Aviation Transport Security Amendment Regulations 2006 (No. 1)1

Select Legislative Instrument 2006 No. 40

I, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004.

Dated 15 February 2006

P. M. JEFFERY

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command

WARREN TRUSS

Minister for Transport and Regional Services

1 Name of Regulations

  These Regulations are the Aviation Transport Security Amendment Regulations 2006 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

  These Regulations commence on 27 February 2006.

3 Amendment of Aviation Transport Security Regulations 2005

  Schedule 1 amends the Aviation Transport Security Regulations 2005.

Schedule 1 Amendment

(regulation 3)

[1] Regulation 9.01

substitute

9.01 Threats regarding aviation security

 (1) A person must not, while at a security controlled airport or on board an aircraft, engage in conduct that a reasonable person could interpret as a threat to commit an act of unlawful interference with aviation.

Penalty:   50 penalty units.

 (2) An offence against subregulation (1) is an offence of strict liability.

Examples of conduct for subregulation (1)

Making jokes about bombs in baggage

Leaving articles of baggage unattended.

Note

1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See www.frli.gov.au.