, commits an offence if:
               (a)   an international air service operates from the airport, or area of the airport, as the case may be; and
              (b)   the screening authority has established a LAGs screening point at the airport, or area of the airport; and
               (c)   the screening authority does not put in place appropriate procedures to ensure that a person does not carry more than 1 sealed LAGs bag that contains LAG products in LAGs containers through the LAGs screening point, unless the second or subsequent bags are care bags.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
        (2)  Subregulation (1) is an offence of strict liability.
        (3)  In this regulation:
care bag, in relation to a person, means 1 LAGs bag containing LAG products that are in LAGs containers for use by, or for the care of, an infirm person or child who the person is accompanying through a LAGs screening point.
4.22P     Offence — sign at LAGs screening point
               For paragraph 44 (2) (k) of the Act, a screening authority for a security controlled airport, or an area of a security controlled airport, commits an offence if:
               (a)   an international air service operates from the airport, or area of the airport, as the case may be; and
              (b)   the person has established a LAGs screening point at the airport, or area of the airport; and
               (c)   the person does not display, at the LAGs screening point, a sign that is:
                         (i)   0.4 m wide and 0.3 m high; and
                        (ii)   in the following form:
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Penalty: 50 penalty units.
4.22QÂ Â Â Â Notices
        (1)  For subsection 44 (3) of the Act, the Secretary may by written notice provide that a thing, or a class of things, that would, except for this regulation be a LAG product, is taken not to be a LAG product.
        (2)  For subsection 44 (3) of the Act, the Secretary may by written notice provide that a thing or a class of things, that is not a LAG product under these Regulations, is taken to be a LAG product.
        (3)  A notice under subregulation (1) or (2) may apply to a thing, or to a class of things, that is carried by a particular person, or class of persons, or that is taken on to a particular flight.
Subdivision 4.1.1B    Security tamper‑evident bags
4.22RÂ Â Â Â Definitions
               In this Subdivision:
ICAO guidance material means the Guidance Material on Security Control for Liquids, Aerosols and Gels (LAGs) that was issued on 16 October 2008 by ICAO.
security tamper‑evident bag means a bag:
               (a)   that complies with the technical specifications for security tamper‑evident bags set out in the ICAO guidance material; and
              (b)   for which the security requirements set out in regulation 4.22S have been satisfied.
4.22S     Security requirements for security tamper‑evident bags
        (1)  For paragraph (b) of the definition of security tamper‑evident bag in regulation 4.22R and subparagraph 4.22T (1) (b) (ii), the requirements are:
               (a)   the bag was delivered to a retail business within a secure area of an airport (the business) in a sealed container; and
              (b)   the container was inspected after delivery to the business for signs that it had been tampered with before delivery and no such signs were found; and
               (c)   the business has in place procedures to ensure that bags under its control cannot be tampered with; and
              (d)   bags are stored in a secure manner and are accessible only by persons whose names are on a written list of persons authorised by the business to have access to the bags; and
               (e)   the business keeps records relating to the delivery, storage and handling of the bags.
        (2)  The Secretary may direct a person who conducts the business to keep a list mentioned in paragraph (1) (d) or a record mentioned in paragraph (1) (e) for the period specified in the direction.
4.22T     Offence — supply of non‑compliant security tamper‑evident bags
        (1)  A person who conducts a retail business (the business) within a secure area of an airport commits an offence if:
               (a)   someone working in the business seals a LAG product purchased by a person (the customer) in a bag that is represented to the customer by the business to be a security tamper‑evident bag; and
              (b)   either or both of the following apply:
                         (i)   the bag does not comply with the technical specifications for security tamper‑evident bags set out in the ICAO guidance material;
                        (ii)   the security requirements set out in regulation 4.22S have not been satisfied for the bag.
        (2)  For paragraph (1) (a), a business is taken to have represented to a customer that a bag is a security tamper‑evident bag if signage in the premises of the business or anything said to the customer by someone working in the business would reasonably lead the customer to believe that an item placed in the bag can be taken through a screening point for LAG products at an airport outside Australia without being surrendered.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
Subdivision 4.1.2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Checked baggage screening
4.23       Offence — aircraft operator loading checked baggage that has not been cleared
               For paragraph 44 (2) (f) and subsection 44 (4) of the Act, an aircraft operator commits an offence if:
               (a)   the aircraft operator conducts a screened air service; and
              (b)   the operator loads an item of checked baggage onto an aircraft that is being used for the air service; and
               (c)   the operator knows the item has not been cleared.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
4.24       Offence — failure of screening authority to supervise or control
        (1)  For paragraph 44 (2) (l) and subsection 44 (4) of the Act, a screening authority at a security controlled airport, or part of the airport, commits an offence if:
               (a)   a screened air service operates from the airport or part of the airport, as the case may be; and
              (b)   the screening authority:
                         (i)   carries out screening and clearing of baggage for the air service at the airport or part of the airport; and
                        (ii)   is required to carry out screening of the baggage
in accordance with the specifications of a binding screening notice; and
               (c)   baggage belonging to passengers of the air service must be cleared before it is checked in; and
              (d)   the screening authority does not have appropriate procedures in place to ensure that an item cannot be placed in or on any cleared baggage during the supervision or control period.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
        (2)  In this regulation:
binding screening notice, in relation to a screening authority, means a notice:
               (a)   given under regulation 4.17 (1); and
              (b)   binding on the authority.
Note Subregulation 4.17 (3) sets out the requirement for a binding notice.
supervision or control period means the period that starts when baggage is cleared and ends when baggage is checked in.
4.25       International air services transiting Australia — inbound
        (1)  This regulation applies in relation to checked baggage on board an inbound international air service that becomes a screened air service by transiting through an airport in Australia.
        (2)  An item of the baggage must be screened at the aircraft’s first port of call in Australia if:
               (a)   the aircraft’s operator cannot demonstrate that the item:
                         (i)   was screened at the port where the baggage was loaded on the aircraft outside Australia; and
                        (ii)   has been kept continuously secure since it was screened; or
              (b)   the Secretary, by notice in writing, so requires.
4.26       International air services transferring passengers in Australia — inbound
        (1)  This regulation applies in relation to checked baggage on board an inbound international air service if some or all of its passengers are to be transferred to a screened air service in Australia.
        (2)  An item of the baggage must be screened before it is transferred to the other air service if:
               (a)   the international aircraft’s operator cannot demonstrate that the item:
                         (i)   was screened at the port where the baggage was loaded on the aircraft outside Australia; and
                        (ii)   has been kept continuously secure since it was screened; or
              (b)   the Secretary, by notice in writing, so requires.
4.27       International air services transiting Australia —outbound
        (1)  This regulation applies in relation to checked baggage on board an outbound international air service that becomes a screened air service by transiting through an airport in Australia.
        (2)  An item of the baggage must be screened at the aircraft’s last port of call in Australia if:
               (a)   the aircraft’s operator cannot demonstrate that the item:
                         (i)   was screened at any of the aircraft’s previous ports of call in Australia; and
                        (ii)   has been kept continuously secure since it was screened; or
              (b)   the Secretary, by notice in writing, so requires.
4.28       International air services transferring passengers in Australia — outbound
        (1)  This regulation applies in relation to checked baggage on board an outbound international air service if some or all of its passengers are to be transferred to a screened air service in Australia.
        (2)  An item of the baggage must be screened before it is transferred to the other air service if:
               (a)   the aircraft’s operator cannot demonstrate that the item:
                         (i)   was screened at any of the aircraft’s previous ports of call in Australia; and
                        (ii)   has been kept continuously secure since it was screened; or
              (b)   the Secretary, by notice in writing, so requires.
4.37Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Requirement to notify intending passengers about checked baggage screening
        (1)  A screening authority must display signs, not less than 0.4 m wide by 0.3 m high, in the form set out in subregulation (2), indicating that checked baggage screening may occur.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
        (2)  A sign required by subregulation (1) must be in the following form:
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4.38Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Explosives not to be loaded on board aircraft
        (1)  Subject to subregulation (3), a screening authority must ensure that an explosive that is detected in an item of checked baggage during screening at the terminal facility is not loaded on board an aircraft.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
        (2)  An offence against subregulation (1) is an offence of strict liability.
        (3)  Subregulation (1) does not apply in relation to an explosive the carriage of which is permitted by or under the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.
4.39Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Opening of checked baggage
               Nothing in these Regulations authorises a screening authority or a screening officer to open an item of checked baggage without the consent of a person who is entitled to possession of the item, or of the person who checked the item in, unless:
               (a)   the screening authority first makes a reasonable attempt to find a person who is entitled to possession of the item, or the person who checked the item in; and
              (b)   no such person is found.
