Aviation Transport Security Regulations 2005

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Department of Home Affairs

This item is authorised by the following titles:

Aviation Transport Security Act 2004
Aviation Transport Security (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2004

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F2005L00366

25 February 2005 - 30 August 2005

Table of contents

1.01 Name of Regulations
1.02 Commencement
1.03 Definitions
1.04 What properly displaying means
1.05 Meaning of valid ASIC and valid VIC
1.06 Prescribed air services
1.07 Prohibited items
1.08 Security designated authorisations
1.09 Weapons
2.01 Definitions for Part
2.02 Security contact officers
2.03 Aviation industry participants that must have TSPs
2.04 Aviation industry participants to which more than 1 Division applies
2.05 What all TSPs must contain
2.06 Offence — disclosing TSPs without consent
2.07 What this Division does
2.08 Application of this Division
2.09 Scope of airport operator’s TSP
2.10 What airport operator’s TSP must contain — outline
2.11 What airport operator’s TSP must contain — procedures for managing security etc
2.12 What airport operator’s TSP must contain — procedures for quality control
2.13 What airport operator’s TSP must contain — description of airport
2.14 What airport operator’s TSP must contain — proposed security zones
2.15 What airport operator’s TSP must contain — maps
2.16 What airport operator’s TSP must contain — physical security and access control
2.17 What airport operator’s TSP must contain — screening and clearing
2.18 What airport operator’s TSP must contain — checked baggage screening
2.19 What airport operator’s TSP must contain — cargo facilities with direct access to airside
2.20 What airport operator’s TSP must contain — control of firearms, other weapons and prohibited items
2.21 What airport operator’s TSP must contain — measures for heightened security alert
2.22 What airport operator’s TSP must contain — personnel with particular security roles
2.23 Content of TSPs for major airport operators — barriers
2.24 Transitional arrangements — TSPs for airport operators
2.25 What this Division does
2.26 Application of this Division
2.27 Scope of aircraft operator’s TSP
2.28 What aircraft operator’s TSP must contain — outline
2.29 What aircraft operator’s TSP must contain — procedures for managing security etc
2.30 What aircraft operator’s TSP must contain — procedures for quality control
2.31 What aircraft operator’s TSP must contain — details of operator’s name and operations
2.32 What aircraft operator’s TSP must contain — physical security and access control
2.33 What aircraft operator’s TSP must contain — control of firearms, other weapons and prohibited items
2.34 What aircraft operator’s TSP must contain — check-in and boarding procedures
2.35 What aircraft operator’s TSP must contain — screening and clearing
2.36 What aircraft operator’s TSP must contain — security of passenger and crew information
2.37 What aircraft operator’s TSP must contain — checked baggage screening
2.38 What aircraft operator’s TSP must contain — passenger and checked baggage reconciliation
2.39 What aircraft operator’s TSP must contain — security of aircraft
2.40 What aircraft operator’s TSP must contain — security of aircraft cleaning operations and stores
2.41 What aircraft operator’s TSP must contain — security of cargo etc
2.42 What aircraft operator’s TSP must contain — security of documents
2.43 What aircraft operator’s TSP must contain — measures for heightened security alert
2.44 What aircraft operator’s TSP must contain — control directions
2.45 What aircraft operator’s TSP must contain — personnel with particular security roles
2.46 Transitional arrangements — TSPs for aircraft operators
2.47 What this Division does
2.48 Scope of RACA’s TSP
2.49 What RACA’s TSP must contain — outline
2.50 Content of programs — RACAs
2.51 What RACA’s TSP must contain — cargo security measures
2.52 What RACA’s TSP must contain — procedures for managing security etc
2.53 What RACA’s TSP must contain — procedures for quality control
2.54 What RACA’s TSP must contain — details of RACA’s name and operations
2.55 What RACA’s TSP must contain — physical security and access control
2.56 What RACA’s TSP must contain — control of firearms, other weapons and prohibited items
2.57 What RACA’s TSP must contain — measures for heightened security alert
2.58 What RACA’s TSP must contain — personnel with particular security roles
