Air Navigation Regulations 1947

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This item is authorised by the following title:

Air Navigation Act 1920

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F2009C00197

20 March 2009 - 09 October 2009

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Table of contents

1 Name of Regulations [see Note 1]
2 Commencement
3 Definitions for regulations
4 References in documents to renumbered provisions
5 What is a weapon?
6 Application of Regulations
7 Authorised persons and officers
8 Delegation
9 Establishment of airports and air route and airway facilities
10 Use of airports etc
11 Protection of certain rights
12 Statistical returns
13 Ticket to be produced on demand
14 Carriage and use of photographic apparatus
15 Purpose
16 Applying for a licence
16A Existing licences
17 Matters to be taken into account
17A Granting a licence
18 Refusal to grant a licence
18A Duration of licence
18B Licence conditions
18C Variation, suspension and cancellation of a licence
18D Notice of proposed action
18E Decision on variation, suspension or cancellation
18F Secretary to publish compliance declaration form
18G Licence holder must lodge compliance declaration
19 Submitting tariffs for approval
19A Approval of tariffs
19B Additional information
19C Application of tariffs
20 Approval of timetables — applications
21 Approval of timetables
22 Variation, suspension and cancellation of approved timetables
23 Conditions that may be imposed in relation to timetables
24 Offences relating to timetables
24AA Restriction on advertising a service
24A Restriction on advertising non scheduled flights
25 Smoking in aircraft
26 Carriage of examiners
27 Definitions for Part 7
28 Kinds of identification document
29 Private and charter operators to comply with directions of airport operators
30 Authorised vehicles
31 Aviation security signs
32 Passenger restraining equipment
33 Persons in lawful custody on an aircraft
34 Authorised officers — appointment
35 Return of authorised officer’s identity card
36 Proof of authorised officer’s authority
37 Interpretation
38 Aircraft operator to conduct pre flight security check
39 Procedure after pre flight security check
40 Interpretation
41 Secretary to maintain list
42 Application for inclusion in the list
43 International cargo security programs
44 Decision on an application
45 Amendment of program
46 Review of program by regulated agent
47 Regulated agent to give effect to program
48 Secretary may remove regulated agent’s name from the list
49 Secretary may give directions to regulated agent
50 Notice in writing
51 Review by Tribunal of decisions under Division 3 of Part 7
52 Protective service officers may enter categorised airports
53 Powers of authorised officers — general
54 Powers of authorised officers — aircraft
55 Powers of authorised officers etc — to require identification
56 Definitions for Division 5
56A Special event periods
57 Definition for Subdivision
58 Meaning of person in charge of an area
59 Entry to certain parts of categorised airports prohibited
60 Taking vehicles into certain parts of categorised airports prohibited
61 Security officer may remove person from certain areas
62 Security officer may remove vehicle from certain areas
62A Owner of vehicle must pay costs of storage etc
62B Airport operator may sell vehicle
63 Aviation security: category 1 airports
64 Aviation security: dogs at certain category 1 airports
65 Aviation security: category 2 airports
66 Aviation security: category 3 airports
67 Aviation security: category 4 airports
68 Aviation security: category 5 airports
69 Aviation security: vehicle inspections
70 Notice of certain decisions by the Secretary
71 Qualifications of security force personnel
71A Qualifications of security service personnel
72 Character requirements of security force personnel
73 Verification of identity
74 Use of confidential information
75 Provision of information to the Secretary
76 Definitions for Division 7
77 Meaning and extended meaning of valid ASIC
79 What an ASIC program is
80 Application for authorisation to issue ASICs
81 Decision on an application
82 Direction to vary ASIC program
83 Variation of ASIC program by issuing body
84 Issuing body to give effect to ASIC program unless exempted
85 Secretary may revoke issuing body’s authorisation
86 Revocation of authorisation at request of holder
87 Re applying for authorisation
88 Definitions for Subdivision 3
89 Issue of ASICs — issuing body
90 Security identification cards — issue by issuing body
92 Security identification cards — Secretary’s approval of issue
93 Visitor identification cards
94 Issue of ASICs — Secretary
95 ASICs — period of issue and expiry
95A Form of certain security identification cards
96 Transitional — cards issued before this Division commences
97 Cancellation of ASICs by issuing body
98 Cancellation of ASICs by issuing body at holder’s request
99 Cancellation of ASICs by Secretary
100 Cancellation of ASIC by Secretary at holder’s request
101 Security identification card holder convicted of Subdivision 3 offence
102 What properly displaying means
103 Persons required to display ASICs
104 Police officer in uniform
105 Aircrew of foreign and state aircraft
106 Intending passengers on RPT, state and foreign aircraft
107 Secretary may give exemption from requirement to display ASIC
108 Other cards not to be used as ASICs
109 Use of ASIC by holder
110 Return of security identification card that has expired etc
111 Notification of lost etc security identification cards
112 Power to tell person to show valid ASIC
113 Power to demand surrender of false ASIC etc
114 Power to remove people from security restricted area
115 What happens if issuing body ceases to exist etc
116 Notice in writing — how given
117 Review of decisions under this Division
120A Aircraft flying to or from Afghanistan — prohibition
121 Offences in general
122 Offences in relation to licences
123 False statements
125 Power of Court to order returns etc to be furnished
126 Detention of aircraft
127 Aircraft parking areas
128 Posters, signs and advertisements within an airport
129 Prohibition of entry etc on prohibited area
130 Time for commencing prosecutions
131 SEQ sr\r0\h Purpose and effect of Division
132 SEQ sr\r0\h Meaning of penalty for Division 3
133 SEQ sr\r0\h Authorised person may give infringement notice
134 SEQ sr\r0\h Contents of infringement notice
135 SEQ sr\r0\h Service of infringement notices
136 SEQ sr\r0\h Time for payment of penalty
137 SEQ sr\r0\h Extension of time to pay penalty
138 SEQ sr\r0\h Effect of payment of infringement notice penalty
139 SEQ sr\r0\h Withdrawal of infringement notice
140 SEQ sr\r0\h Notice of withdrawal of infringement notices
141 SEQ sr\r0\h Refund of penalty
142 Evidence
143 Application for licences etc
144 Change of address
145 Surrender of documents
146 Production of licences etc
147 Access of authorised person to airports, aircraft etc
148 Exemption of aircraft and spare parts from seizure on patent claims
149 Fees and charges
150 Exemption from jury service
- Schedule 1 Weapons
- Schedule 2 Fees and charges
- Notes to the STYLEREF Title Air Navigation Regulations 1947

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