Division 4.1AÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Examining, certifying and clearing cargo
Subdivision 4.1A.1Â Â Â Â Requirements for examining, certifying and clearing cargo
4.40Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Examining cargo
        (1)  For subparagraph 44C (1) (a) (i) and paragraph 44C (2) (e) of the Act, a person who is examining cargo that will be carried on a prescribed aircraft must examine the cargo to detect unauthorised explosives that may be present in the cargo.
        (2)  Subregulation (1) does not apply to cargo for which the Secretary has issued a written notice under paragraph 44B (2) (b) of the Act.
        (3)  A RACA, an aircraft operator or an AACA must conduct the examination in accordance with:
               (a)   the RACA or aircraft operator’s TSP, or the AACA’s security program; or
              (b)   if a written notice is issued by the Secretary under subregulation (4) — the written notice.
        (4)  For subsection 44C (3) of the Act, the Secretary may issue one or more written notices to the persons mentioned in subregulation (6).
        (5)  The notice may state:
               (a)   the types of cargo to be examined in accordance with the notice; and
              (b)   the methods, techniques and equipment to be used for examining the types of cargo; and
               (c)   the procedures for handling the types of cargo after the cargo has been examined.
        (6)  The Secretary may issue a notice under subregulation (4) to:
               (a)   all RACAs, all AACAs or all aircraft operators; or
              (b)   one or more specified class of RACA, AACA or aircraft operator; or
               (c)   one or more RACA, AACA or aircraft operator.
        (7)  For paragraph (6) (b), a specified class may include a class that is identified by reference to the kind of site at which a RACA, an AACA or an aircraft operator is examining cargo.
        (8)  A RACA, an AACA or an aircraft operator to whom a notice is issued under subregulation (4) must comply with the notice.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
        (9)  A contravention of subregulation (8) is an offence of strict liability.
4.41Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Certifying and clearing cargo
        (1)  An aircraft operator may certify cargo by loading the cargo onto an aircraft.
        (2)  An aircraft operator must only carry on a prescribed aircraft cargo that has been cleared.
Penalty: 100 penalty units.
        (3)  An offence against subregulation (2) is an offence of strict liability.
        (4)  For paragraph 44C (2) (h) of the Act, an aircraft operator must, in accordance with the operator’s TSP, supervise and control access to cargo that has received clearance.
Subdivision 4.1A.2Â Â Â Â Designating regulated air cargo agents
4.42Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Regulated air cargo agents
               For paragraph 44C (2) (i) of the Act, a person is a RACA if the person:
               (a)   carries on a business that includes the handling, or making arrangements for transport, of cargo to be carried on a prescribed air service; and
              (b)   is designated as a RACA under regulation 4.43.
4.43Â Â Â Â Â Â Â How to become a RACA
        (1)  A person carrying on a business mentioned in paragraph 4.42 (a) may apply, in writing, to the Secretary to be designated as a RACA.
        (2)  The application must contain the following information:
               (a)   if the applicant is a company:
                         (i)   the name of the company; and
                        (ii)   the ACN of the company; and
                       (iii)   if the company trades under another name, the trading name;
              (b)   if the applicant is a partnership:
                         (i)   the name of the partnership; and
                        (ii)   the full name of each partner; and
                       (iii)   if the partnership trades under another name, the trading name;
               (c)   if the applicant is an incorporated association:
                         (i)   the name of the association; and
                        (ii)   the full name of each member of the association; and
                       (iii)   if the association trades under another name, the trading name;
              (d)   in any other case:
                         (i)   the applicant’s full name; and
                        (ii)   if the applicant trades under another name, the trading name;
               (e)   the postal address, street address, telephone number, fax number (if any) and email address (if any) of the applicant’s principal office in Australia and each of the applicant’s sites in Australia that will be covered by the applicant’s TSP;
               (f)   if the applicant has a business name registered under
the law of a State or Territory — the business name,
its registration number and a copy of the certificate of registration;
              (g)   details of any previous RACA designation or AACA accreditation and, if the designation or accreditation had been revoked, the reasons for the revocation.
        (3)  In the application, the applicant must undertake that, if the applicant is designated as a RACA, the applicant will notify the Secretary in writing within 7 working days after becoming aware of a significant change to the applicant’s circumstances as they existed at the time of making the application.
        (4)  The Secretary may, in writing, designate the applicant as a RACA if the Secretary is satisfied that:
               (a)   the applicant’s application contains the information required by subregulation (2); and
              (b)   the applicant’s application contains the undertaking mentioned in subregulation (3); and
               (c)   the applicant’s business includes handling or making arrangements for transporting cargo.
        (5)  The Secretary must, within 14 days of making a decision on the application, notify the applicant in writing of the decision.
        (6)  If the decision is to refuse the application, the notice must contain the reasons for the decision.
4.44Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Revocation of RACA designation
        (1)  The Secretary may revoke the designation of a person as a RACA if:
               (a)   any information given in the RACA’s application is false; or
              (b)   the RACA’s business no longer includes handling or making arrangements for transporting cargo; or
               (c)   a significant change to the RACA’s circumstances has occurred since the RACA’s application or TSP was made and the RACA has not told the Secretary about the changes; or
              (d)   the RACA has failed to comply with:
                         (i)   a direction under section 21 or 23 of the Act; or
                        (ii)   a special security direction under section 73 of the Act; or
               (e)   the RACA has failed to comply with its TSP or does not have a TSP approved by the Secretary; or
               (f)   the RACA has asked the Secretary, in writing, to have the designation as a RACA revoked; or
              (g)   the Secretary is reasonably satisfied that the RACA’s designation poses a threat to aviation security.
        (2)  If the Secretary revokes the designation of a person as
a RACA, he or she must notify the person, in writing, of
the decision, and the reasons for it, within 14 days of the revocation.
        (3)  The designation of a person as a RACA is automatically revoked if the person is accredited as an AACA.
4.45       Secretary’s list of regulated air cargo agents
        (1)  The Secretary must keep a list of persons designated as RACAs.
        (2)  The Secretary may publish the list.
4.45AÂ Â Â Â Â Failure to notify changes
        (1)  A RACA commits an offence in relation to information contained in an application under regulation 4.43
which resulted in its designation as a RACA under subregulation 4.43 (4) if:
               (a)   the information has changed since the RACA was designated; and
              (b)   the RACA has not notified the Secretary of the change within 7 working days after becoming aware of the change.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
               (2)   Subregulation (1) is an offence of strict liability.
4.46Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Disclosure of information
        (1)  In this regulation:
approved person means an aviation industry participant or an AACA.
security program means the following:
               (a)   if the approved person is an aviation industry participant — the aviation industry participant’s TSP;
              (b)   if the approved person is an AACA — the AACA’s security program.
        (2)  An approved person commits an offence if:
               (a)   the approved person discloses to another person security measures and procedures to be applied to cargo; and
              (b)   the disclosure is not in accordance with a security program.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
        (3)  An approved person commits an offence if:
               (a)   the approved person discloses to another person security measures and procedures that will not be applied to cargo; and
              (b)   the disclosure is not in accordance with a security program.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
        (4)  An approved person commits an offence if:
               (a)   the approved person discloses to another person details about the airline or flight on which particular cargo will be carried; and
              (b)   the disclosure is not in accordance with a security program.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
        (5)  An approved person must make a record of persons who are given airline or flight information under subregulation (4).
        (6)  An approved person who contravenes subregulation (5) commits an offence.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
        (7)  An approved person must keep a record mentioned in subregulation (5) for 90 days.
        (8)  An approved person who contravenes subregulation (7) commits an offence.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
Subdivision 4.1A.3Â Â Â Â Accrediting accredited air cargo agents
4.47Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Accredited air cargo agents
               For paragraph 44C (2) (j) of the Act, a person is an AACA if:
               (a)   the person carries on a business that includes the handling, or making arrangements for the transport, of cargo; and
              (b)   the person is accredited by the Secretary as an AACA under this Subdivision.
4.48Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Applying for accreditation
        (1)  A person carrying on a business, or intending to carry on a business, that includes the handling, or making arrangements for the transport, of cargo, may apply in writing to the Secretary to be accredited as an AACA.