2.59 What RACA’s TSP must contain — obligations on franchisees etc
2.60 What RACA’s TSP must contain — regular customers
2.61 What RACA’s TSP must contain — informing consignors of certain matters
2.62 Definition for Division — airside facility operator
2.63 What this Division does
2.64 Scope of airside facility operator’s TSP
2.65 What airside facility operator’s TSP must contain — outline
2.66 What airside facility operator’s TSP must contain — procedures for managing security etc
2.67 What airside facility operator’s TSP must contain — procedures for quality control
2.68 What airside facility operator’s TSP must contain — details of operator’s name and operations
2.69 What airside facility operator’s TSP must contain — physical security and access control
2.70 What airside facility operator’s TSP must contain — control of firearms, other weapons and prohibited items
2.71 What airside facility operator’s TSP must contain — measures for heightened security alert
2.72 What airside facility operator’s TSP must contain — personnel with particular security roles
2.73 Transitional arrangements — TSPs for airside facility operators
2.74 Joint transport security programs
2.75 Definition for Division — AA
2.76 What this Division does
2.77 Scope of AA’s TSP
2.78 What AA’s TSP must contain — outline
2.79 What AA’s TSP must contain — procedures for managing security etc
2.80 What AA’s TSP must contain — procedures for quality control
2.81 What AA’s TSP must contain — details of AA’s operations
2.82 What AA’s TSP must contain — physical security and access control
2.83 What AA’s TSP must contain — control of firearms, other weapons and prohibited items
2.84 What AA’s TSP must contain — measures for heightened security alert
2.85 What AA’s TSP must contain — control directions
2.86 What AA’s TSP must contain — personnel with particular security roles
3.01 Types of airside security zones
3.02 Types of landside security zones
3.03 Requirement to display ASICs in secure areas
3.04 Supervision and control while embarking and disembarking etc
3.05 Crew of foreign and state aircraft etc
3.06 ADF members on duty
3.07 Persons facilitating movement of cargo or passengers
3.08 Persons exempted by Secretary from requirement to display ASIC
3.09 Persons who display valid VICs
3.10 Other cards not to be used as ASICs or VICs
3.11 Entry to secure area to be for lawful purposes only
3.12 Persons facilitating passenger check-in or baggage handling outside secure areas
3.13 Definitions for Division
3.14 Common boundaries of 2 kinds of area or zone
3.15 Requirements for airside generally
3.16 Additional security requirements for security restricted area
3.17 Offences relating to entry to airside areas and airside security zones of security controlled airports
3.18 Access by emergency personnel
3.19 Definitions for Division
3.20 Security requirements for sterile areas
3.21 Security requirements for landside security zones other than sterile areas
3.22 Security requirements for fuel storage zones
3.23 Security requirements for air traffic control facilities zones
3.24 Security requirements for navigational aids zones
3.25 Offences relating to entry to landside security zones
3.26 Access by emergency personnel
3.27 Definition — designated airport
3.28 Definition — counter-terrorist first response
3.29 Provision of counter-terrorist first response force
3.30 Qualifications of members of counter-terrorist first response force
3.31 Dogs at certain airports
4.01 Definition — operational period
4.02 Meaning of screened air service
4.03 Specification of persons to carry out screening
4.04 Things to be detected by screening
4.05 Dealing with weapons detected during screening
4.06 Dealing with prohibited items detected during screening
4.07 Use of hand-held metal detectors
4.08 Circumstances in which persons must be screened and cleared in order to board an aircraft
4.09 Circumstances in which persons may enter sterile area without being screened
4.10 Persons taken to be cleared at screening point without being screened
4.11 Persons taken to be cleared to enter sterile area other than through a screening point
4.12 Screening and clearing of VIPs etc
4.13 Certain international transit passengers — screening of passengers and their carry-on baggage
4.14 Circumstances in which goods must be cleared before being taken on to an aircraft
4.15 When carry-on baggage must be cleared
4.16 Circumstances in which vehicles must be cleared in order to be taken onto aircraft
4.17 Methods, techniques and equipment to be used for screening