        (2)  The application must contain the following information:
               (a)   if the applicant is a company:
                         (i)   the name of the company; and
                        (ii)   the ACN of the company; and
                       (iii)   if the company trades under another name, the trading name;
              (b)   if the applicant is a partnership:
                         (i)   the name of the partnership; and
                        (ii)   the full name of each partner; and
                       (iii)   if the partnership trades under another name, the trading name;
               (c)   if the applicant is an incorporated association:
                         (i)   the name of the association; and
                        (ii)   the full name of each member of the association; and
                       (iii)   if the association trades under another name, the trading name;
              (d)   in any other case:
                         (i)   the applicant’s full name; and
                        (ii)   if the applicant trades under another name, the trading name;
               (e)   the postal address, street address, telephone number, fax number (if any) and email address (if any) of the applicant’s principal office in Australia and each of the applicant’s sites in Australia that will be covered by the applicant’s AACA security program;
               (f)   if the applicant has a business name registered under the law of a State or Territory — the business name and its registration number;
              (g)   details of any previous AACA accreditation or RACA designation and, if the accreditation or designation had been revoked, the reasons for the revocation;
              (h)   if the applicant is not already handling, or making arrangements for the transport of, cargo — evidence of an intent to carry on a business that includes the handling, or making arrangements for the transport, of cargo.
Note Any change to the information provided under subregulation (2) must be notified to the Secretary within 7 working days of the AACA becoming aware of the change, see regulation 4.51H.
4.49Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Secretary to provide AACA security program
        (1)  The Secretary must provide an applicant for accreditation with an AACA security program that:
               (a)   is appropriate for the kind of business that is carried on by the applicant; and
              (b)   addresses the requirements set out in regulation 4.51F.
        (2)  An applicant may, in relation to the AACA security program provided by the Secretary:
               (a)   accept the program and notify the Secretary that it wishes to proceed with its application; or
              (b)   reject the program and notify the Secretary that it wishes to withdraw its application; or
               (c)   within 7 days of receiving the program, make a request to the Secretary to amend the program.
        (3)  An applicant that withdraws its application under paragraph (2) (b) must return the program and destroy any copies of the program within 7 days of notifying the Secretary.
        (4)  An applicant who contravenes subregulation (3) commits an offence.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
        (5)  Subregulation (4) is an offence of strict liability.
        (6)  An applicant that requests an amendment of the program must give the Secretary:
               (a)   written details of the proposed amendment; and
              (b)   written reasons why the proposed amendment is required.
4.50Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Consideration of amended AACA security program
        (1)  In considering a request under paragraph 4.49 (2) (c), the Secretary must take into account:
               (a)   whether the proposed amended program addresses the requirements set out in regulation 4.51F; and
              (b)   existing circumstances as they relate to aviation security; and
               (c)   the current use of the AACA security program by business of the kind carried on by the applicant; and
              (d)   the efficient administration of the AACA scheme.
        (2)  After considering the request and the matters mentioned in subregulation (1), the Secretary must:
               (a)   decide to approve or reject the request; and
              (b)   give the applicant written notice of the decision within 14 days of making the decision.
        (3)  If the Secretary does not make a decision under subregulation (2) within 60 days of a request being made under paragraph 4.49 (2) (c), the Secretary is taken to have rejected the amendment.
        (4)  An amendment to an AACA security program that is approved by the Secretary may be provided by the Secretary to other applicants for accreditation or to other AACAs.
4.51Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Consideration of the application
               In making a decision on an application under regulation 4.48, the Secretary may take into account:
               (a)   anything in the application submitted by the applicant to the Secretary; and
              (b)   any further information provided by the applicant under subregulation 4.51A (2); and
               (c)   the nature of the applicant’s business and whether it would be more appropriate for the applicant to be designated as a RACA.
4.51AÂ Â Â Â Â Decision on application
        (1)  The Secretary may, in relation to an application made by an applicant under regulation 4.48:
               (a)   accredit the applicant on the condition that the applicant comply with the AACA security program issued to the applicant by the Secretary; or
              (b)   accredit the applicant on the condition that the applicant comply with the amended AACA security program requested by the applicant and approved by the Secretary; or
               (c)   refuse to accredit the applicant; or
              (d)   refuse to accredit the applicant and advise the applicant to apply to the Secretary for designation as a RACA.          Â
        (2)  Before making a decision under subregulation (1) the Secretary may request, in writing, that the applicant provide further information.
        (3)  The Secretary must notify the applicant in writing of the decision on the application within 14 days of making the decision and, if the decision is to refuse the application, give the applicant reasons for the decision.
        (4)  The Secretary is taken to have made a decision to refuse to accredit the applicant if the Secretary does not make a decision on the application:
               (a)   if the applicant had not commenced business at the time of making the application — within the period of 90 days after the application is made; or
              (b)   in any other case — within the period of 60 days after the application is made.
        (5)  If the Secretary has requested further information under subregulation (2), the period starting on the day of the request and ending on the day the applicant provides the information is not to be counted for the purpose of subregulation (4).
4.51BÂ Â Â Â Duration of accreditation
        (1)  An AACA’s accreditation commences on the day stated in the notice of decision given under subregulation 4.51A (3) and continues in force until revoked under regulation 4.51D.
        (2)  The notice of decision must not state a day for commencement of accreditation that is a day earlier than the day on which a person commences carrying on a business that includes the handling, or making arrangements for the transport, of cargo.
4.51CÂ Â Â Â Action by Secretary in relation to the accreditation
        (1)  If there is a change to an AACA’s operations resulting in the AACA no longer carrying on business in accordance with the requirements of its AACA security program, the Secretary may issue a notice in writing to the AACA in accordance with subregulation (2).
        (2)  The notice may propose one or more of the following actions:
               (a)   that the AACA agree to restrict its activities to those that are in accordance with the AACA security program provided to it by the Secretary;
              (b)   that the AACA agree to the Secretary imposing a condition on the AACA’s accreditation relating to activities that are not in accordance with the AACA’s security program;
               (c)   that the AACA agree to comply with a different AACA security program;
              (d)   that the AACA apply to be designated as a RACA;
               (e)   that the AACA’s accreditation be cancelled.
        (3)  The AACA must notify the Secretary in writing within 14 days of receiving the notice if it accepts the proposed action or which, if any, of the actions proposed in the notice it will accept.
        (4)  If an AACA accepts the action proposed under paragraph (2) (e), the AACA is taken to have requested a revocation under paragraph 4.51D (2) (f).
4.51DÂ Â Â Â Revocation of accreditation
        (1)  The Secretary may, at any time by notice in writing, immediately revoke the accreditation of a person as an AACA if it is in the interests of aviation security to do so.
        (2)  The Secretary may also revoke the accreditation of a person as an AACA if:
               (a)   any information given in the AACA’s application is false; or
              (b)   the AACA’s business no longer includes handling, or making arrangements for transporting of, cargo; or
               (c)   the AACA has not given notice of a change as required by regulation 4.51H; or
              (d)   the AACA has failed to comply with the AACA’s security program; or
               (e)   the AACA does not respond to a notice under regulation 4.51C within the time provided in that regulation; or
               (f)   the AACA has asked the Secretary, in writing, to revoke the AACA’s accreditation.
        (3)  Before revoking the AACA’s accreditation under paragraph (2) (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e), the Secretary must notify the AACA in writing of the Secretary’s intention to revoke the AACA’s accreditation and the reasons for the intended revocation.
        (4)  The Secretary must give the AACA at least 14 days from the day on which the Secretary notifies the AACA of his or her intention under subregulation (3) in which to make a submission as to why the accreditation should not be revoked.
        (5)  The Secretary must:
               (a)   consider any submission made by the AACA in response to a notice under subregulation (3) before making a decision about the revocation; and
              (b)   provide the AACA with written notification of the Secretary’s decision within 28 days of receiving the submission.
        (6)  If the Secretary does not make a decision under paragraph (5) (b) within 28 days of receiving the submission, the Secretary is taken to have revoked the AACA’s accreditation.
        (7)  The accreditation of a person as an AACA is automatically revoked if the person is designated as a RACA.
4.51E     Secretary’s list of AACAs
        (1)  The Secretary must keep a list of persons accredited as AACAs.
        (2)  The Secretary may publish the list.
Subdivision 4.1A.4Â Â Â Â AACA security programs
4.51FÂ Â Â Â Â What AACA security program must contain
               The AACA security program provided by the Secretary under regulation 4.49 must set out the following requirements under the program, as relevant to the kind of business to which the program applies:
               (a)   details of the kind of business to which the program applies;
              (b)   the measures and procedures to deter and detect the unauthorised carriage of explosives and to prevent acts of unlawful interference with aviation;
               (c)   the methods to prevent unauthorised persons from having access to cargo;
              (d)   the measures and procedures for the handling and treatment of suspect cargo;
               (e)   the measures to prevent the unauthorised disclosure of information regarding security measures to be applied to cargo;
               (f)   the measures to prevent aircraft operator and flight information from being revealed to those without a need to know;
              (g)   details of persons who may be given information mentioned in paragraph (f) and how it is to be given to such a person;
              (h)   the measures and procedures to control access to the AACA’s sites and maintain the integrity of access control systems;
               (i)   the measures and procedures to ensure that any vehicles used in the transport of cargo are secured adequately;
               (j)   the measures and procedures for the examination of cargo;
              (k)   details of the training to be undertaken by AACA employees;
               (l)   the circumstances and measures for reporting aviation security incidents to the Secretary, including the information that must be set out in the report and the method of reporting.
Subdivision 4.1A.5Â Â Â Â Offences
4.51GÂ Â Â Â AACA must comply with security program
        (1)  An AACA commits an offence if:
               (a)   there is an AACA security program that is currently in force for the AACA; and
              (b)   the AACA fails to comply with the program.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
        (2)  For paragraph (1) (a), if the Secretary gives the AACA a replacement program, that replacement program is the program in force for the AACA.
        (3)  Subregulation (1) does not apply if the AACA has a reasonable excuse.
Note A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subregulation (3), see subsection 13.3 (3) of the Criminal Code.
        (4)  Subregulation (1) is an offence of strict liability.
4.51HÂ Â Â Â Failure to notify changes
        (1)  An AACA commits an offence in relation to information contained in an application under regulation 4.48 which resulted in its accreditation as an AACA under subregulation 4.51A (1) if:
               (a)   the information has changed since the AACA was accredited; and
              (b)   the AACA has not notified the Secretary of the change within 14 working days after becoming aware of the change.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
        (2)  Subregulation (1) is an offence of strict liability.
Division 4.2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Weapons
4.52Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Aviation industry participants authorised to have weapons (not firearms) in possession in secure areas
        (1)  An aviation industry participant is authorised to have a weapon (other than a firearm) in its possession in an airside area or a landside security zone if:
               (a)   the weapon is a tool of trade; and
              (b)   the aviation industry participant takes reasonable precautions to ensure that the weapon remains under its control.
        (2)  For paragraph (1) (a), something is a tool of trade if the relevant aviation industry participant requires it for a lawful purpose.
4.53Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Persons authorised to have weapons (not firearms) in possession in secure areas
        (1)  Each of the following persons is authorised to have a weapon (not a firearm) in his or her possession in a secure area of an airport:
               (a)   an officer of the Australian Customs Service;
              (b)   an air security officer;
               (c)   a screening officer who is carrying the weapon to or from an aircraft because the weapon:
                         (i)   has been accepted for carriage by the aircraft’s operator; or
                        (ii)   is being removed from the aircraft;
              (d)   an authorised representative of an airline operator who is carrying the weapon to or from an aircraft because the weapon:
                         (i)   has been accepted for carriage by the aircraft’s operator; or
                        (ii)   is being removed from the aircraft.
        (2)  A person is authorised to have a weapon (other than a firearm) in his or her possession in a secure area if:
               (a)   the weapon is a tool of trade; and
              (b)   the person keeps control of the weapon at all times.
        (3)  For paragraph (2) (b), the person ceases to have control of the weapon if he or she gives possession of it to, or allows it to be accessible to, a person for whom it is not a tool of trade.
        (4)  For paragraph (2) (a) and subregulation (3), something is a tool of trade if:
               (a)   the person whose possession it is in requires it for the purpose for which he or she is in the relevant area or zone; and
              (b)   the purpose is lawful.
4.54Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Persons authorised to have firearms in possession in airside areas
        (1)  Each of the following persons is authorised to have a firearm in his or her possession in an airside area of an airport:
               (a)   a person who:
                         (i)   with the consent of the airport operator, is engaged in controlling wildlife or other animals on the airport; and
                        (ii)   if the airport is an airport from which a regular public transport operation operates — properly displays a valid ASIC; and
Note The requirement to display an ASIC does not apply to security regulated airports that do not have regular public transport operations, see subregulation 3.03 (4).
                       (iii)   holds, and has on his or her person, a firearms licence, validly issued under the law of the State or Territory in which the airport is located, for the firearm; and
                       (iv)   if a licence or permission is required under the law of the State or Territory for the person to shoot wildlife or animals on the airport, holds, and has on his or her person, such a licence or permission;
              (b)   a uniformed member of the staff of a private security contractor who:
                         (i)   with the consent of the airport operator, is in an armoured vehicle, or is facilitating the movement of, an armoured vehicle that displays the contractor’s livery, or a vehicle that is accompanying such a vehicle and also displays the contractor’s livery; and
                        (ii)   if the airport is an airport from which a regular public transport operation operates — properly displays a valid ASIC; and
Note The requirement to display an ASIC does not apply to security regulated airports that do not have regular public transport operations, see subregulation 3.03 (4).
                       (iii)   holds, and has on his or her person, a firearms licence, validly issued under the law of the State or Territory in which the airport is located, for the firearm; and
                       (iv)   if required by State or Territory legislation — holds, and has on his or her person, a valid 1A Security Guard licence issued under the law of the State or Territory; and
                        (v)   stays close to at least 1 other uniformed member of the staff of the contractor;
               (c)   a screening officer who is carrying the firearm to or from an aircraft because the firearm:
                         (i)   has been accepted for carriage by the aircraft’s operator; or
                        (ii)   is being removed from the aircraft;
              (d)   an authorised representative of an airline operator who is carrying the firearm to or from an aircraft because the firearm:
                         (i)   has been accepted for carriage by the aircraft’s operator; or
                        (ii)   is being removed from the aircraft;
               (e)   an officer of the Australian Customs Service;
               (f)   an air security officer.
        (2)  A person (other than a person referred to in paragraph (1) (c), (d), (e) or (f)) in an airside area of an airport who is carrying a firearm, or has a firearm close by and under his or her control, must, on demand by a law enforcement officer, an aviation security inspector or a representative of the airport operator or an airline operator, immediately show the law enforcement officer, aviation security inspector or representative:
               (a)   the person’s firearms licence; and
              (b)   if the person is a person referred to in paragraph (1) (b), the person’s security guard licence; and
               (c)   if the person is a person referred to in paragraph (1) (a), and the law of the State or Territory requires the person to hold a licence or permission referred to in subparagraph (1) (a) (iv) — that licence or permission.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
        (3)  An offence against subregulation (2) is an offence of strict liability.
Note This regulation does not authorise a person to have a firearm in his or her possession in a land side security zone, including a sterile area. For the carriage of firearms in the sterile area, see the Act, section 46.
4.55Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Persons authorised to carry weapons through screening points
               The following persons are authorised to carry a weapon through a screening point:
               (a)   a screening officer on duty, or an employee or contractor of the airport operator or the operator of a screened aircraft (being an employee or contractor who is on duty), if:
                         (i)   the weapon has been detected during screening; and
                        (ii)   the weapon is to be stored until it is handed over in accordance with regulation 4.57; and
                       (iii)   to reach the place where the weapon is to be stored or released, the weapon must be carried through the screening point; and
                       (iv)   the weapon is carried in such a way that its presence is not apparent to members of the public;
              (b)   a screening officer on duty, or an employee or a contractor of the airport operator or the operator of a screened aircraft (being an employee or contractor who is on duty), if:
                         (i)   the weapon has been surrendered for the purpose of being carried in the hold of the aircraft; and
                        (ii)   the aircraft operator has agreed to carry the weapon in the hold of the aircraft; and
                       (iii)   to reach the place where the weapon is to be checked in or to be loaded onto the aircraft, the weapon must be carried through the screening point; and
                       (iv)   the weapon is carried in such a way that its presence is not apparent to members of the public;
               (c)   an aviation security inspector on duty, or a representative of the screening authority, who is lawfully testing the screening system.
Note 1 This regulation does not authorise the carrying of a weapon through the sterile area, see the Act, section 46.
Note 2 If a weapon has been surrendered for the purpose of being carried on an international aircraft as checked baggage, and the airline operator is not sure whether carriage of the weapon constitutes an offence of unlawful export under the Customs Act 1901, the airline operator should refer the matter to the Australian Customs Service before loading the weapon on the aircraft.
4.56Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Persons authorised to have firearms in possession in sterile areas
               An air security officer is authorised to have a firearm in his or her possession in a sterile area.
4.57Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Dealing with weapons surrendered at security controlled airports
        (1)  This regulation sets out how to deal with a weapon surrendered by a person at a security controlled airport.
        (2)  A weapon surrendered at a security controlled airport is to be stored and handled in accordance with any other applicable Commonwealth law or any applicable State or Territory law.
4.58Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Dealing with weapons surrendered etc on aircraft
        (1)  This regulation sets out how to deal with a weapon surrendered by a person on a prescribed aircraft.
        (2)  If the person to whom the weapon is surrendered knows or suspects that the carriage of the weapon is an offence, he or she must cause the weapon to be handed over to a law enforcement officer in accordance with the law of the Commonwealth or a State or Territory as soon as practicable after the end of the flight.