4.18 Notices to be displayed at places of screening of passengers and carry-on baggage
4.19 Supervision etc of baggage
4.20 Unaccompanied baggage
4.21 Control etc of baggage loading
4.22 Clearance of checked baggage removed from prescribed air service aircraft
4.23 Definition for Subdivision — domestic CBS air service
4.24 Aircraft operators not to permit checked baggage to be loaded — international air service
4.25 International air services transiting Australia — inbound
4.26 International air services transferring passengers in Australia — inbound
4.27 International air services transiting Australia —outbound
4.28 International air services transferring passengers in Australia — outbound
4.29 Checked baggage screening — domestic CBS air services
4.30 Aircraft operators not to permit certain checked baggage to be loaded — domestic CBS air services
4.31 Random selection of checked baggage to be loaded — domestic CBS air services
4.32 Domestic CBS air services — transit baggage — interim arrangement
4.33 Domestic CBS air services — transit baggage
4.34 Domestic CBS air services transferring passengers — interim arrangement for checked baggage screening
4.35 Domestic CBS air services transferring passengers — checked baggage screening
4.36 Screening and clearing of VIPs’ checked baggage etc
4.37 Requirement to notify intending passengers about checked baggage screening
4.38 Explosives not to be loaded on board aircraft
4.39 Opening of checked baggage
4.40 Definitions for Subdivision
4.41 Regulated air cargo agents
4.42 Secretary’s list of regulated air cargo agents
4.43 How to become a RACA
4.44 Circumstances in which cargo must be cleared
4.45 Clearing of cargo
4.46 Explosives on a prescribed aircraft
4.47 Clearance of cargo removed from prescribed aircraft
4.48 Disclosure of information
4.49 Approved air cargo security programs
4.50 Regulated agents under ANR
4.51 Arrangements for carriage of domestic cargo
4.52 Aviation industry participants authorised to have weapons (not firearms) in possession in secure areas
4.53 Persons authorised to have weapons (not firearms) in possession in secure areas
4.54 Persons authorised to have firearms in possession in airside areas
4.55 Persons authorised to carry weapons through screening points
4.56 Persons authorised to have firearms in possession in sterile areas
4.57 Dealing with weapons surrendered at security controlled airports
4.58 Dealing with weapons surrendered etc on aircraft
4.59 Persons authorised to have weapons in possession on prescribed aircraft
4.60 Prescription of sterile area
4.61 Aviation industry participants authorised to have prohibited items in possession in sterile areas
4.62 Persons authorised to have prohibited items that are tools of trade in possession in sterile areas
4.63 Persons authorised to have prohibited items in possession in sterile areas
4.64 Persons authorised to carry prohibited items through screening point
4.65 Persons authorised to have prohibited items in possession on prescribed aircraft
4.66 Management and control of passengers
4.67 Security of flight crew compartment — all aircraft
4.68 Additional requirements for security of flight crew compartment — aircraft with seating capacity 30 or more
4.69 Pre-flight security checks
4.70 Training programs
4.71 Unattended aircraft — aircraft operating prescribed air service
4.72 Unattended aircraft
4.73 Definition for Division
4.74 Application of this Subdivision
4.75 Definitions for Subdivision
4.76 Persons to whom and situations in which this Subdivision does not apply
4.77 Provision of information to operator of a prescribed air service — person in custody undertaking supervised departure
4.78 Provision of information to operator of a prescribed air service — escorted domestic travel maintaining immigration detention
4.79 Provision of information to operator of prescribed air service — escorted international travel by non-dangerous persons
4.80 Provision of information to operator of prescribed air service and operator of security controlled airport — escorted travel by dangerous persons
4.81 Escort arrangements for dangerous persons in custody
4.82 Escort arrangements for non-dangerous persons in custody
4.83 Limits on number of persons in custody undertaking escorted travel on prescribed aircraft
4.84 Exception for members of family unit
4.85 Information to be provided to aircraft’s pilot in command
4.86 Application of this Subdivision
4.87 Definitions for Subdivision
4.88 Persons to whom Subdivision does not apply