        (3)  Until the weapon is handed over as required by subregulation (2), it must be stored in such a way that its presence is not apparent to passengers.
4.59Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Persons authorised to have weapons in possession on prescribed aircraft
        (1)  An air security officer is authorised to have a weapon in his or her possession on board a prescribed aircraft.
        (2)  A representative of the operator of a prescribed aircraft is authorised to possess a weapon on board the aircraft if:
               (a)   the weapon has been surrendered on board the aircraft; and
              (b)   the weapon is to be handed over to a law enforcement officer in accordance with the law of the Commonwealth or a State or Territory; and
               (c)   the weapon is to be stored until it is handed over; and
              (d)   the weapon is stored in such a way that its presence is not apparent to passengers.
        (3)  A person is authorised to have a weapon (other than a firearm) in his or her possession on a prescribed aircraft if:
               (a)   the weapon is a tool of trade; and
              (b)   the person keeps control of the weapon at all times.
        (4)  For paragraph (3) (b), the person ceases to have control of the weapon if he or she gives possession of it to, or allows it to be accessible to, a person for whom it is not a tool of trade.
        (5)  For paragraph (3) (a) and subregulation (4), something is a tool of trade if:
               (a)   the person whose possession it is in requires it for the purpose for which he or she is in a prescribed aircraft; and
              (b)   the purpose is lawful.
4.59AÂ Â Â Â Â Persons authorised to use firearms on prescribed aircraft
        (1)  For subsection 52 (1) of the Act, an air security officer is authorised to use a firearm on board a prescribed aircraft if the use of the firearm is necessary to safeguard against unlawful interference with aviation.
        (2)  This regulation has extra‑territorial application under subsection 134 (1) of the Act in relation to prescribed aircraft that are:
               (a)   Australian aircraft; or
              (b)   aircraft (other than Australian aircraft) engaged in Australian international carriage;
while the aircraft are outside Australian territory.
Division 4.3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Prohibited items
4.60Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Prescription of sterile area
               The sterile area of a security controlled airport is prescribed for the purposes of paragraphs 54 (1) (aa) and (3) (aa) of the Act.
4.61Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Aviation industry participants authorised to have prohibited items in possession in sterile areas
        (1)  An aviation industry participant is authorised to have a prohibited item in its possession in the sterile area if:
               (a)   the item is a tool of trade; and
              (b)   the aviation industry participant takes reasonable precautions to ensure that the item remains under its control.
        (2)  For paragraph (1) (a), something is a tool of trade if the relevant aviation industry participant requires it for a lawful purpose.
4.62Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Persons authorised to have prohibited items that are tools of trade in possession in sterile areas
        (1)  A person (other than a person who is an aviation industry participant) described in an item of the following table is authorised to have a prohibited item in his or her possession in the sterile area if:
               (a)   any limitations specified in the item are met; and
              (b)   the item is a tool of trade in relation to the person; and
               (c)   the person keeps control of the item at all times.
| Column 1
Item | Column 2
Person | Column 3
Limitations |
| 1 | An employee of an aviation industry participant who occupies or controls an area of a security controlled airport, or an employee of a contractor to such an aviation industry participant | In an area which the participant occupies or controls |
| 2 | An employee of the operator of a security controlled airport | — |
| 3 | An employee of a contractor to the operator of a security controlled airport | — |
| 4 | An employee of an operator of a prescribed air service | — |
| 5 | An employee of a contractor to an operator of a prescribed air service | — |
| 6 | An officer of the Australian Customs Service, or an officer of the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service or DIMIA, on duty at the airport concerned | — |
| 7 | An officer of a fire service, rescue service or ambulance service, or a medical practitioner, attending at an emergency at the airport | — |
| 8 | A medical practitioner or paramedic attending a person who suffers from a medical condition | — |
        (2)  For paragraph (1) (c), a person ceases to have control of an item if he or she gives possession of it to, or allows it to be accessible to, a person for whom it is not a tool of trade.
        (3)  For paragraph (1) (b) and subregulation (2), something is a tool of trade if:
               (a)   the person whose possession it is in requires it for the purpose for which he or she is in the sterile area; and
              (b)   the purpose is lawful.
        (4)  A person who suffers from a medical condition is authorised to have a prohibited item in his or her possession in the sterile area if:
               (a)   the item is medically necessary for the purpose of treating the condition; and
              (b)   the person shows a screening officer a medical certificate to that effect.
        (5)  A person who is caring for another person who suffers from a medical condition is authorised to have a prohibited item in his or her possession in the sterile area if:
               (a)   the item is medically necessary for the purpose of treating the condition; and
              (b)   the person shows a screening officer a medical certificate to that effect.
4.63Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Persons authorised to have prohibited items in possession in sterile areas
        (1)  An air security officer is authorised to have a prohibited item in his or her possession in a sterile area.
        (2)  A person escorting a person in custody is authorised to have a prohibited item in his or her possession in the sterile area if the item is reasonably necessary in connection with the escort.
4.64Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Persons authorised to carry prohibited items through screening point
        (1)  A screening officer on duty, or an employee of, or a contractor to, the operator of a screened aircraft (being an employee or contractor who is on duty) is authorised to carry a prohibited item through a screening point if:
               (a)   the item has been detected during screening; and
              (b)   the item is to be stored until it is disposed of; and
               (c)   to reach the place where the item is to be stored, it must be carried through the screening point; and
              (d)   the item is carried in such a way that its presence is not apparent to members of the public.
        (2)  A screening officer on duty, or an employee of, or a contractor to, the operator of a screened aircraft (being an employee or contractor who is on duty) is authorised to carry a prohibited item through a screening point if:
               (a)   the item has been surrendered for the purpose of being carried in the hold of the aircraft; and
              (b)   the aircraft operator has agreed to carry the item in the hold of the aircraft; and
               (c)   to reach the place where the item is to be loaded onto the aircraft, the item must be carried through the screening point; and
              (d)   the item is carried in such a way that its presence is not apparent to members of the public.
        (3)  A person escorting a person in custody is authorised to carry a prohibited item through a screening point if the item is reasonably necessary in connection with the escort.
        (4)  A person who suffers from a medical condition is authorised to carry a prohibited item through a screening point if:
               (a)   the item is medically necessary for the purpose of treating the condition; and
              (b)   the person shows a screening officer, or a representative of the screening authority, a medical certificate to that effect.
        (5)  A person who is caring for another person who suffers from a medical condition is authorised to carry a prohibited item through a screening point if:
               (a)   the item is medically necessary for the purpose of treating the condition; and
              (b)   the person shows a screening officer, or a representative of the screening authority, a medical certificate to that effect.
4.65Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Persons authorised to have prohibited items in possession on prescribed aircraft
        (1)  An air security officer is authorised to have a prohibited item in his or her possession on board a prescribed aircraft.
        (2)  An officer of the Australian Customs Service is authorised
to have a prohibited item in his or her possession on board a prescribed aircraft if the officer is undertaking duties in accordance with the Customs Act 1901.
        (3)  A representative of the operator of a prescribed aircraft is authorised to possess a prohibited item on board the aircraft if:
               (a)   the item has been surrendered on board the aircraft; and
              (b)   the item is to be stored; and
               (c)   the item is stored in such a way that its presence is not apparent to passengers.
        (4)  A person is authorised to have a prohibited item in his or her possession in a prescribed aircraft if:
               (a)   the prohibited item is a tool of trade; and
              (b)   the person keeps control of the prohibited item at all times.
        (5)  For paragraph (4) (b), the person ceases to have control of the prohibited item if he or she gives possession of it to, or allows it to be accessible to, a person for whom it is not a tool of trade.
        (6)  For paragraph (4) (a) and subregulation (5), something is a tool of trade if:
               (a)   the person whose possession it is in requires it for the purpose for which he or she is in a prescribed aircraft; and
              (b)   the purpose is lawful.
        (7)  A person who suffers from a medical condition is authorised to have a prohibited item in his or her possession in a prescribed aircraft if:
               (a)   the item is medically necessary for the purpose of treating the condition; and
              (b)   the person shows a representative of the aircraft operator a medical certificate to that effect.
        (8)  A person who is caring for another person who suffers from a medical condition is authorised to have a prohibited item in his or her possession in a prescribed aircraft if:
               (a)   the item is medically necessary for the purpose of treating the condition; and
              (b)   the person shows a representative of the aircraft operator a medical certificate to that effect.
Division 4.4          On‑board security
4.66Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Management and control of passengers
        (1)  The operator of a domestic regular public transport operation or domestic open charter operation or international regular public transport operation or international open charter operation must carry on board an aircraft enough restraining devices to permit the restraint of at least 2 passengers.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
        (2)  The restraining devices must be stored on the aircraft in a place that:
               (a)   is readily accessible to the aircraft’s crew; and
              (b)   is not visible nor readily accessible to the aircraft’s passengers.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
4.67       Security of flight crew compartment — all aircraft
        (1)  This regulation applies to an aircraft that is used to operate a prescribed air service.
        (2)  If such an aircraft has a cockpit door:
               (a)   the door must be able to be locked; and
              (b)   there must be a means for the cabin crew to communicate with the flight crew while the door is locked.
        (3)  If the aircraft has a cockpit door, the door must remain locked from the time the aircraft’s passenger doors are closed and secured for departure until they are unlocked to allow the passengers to disembark, except:
               (a)   when necessary to allow a person to enter or leave the cockpit; or
              (b)   when otherwise necessary for safety reasons.
        (4)  A person must not be allowed to enter the cockpit after the aircraft has taken off unless:
               (a)   he or she is authorised to do so by the aircraft’s pilot in command or the aircraft’s operator and:
                         (i)   is a member of the aircraft’s crew; or
                        (ii)   is an employee of the aircraft’s operator; or
                       (iii)   is authorised or required by the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 or the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 to enter the cockpit; and
              (b)   he or she holds appropriate identification as a person referred to in paragraph (a).
        (5)  If subregulation (2), (3) or (4) is contravened, the operator of the aircraft concerned commits an offence.
Penalty: 200 penalty units.
        (6)  A contravention of subregulation (5) is an offence of strict liability.
        (7)  It is a defence to a charge of contravening subregulation (2) or (3) that the aircraft concerned:
               (a)   had a faulty door lock, or that the door lock became faulty during flight; and
              (b)   was being returned to a place at which the lock could be repaired.
        (8)  If an operator is returning an aircraft with a faulty door lock to a place at which the lock can be repaired, the operator of the aircraft must inform the Secretary, as soon as practicable, of:
               (a)   the flight; and
              (b)   the measures taken to ensure that the cockpit of the aircraft is secure during the flight.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
4.68       Additional requirements for security of flight crew compartment — aircraft with seating capacity 30 or more
        (1)  This regulation applies in relation to an aircraft operated for the purposes of a regular public transport operation or an open charter operation (in each case, whether a domestic or an international air service).
        (2)  The operator of an aircraft that has a certificated maximum passenger seating capacity of 30 to 59 must not operate the aircraft unless the aircraft is equipped with a cockpit door that is:
               (a)   designed to resist forcible intrusion by unauthorised persons; and
              (b)   capable of withstanding impacts of at least 300 joules at critical locations; and
               (c)   capable of withstanding at least 1113 newtons constant tensile load on the knob or handle; and
              (d)   designed to resist penetration by small arms fire and fragementation devices to a level equivalent to level IIIa of the United States National Institute of Justice Standard (NIJ) 0101.04 Revision A, as in force on 15 January 2002.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
        (3)  The operator of an aircraft that has a certificated maximum passenger seating capacity of 60 or more must not operate
the aircraft unless the aircraft is equipped with a cockpit
door that complies with section 13.2.2 of Annex 6, Operation of Aircraft, to the Chicago Convention, as in force on
28 November 2002.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
Note The section is as follows:
‘13.2.2 From 1 November 2003, all passenger‑carrying aeroplanes of
a maximum certificated take‑off mass in excess of 45 500 kg or with a passenger seating capacity greater than 60 shall be equipped with an approved flight crew compartment door that is designed to resist penetration by small‑arms fire and grenade shrapnel, and to resist forcible intrusions by unauthorized persons. This door shall be capable of being locked and unlocked from either pilot’s station.’.
        (4)  A contravention of subregulation (2) or (3) is an offence of strict liability.
        (5)  The Secretary may, by instrument in writing, exempt
an operator of a specified aircraft from compliance with subregulation (2) or (3).
4.69       Pre‑flight security checks
        (1)  Before an aircraft operates a prescribed air service, its operator must ensure that a pre‑flight security check of the aircraft
is carried out in accordance with subregulations (2), (3), (4) and (5):
               (a)   if the flight is the aircraft’s first flight since returning to service after maintenance carried out outside the airside area of a security controlled airport; or
              (b)   unless, since the aircraft’s previous flight, it has been continuously protected, in the way set out in the operator’s TSP, from unauthorised access.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
        (2)  The checks must include:
               (a)   a comprehensive inspection of the interior of the aircraft, including the passenger cabin, seats, overhead baggage lockers, toilets, catering and food preparation areas, flight deck and crew rest stations, and cargo hold; and
              (b)   an inspection of any unlocked storage facilities in a part of the aircraft mentioned in paragraph (a); and
               (c)   an inspection of the parts of the aircraft’s exterior that are reasonably accessible.
        (3)  The check of the cargo holds must be done before any cargo is loaded.
        (4)  The check of the passenger cabin must be done before any passenger boards the aircraft.
        (5)  The check of the baggage compartments must be done before any baggage is loaded.
4.70Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Training programs
        (1)  The operator of a prescribed air service must establish and maintain a training program in accordance with subregulation (2).
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
        (2)  There must be a program for crew that provides training in:
               (a)   deciding the seriousness of an occurrence; and
              (b)   crew communication and coordination; and
               (c)   appropriate self‑defence; and
              (d)   the use of non‑lethal protective devices, to the extent permitted by law; and
               (e)   understanding the behaviour of terrorists; and
               (f)   exercises simulating threatening situations; and
              (g)   flight deck procedures to protect the aircraft; and
              (h)   procedures for searching the aircraft; and
               (i)   least‑risk bomb locations for aircraft.
4.71       Unattended aircraft — aircraft operating prescribed air service
               If an aircraft that is operated for the purposes of a prescribed air service is not under the continuous supervision of a person authorised by its operator for that purpose, its operator must take reasonable measures to prevent an unauthorised person having access to the aircraft.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
4.72Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Unattended aircraft
        (1)  In this regulation:
Australian aircraft has the same meaning as in the Civil Aviation Act 1988.
        (2)  There must be reasonable measures taken to protect an Australian aircraft that is a powered aircraft (other than an aircraft to which regulation 4.71 applies) against being flown by an unauthorised person.
        (3)  For subregulation (2), reasonable measures include, for example:
               (a)   wheel locks or clamps; or
              (b)   lockable control locks; or
               (c)   the aircraft being chained or padlocked to a permanent tie‑down point; or
              (d)   the aircraft being inside a locked hangar.
        (4)  The measures taken:
               (a)   must be reasonably effective to prevent the aircraft being flown by an unauthorised person; and
              (b)   must be discernible from outside the aircraft; and
               (c)   must not compromise the aircraft’s safety.
        (5)  If subregulation (2) or (4) is contravened, the registered operator (within the meaning given by the Civil Aviation
Safety Regulations 1998) of the aircraft concerned is guilty of an offence.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
Division 4.5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Persons in custody
Subdivision 4.5.1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Preliminary
4.73Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Definition for Division
               In this Division:
Form 1 means Form 1 in Schedule 1.
Subdivision 4.5.2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Persons in custody under the Migration Act
4.74Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Application of this Subdivision
               This Subdivision applies in relation to the travel, on a prescribed aircraft, of persons in custody under the Migration Act.
4.75Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Definitions for Subdivision
        (1)  In this Subdivision:
DIMIA means the Department administered by the Minister who administers the Migration Act.
        (2)  For the purposes of this Subdivision, a person in custody is dangerous if:
               (a)   DIMIA has assessed him or her as being likely to attempt to commit an unlawful interference with aviation, or likely to attempt to escape; or
              (b)   DIMIA is aware that the person has been charged with, or convicted of, a crime involving violence against a person or serious damage to property.
4.76Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Persons to whom and situations in which this Subdivision does not apply
        (1)  Nothing in this Subdivision applies to or in relation to a person who is in custody because that person has been taken into custody (otherwise than under the Migration Act) at a security controlled airport, or on a prescribed aircraft.
        (2)  To avoid doubt, nothing in this Subdivision applies to or in relation to:
               (a)   a turnaround departure (that is, the departure of a person who has been refused entry at an airport and leaves Australia within 72 hours); or
              (b)   a monitored departure (that is, the departure from Australia of a person who holds a bridging visa, and whose departure from Australia is monitored by DIMIA).
4.77       Provision of information to operator of a prescribed air service — person in custody undertaking supervised departure
        (1)  In this regulation:
supervised departure means the unescorted departure from Australia of a person who is a non‑citizen, who cooperates in the departure process, and is in immigration detention and under the supervision of an officer under the Migration Act until he or she departs from Australia.