4.89 Provision of information to operator of prescribed air service and operator of security controlled airport — escorted travel
4.90 Escort arrangements for dangerous persons in custody
4.91 Escort arrangements for non-dangerous persons in custody
4.92 Limits on number of persons in custody undertaking escorted travel on prescribed aircraft
4.93 Exception for members of family unit
4.94 Information to be provided to aircraft’s pilot in command
4.95 Compliance control directions
5.01 Identity cards
5.02 Identity cards — transitional arrangements
5.03 Training and qualifications of airport security guards
5.04 Identity cards for airport security guards
5.05 Uniforms of airport security guards
5.06 Training and qualifications of screening officers
5.07 Identity cards for screening officers
5.08 Uniforms of screening officers
6.01 Definitions for this Part
6.02 Background checking
6.03 Kinds of ASICs
6.04 Kinds of identification document
6.05 Authentication of certain foreign documents
6.06 What an ASIC program is
6.07 Issuing body to give effect to ASIC program
6.08 Agents of issuing bodies
6.09 Direction to vary ASIC program
6.10 Variation of ASIC program by issuing body
6.11 Transitional arrangements — ASIC programs approved under Air Navigation Regulations
6.12 ACS to be issuing body
6.13 Transitional — issuing bodies under old Regulations
6.14 Certain operators of security controlled airports authorised to issue ASICs and VICs
6.15 Application for authorisation to issue ASICs and VICs
6.16 Decision on application
6.17 Issuing bodies’ staff etc
6.18 Copies of ASIC program to be made available
6.19 Revocation of authorisation for cause
6.20 Revocation of authorisation at request of issuing body
6.21 Re-applying for authorisation
6.22 What happens if issuing body ceases to exist etc
6.23 Register of ASICs and VICs
6.24 Other records
6.25 Annual reporting
6.26 ASICs — application for issue
6.27 Issue of ASICs and VICs
6.28 ASICs — issue
6.29 ASICs — Secretary’s approval of issue in certain cases
6.30 Report to Secretary of refusal to issue ASICs in certain cases
6.31 Persons the subject of adverse or qualified security assessments
6.32 ASICs — period of issue and expiry
6.33 Form of ASICs other than temporary ASICs
6.34 Production of sample ASICs and VICs for training purposes
6.35 Issue of replacement ASICs
6.36 Issue of temporary ASICs
6.37 Form of temporary ASICs
6.38 VICs
6.39 Form of VICs
6.40 Offence — unauthorised issue of ASICs or VICs
6.41 Obligation of ASIC holders — conviction of aviation-security-relevant offence
6.42 Obligation of ASIC holders — change of name
6.43 Cancellation of ASICs and VICs
6.44 Report to Secretary of cancellation of ASICs and VICs in certain cases
6.45 Return of ASICs and VICs that have expired etc
6.46 Notification of lost etc ASICs and VICs
6.47 Cancellation of ASICs or VICs at holder’s request
6.48 Disqualification from holding ASICs for contravening display requirements
6.49 Minister may recall ASICs and VICs
6.50 Transitional — design of ASICs etc
6.51 Transitional — effect of cards issued before 10 March 2005
6.52 Definition — security officer
6.53 Directions to show valid ASICs and valid VICs
6.54 Definitions for Division
6.55 Obligations of holders of flight crew licences etc
6.56 Request for aviation security status check
6.57 Flight crew licences etc — requirements in relation to issue
6.58 Secretary’s determination whether a person has adverse aviation security status
6.59 Conviction of holders of security designated authorisation of aviation-security-relevant offences
7.01 Purpose and effect of Part
7.02 Definition for Part — authorised person
7.03 Amount of penalty if infringement notice issued
7.04 Authorised persons may issue infringement notices
7.05 Contents of infringement notice
7.06 Service of infringement notices
7.07 Time for payment of penalty
7.08 Extension of time to pay penalty
7.09 Effect of payment of penalty
7.10 Withdrawal of infringement notice
7.11 Notice of withdrawal of infringement notices
7.12 Refund of penalty
8.01 Definitions
8.02 Review of decisions in relation to ASICs and related matters — decisions of Secretary
8.03 Review of decisions in relation to ASICs and related matters — decisions of issuing bodies
8.04 Review of decisions in relation to regulated air cargo agents
9.01 Threats regarding aviation security
9.02 Service of notices
- Schedule 1 Forms
  - Form 1 Notice of proposed movement of person in custody

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