        (2)  This regulation applies in relation to:
               (a)   the supervised departure from Australia, on a prescribed aircraft, of a person in custody; and
              (b)   travel on a prescribed air service that is a domestic air service, for the purpose of a supervised departure, by such a person.
        (3)  DIMIA must give the information required by Part A of Form 1 about the person to the operator of a prescribed air service on which the person will travel by giving the operator a Form 1, of which only Part A has been completed, at least 6 hours before the intended start of the relevant flight, unless the operator agrees otherwise.
        (4)  If DIMIA has provided the information in accordance with subregulation (3), and the operator requires more information, or wishes to raise concerns about the proposed travel, the operator must do so in writing no less than 3 hours before the intended start of the relevant flight.
        (5)  If DIMIA finds out that any information that it has given to an operator is incorrect or incomplete, it is to give the correct or missing information to the operator as soon as practicable.
        (6)  To avoid doubt, nothing in this regulation requires DIMIA to give an operator of a prescribed air service any information the disclosure of which would constitute an offence under any Act or under the law of a State or Territory.
4.78       Provision of information to operator of a prescribed air service — escorted domestic travel maintaining immigration detention
        (1)  This regulation applies in relation to the escorted travel,
on a prescribed aircraft operating a domestic air service, of a person who is in custody in immigration detention and is not dangerous.
        (2)  DIMIA must give the information required by Parts A and B
of Form 1 to the operator of a prescribed air service by giving the operator a Form 1, completed except for any necessary approval by the Secretary, at least 24 hours before the intended start of the relevant flight, unless the operator agrees otherwise.
        (3)  If DIMIA has complied with subregulation (2) and the operator requires more information or wishes to raise concerns about the proposed travel, the operator must do so in writing no less than 12 hours before the intended start of the relevant flight.
        (4)  If DIMIA finds out that any information that it has given to an operator is incorrect or incomplete, it must give the correct or missing information to the operator as soon as practicable.
        (5)  To avoid doubt, nothing in this regulation requires DIMIA to give an operator of a prescribed air service any information the disclosure of which would constitute an offence under any Act or under the law of a State or Territory.
4.79       Provision of information to operator of prescribed air service — escorted international travel by non‑dangerous persons
        (1)  This regulation applies in relation to the escorted travel, on a prescribed aircraft that is operating an international air service, of a person in custody who is not dangerous.
        (2)  DIMIA must give the information required by Parts A and B of Form 1 to the operator of a prescribed air service by giving the operator a Form 1, completed except for any necessary approval by the Secretary, at least 48 hours before the intended start of the relevant flight, unless the operator agrees otherwise.
        (3)  If DIMIA has complied with subregulation (2) and the operator requires more information, or wishes to raise concerns about the proposed travel, the operator must do so in writing no less than 24 hours before the intended start of the relevant flight.
        (4)  If DIMIA finds out that any information that it has given to an operator is incorrect or incomplete, it must give the correct or missing information to the operator as soon as practicable.
        (5)  To avoid doubt, nothing in this regulation requires DIMIA to give an operator of a prescribed air service any information the disclosure of which would constitute an offence under any Act or under the law of a State or Territory.
4.80       Provision of information to operator of prescribed air service and operator of security controlled airport — escorted travel by dangerous persons
        (1)  This regulation applies in relation to the escorted travel, on a prescribed aircraft, of a person in custody who is dangerous or otherwise presents a risk to aviation security.
        (2)  DIMIA must give the information required by Parts A and B
of Form 1 to the operator of a prescribed air service by giving the operator a Form 1, completed except for any necessary approval by the Secretary, at least 48 hours before the intended start of the relevant flight, unless the operator agrees otherwise.
        (3)  If DIMIA has complied with subregulation (2) and the operator requires more information or wishes to raise concerns about the proposed travel, the operator must do so in writing no less than 24 hours before the intended start of the relevant flight.
        (4)  If DIMIA finds out that any information that it has given to an operator is incorrect or incomplete, it must give the correct or missing information to the operator as soon as practicable.
        (5)  After the operator of a prescribed air service has endorsed its consent on the relevant Form 1, DIMIA must ensure that a copy of the endorsed form is sent to the operator of each security controlled airport through which the person will travel.
        (6)  Unless the operator of such an airport agrees otherwise, DIMIA must ensure that the copy of the form referred to in subregulation (5) is sent at least 12 hours before the person’s arrival at that airport.
        (7)  To avoid doubt, nothing in this regulation requires DIMIA to give an operator of a prescribed air service or airport operator any information the disclosure of which would constitute an offence under any Act or under the law of a State or Territory.
4.81Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Escort arrangements for dangerous persons in custody
        (1)  This regulation applies in relation to travel on a prescribed aircraft by a dangerous person in custody.
        (2)  If such a person in custody is travelling:
               (a)   he or she must be escorted at all times, when on a prescribed aircraft or at a security controlled airport, by at least 2 escorts; and
              (b)   at least 1 of the escorts must be of the same sex as him or her; and
               (c)   unless the Secretary approves otherwise in writing, the escorts are not to be responsible for any other person in custody; and
              (d)   the escorts must be law enforcement officers or persons of a kind agreed to between the operator of a prescribed air service and DIMIA, and must not be crew members of the aircraft on which the person is travelling; and
               (e)   DIMIA must provide the escorts unless DIMIA and the operator of a prescribed air service agree that the operator will provide the escorts.
4.82       Escort arrangements for non‑dangerous persons in custody
        (1)  This regulation applies in relation to travel on a prescribed aircraft by a person in custody who is not dangerous.
        (2)  To avoid doubt, there is no set number of escorts required for such a person.
4.83Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Limits on number of persons in custody undertaking escorted travel on prescribed aircraft
        (1)  A reference in this regulation to a person in custody includes both a person in custody to whom this Subdivision applies, and a person in custody to whom Subdivision 4.5.3 applies.
        (2)  No more than 2 escorted persons in custody, no more than 1 of whom is dangerous, are to be carried on the same flight without the Secretary’s written approval.
Note A limited exception is available if 3 or more escorted persons in custody who are travelling are all members of the same family unit — see regulation 4.84.
        (3)  If the operator of a prescribed air service is notified of the proposed travel, on a flight of the aircraft, of a number of escorted persons in custody that would (together with any escorted persons in custody already accepted for carriage on the flight) exceed the limit in subregulation (2), and the operator is willing to carry all or some of the extra persons on the flight, it is the operator’s responsibility to apply for the Secretary’s approval of the carriage of the extra persons.
        (4)  Nothing in this regulation prevents DIMIA from applying on the operator’s behalf if DIMIA and the operator agree.
        (5)  In giving an approval under subregulation (2), the Secretary may impose any condition reasonably necessary in the interests of aviation security.
4.84Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Exception for members of family unit
        (1)  This regulation applies if 3 or more persons who, in DIMIA’s opinion, are all members of a family unit are all undertaking escorted travel.
        (2)  Despite regulation 4.83, if none of the members of the family unit is dangerous, and DIMIA and the operator of a prescribed air service agree on escort arrangements, all members of the family unit may be carried on the aircraft.
4.85       Information to be provided to aircraft’s pilot in command
               The operator of a prescribed air service on which a person in custody is to be carried must notify the aircraft’s pilot in command before the aircraft’s departure:
               (a)   that a person in custody is being carried on the aircraft; and
              (b)   the conditions under which the person is being carried.
Subdivision 4.5.3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Persons in custody otherwise than under Migration Act
4.86Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Application of this Subdivision
               This Subdivision applies in relation to the travel, on a prescribed aircraft, of persons in custody under a law other than the Migration Act.
4.87Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Definitions for Subdivision
        (1)  In this Subdivision:
enforcement agency means:
               (a)   in the case of a person being moved from one custodial facility to another — the agency responsible for the custodial facility from which the person is being moved; or
              (b)   in the case of a person in custody under the Fisheries Management Act 1991 — the Australian Fisheries Management Authority; or
               (c)   in the case of a person (other than a person described in paragraph (a)) in custody under an Act other than the Fisheries Management Act 1991 — the Australian Federal Police or the police force or police service of a State or Territory; or
              (d)   in the case of a person (other than a person described in paragraph (a)) in custody under a law of a State or Territory — the police force or police service of the State or Territory.
        (2)  For the purposes of this Subdivision, a person in custody is dangerous if:
               (a)   the relevant enforcement agency has assessed him or her as being likely to attempt to commit an unlawful interference with aviation, or to attempt to escape; or
              (b)   he or she has been charged with, or convicted of, an offence:
                         (i)   against a person or persons; or
                        (ii)   involving actual or threatened damage to property;
                       punishable by imprisonment for 5 years or more.
4.88Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Persons to whom Subdivision does not apply
              Nothing in this Subdivision applies to or in relation to a person who is in custody because he or she has been taken into custody at a security controlled airport, or on a prescribed aircraft.
4.89       Provision of information to operator of prescribed air service and operator of security controlled airport — escorted travel
        (1)  This regulation applies in relation to the escorted travel, on a prescribed aircraft, of a person in custody.
        (2)  The relevant enforcement agency in relation to the person must give the information required by Parts A and B of Form 1 to the operator of a prescribed air service by giving the operator a Form 1, completed except for any necessary approval by the Secretary, at least 48 hours before the intended start of the relevant flight, unless the operator agrees otherwise.
        (3)  If the enforcement agency has complied with subregulation (2) and the operator requires more information, or wishes to raise concerns about the proposed travel, the operator must do so in writing no less than 24 hours before the intended start of the relevant flight.
        (4)  If the enforcement agency finds out that any information that it has given to an operator is incorrect or incomplete, it must give the correct or missing information to the operator as soon as practicable.
        (5)  If the person in custody is dangerous, after the operator of a prescribed air service has endorsed its consent on the relevant Form 1 the enforcement agency must ensure that a copy of the endorsed form is sent to the operator of each security controlled airport through which the person will travel.
        (6)  Unless the operator of such an airport agrees otherwise, the enforcement agency must ensure that the copy of the form referred to in subregulation (5) is sent at least 12 hours before the person’s arrival at that airport.
        (7)  To avoid doubt, nothing in this regulation requires the enforcement agency to give an operator of a prescribed air service or airport operator any information the disclosure of which would constitute an offence under any Act or under the law of a State or Territory.
4.90Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Escort arrangements for dangerous persons in custody
        (1)  This regulation applies in relation to travel on a prescribed aircraft by a dangerous person in custody.
        (2)  If such a person in custody is travelling:
               (a)   he or she must be escorted at all times, when on a prescribed aircraft or at a security controlled airport, by at least 2 escorts; and
              (b)   at least 1 of the escorts must be of the same sex as him or her; and
               (c)   unless the Secretary approves otherwise in writing, the escorts are not to be responsible for any other person in custody; and
              (d)   the escorts must be law enforcement officers or persons of a kind agreed to between the operator of a prescribed air service and the relevant enforcement agency, and must not be crew members of the aircraft on which the person is travelling; and
               (e)   the enforcement agency must provide the escorts unless the enforcement agency and the operator of a prescribed air service agree that the operator will provide the escorts.
4.91       Escort arrangements for non‑dangerous persons in custody
        (1)  This regulation applies in relation to travel on a prescribed aircraft by a person or persons in custody who is or are not dangerous.
        (2)  To avoid doubt, there is no set number of escorts required for such a person or 2 or more such persons, but such a person or such persons must be escorted unless the Secretary approves otherwise in writing.
4.92Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Limits on number of persons in custody undertaking escorted travel on prescribed aircraft
        (1)  A reference in this regulation to a person in custody includes both a person in custody to whom this Subdivision applies, and a person in custody to whom Subdivision 4.5.2 applies.
        (2)  No more than 2 escorted persons in custody, no more than 1 of whom is dangerous, are to be carried on the same flight without the Secretary’s written approval.
Note A limited exception is available if 3 or more escorted persons in custody who are travelling are all members of the same family unit — see regulation 4.93.
        (3)  If the operator of a prescribed air service is notified of the proposed travel, on a flight of the aircraft, of a number of escorted persons in custody that would (together with any escorted persons in custody already accepted for carriage on the flight) exceed the limit in subregulation (2), and the operator is willing to carry all or some of the extra persons on the flight, it is the operator’s responsibility to apply for the Secretary’s approval of the carriage of the extra persons.
        (4)  The Secretary may impose, on an approval under subregulation (2), any condition reasonably necessary in the interests of aviation security.
4.93Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Exception for members of family unit
        (1)  This regulation applies if 3 or more persons who, in the relevant enforcement agency’s opinion, are all members of a family unit are all undertaking escorted travel.
        (2)  Despite regulation 4.92, if none of the members of the family unit is dangerous, and the enforcement agency and the operator of a prescribed air service agree on escort arrangements, all of members of the family unit may be carried on the aircraft.
4.94       Information to be provided to aircraft’s pilot in command
               The operator of a prescribed air service on which a person in custody is to be carried must notify the aircraft’s pilot in command before the aircraft’s departure:
               (a)   that a person in custody is being carried on the aircraft; and
              (b)   the conditions under which the person is being carried.
Division 4.6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Control directions
4.95Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Compliance control directions
        (1)  An aviation security inspector may give a compliance control direction orally or in writing.
        (2)  However, if an aviation security inspector gives such a direction orally, he or she must, as soon as practicable, confirm it in writing.
        (3)  The written confirmation must:
               (a)   identify the direction; and
              (b)   set out the reasons for giving it.
        (4)  If the direction was given to the pilot in command of a prescribed aircraft, the written confirmation may be given either to the pilot or to the aircraft’s operator.
        (5)  An aviation security inspector who has given a compliance control direction must notify the Secretary in writing, as soon as practicable, that he or she has given the direction and its content.
Part 5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Powers of officials
Division 5.1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Aviation security inspectors
5.01Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Identity cards
        (1)  For subsection 78 (2) of the Act, the requirements as to the form of an identity card are as follows:
               (a)   the card must set out the holder’s full name;
              (b)   the card must bear a recent photograph of the holder;
               (c)   the card must bear a statement to the effect that the holder is an aviation security inspector for the purposes of Part 5 of the Act and this Part;
              (d)   the card must bear the signatures of the holder and the Secretary.
        (2)  If a person representing or apparently representing an aviation industry participant so requests, an aviation security inspector must show his or her identity card to the person.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
        (3)  A person who ceases to be an aviation security inspector must return his or her identity card to the Secretary within 7 days.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
        (4)  Before an aviation security inspector exercises any power under these Regulations (other than regulation 7.08) in relation to a person, the inspector must show his or her identity card to the person.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
Division 5.2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Airport security guards
5.03Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Training and qualifications of airport security guards
        (1)  For paragraph 91 (2) (a) of the Act, the training and qualification requirements for an airport security guard are:
               (a)   that he or she:
                         (i)   holds at least a Certificate II in Security Operations; or
                        (ii)   holds another qualification that, in the Secretary’s opinion, is equivalent to a Certificate II in Security Operations; and
              (b)   that he or she is licensed as a security guard in the State or Territory in which the airport is located, if required by State or Territory legislation; and
               (c)   that he or she has completed training, approved by the Secretary, that is designed to ensure familiarity with the Act (in particular, the power of an airport security guard under section 92) and these Regulations.
        (2)  For paragraph 91 (2) (a) of the Act, an additional training requirement for an airport security guard employed at an airport from which screened air services do not operate is that he or she has completed training, approved by the Secretary, that is designed to ensure competency in the use of a hand‑held metal detector.
        (3)  The operator of a security controlled airport from which screened air services do not operate must ensure that the operator has access to the services of at least 1 airport security guard who meets:
               (a)   the training and qualification requirements mentioned in subregulation (1); and
              (b)   the training requirement mentioned in subregulation (2).
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
Note The use of hand‑held metal detectors at a security controlled airport from which a screened air service does not operate is regulated — see regulation 4.07.
        (4)  Subregulation (3) does not apply to operators of security controlled airports from which regular public transport operations do not operate.
5.04Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Identity cards for airport security guards
               For paragraph 91 (2) (b) of the Act, an airport security guard at an airport from which a regular public transport operation operates must hold, and while on duty must at all times properly display, a valid ASIC.
Note The requirement to display an ASIC does not apply to security regulated airports that do not have regular public transport operations, see subregulation 3.03 (4).
5.05Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Uniforms of airport security guards
               For paragraph 91 (3) (a) of the Act, an airport security guard must wear a distinctive and recognisable uniform.
Division 5.3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Screening officers
5.06Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Training and qualifications of screening officers
               For paragraph 94 (2) (a) of the Act, the training and qualification requirements for a screening officer are:
               (a)   that he or she:
                         (i)   holds at least a Certificate II in Security Operations; or
                        (ii)   holds another qualification that, in the Secretary’s opinion, is equivalent to a Certificate II in Security Operations; and
              (b)   that he or she is licensed as a security guard in the State or Territory in which the airport is located, if required by State or Territory legislation; and
               (c)   that, until a supervisor is satisfied that he or she is competent as a screening officer, while on duty as a screening officer:
                         (i)   he or she is supervised by a qualified screener; and
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