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AVIATION TRANSPORT SECURITY ACT 2004 - NOTES

Act No. 8 of 2004 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 1 July 2009
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 26 of 2009

The text of any of those amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section

The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be
affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney‑General's Department, Canberra

  

  

  


Contents

Part 1--Preliminary                                                                                                                1

Division 1--Short title and commencement                                                      1

1............ Short title [see Note 1] ....................................................................... 1

2............ Commencement .................................................................................. 1

Division 2--Purposes and simplified overview of this Act                        2

3............ Purposes of this Act ........................................................................... 2

4............ Simplified overview of this Act .......................................................... 2

Division 3--Application                                                                                                4

5............ Extension to Territories ...................................................................... 4

6............ Geographical jurisdiction .................................................................... 4

7............ Act to bind Crown .............................................................................. 4

8............ Act not to apply to state aircraft etc. ................................................. 4

Division 4--Definitions                                                                                                 5

9............ Definitions .......................................................................................... 5

Division 5--Unlawful interference with aviation                                           12

10.......... Meaning of unlawful interference with aviation ................................ 12

Division 6--General defences                                                                                13

10A....... General defences ............................................................................... 13

Part 2--Transport security programs                                                                         15

Division 1--Simplified overview of Part                                                            15

11.......... Simplified overview of Part .............................................................. 15

Division 2--Aviation industry participants required to have programs                 16

12.......... Who must have a program ................................................................ 16

13.......... Participants required to have programs to operate ........................... 16

14.......... Participants must comply with programs ........................................ 17

Division 3--Complying with programs of other participants                  18

15.......... Complying with transport security programs of other participants 18

Division 4--Content and form of programs                                                     19

16.......... Content of programs ......................................................................... 19

17.......... Form of programs etc. ...................................................................... 20

Division 5--Approving, revising and cancelling programs                     21

18.......... Providing programs for approval ...................................................... 21

19.......... Approval .......................................................................................... 21

20.......... When a program is in force ............................................................... 22

21.......... Secretary may direct participants to vary programs ........................ 23

22.......... Participants may revise programs .................................................... 24

23.......... Secretary may direct participants to revise programs ...................... 24

23A....... Secretary may approve alterations of programs ............................... 25

25.......... Cancelling inadequate programs ........................................................ 26

26.......... Cancelling for failure to comply ....................................................... 27

26A....... Cancelling transport security programs on request .......................... 27

Part 3--Airport areas and zones                                                                                   28

Division 1--Simplified overview of Part                                                            28

27.......... Simplified overview of Part .............................................................. 28

Division 2--Establishment of areas and zones                                              29

28.......... Airports and security controlled airports ......................................... 29

29.......... Airport areas--airside and landside .................................................. 29

30.......... Airside security zones ...................................................................... 30

31.......... Types of airside security zones ....................................................... 30

31A....... Airside event zones .......................................................................... 31

31B....... Types of airside event zones ............................................................ 32

32.......... Landside security zones ................................................................... 33

33.......... Types of landside security zones ..................................................... 33

33A....... Landside event zones ........................................................................ 34

33B....... Types of landside event zones ......................................................... 35

34.......... Matters to be considered in establishing areas and zones ................ 36

Division 3--Control of airside areas and zones                                             37

35.......... Requirements for airside areas .......................................................... 37

36.......... Requirements for airside security zones ........................................... 38

36A....... Requirements for airside event zones ............................................... 39

Division 4--Control of landside areas and zones                                         41

37.......... Requirements for landside areas ....................................................... 41

38.......... Requirements for landside security zones ........................................ 42

38A....... Requirements for landside event zones ............................................ 43

Division 5--Offences for causing disruption or interference in relation to security controlled airports                                                                                                                       45

38B....... Offences for causing disruption or interference in relation to security controlled airports      45

Part 4--Other security measures                                                                                 46

Division 1--Simplified overview of Part                                                            46

39.......... Simplified overview of Part .............................................................. 46

Division 2--Screening and clearing                                                                     47

40.......... Simplified overview of Division ....................................................... 47

41.......... Screening and clearing people ........................................................... 47

42.......... Screening and clearing goods (other than cargo) ................................ 48

43.......... Screening and clearing vehicles .......................................................... 49

44.......... Requirements for screening and clearing ........................................... 50

Division 2A--Examining, certifying and clearing cargo                            53

44A....... Simplified overview of Division ....................................................... 53

44B....... Examining, certifying and clearing cargo ........................................... 53

44C....... Requirements for examining, certifying and clearing cargo ............... 54

Division 3--Weapons                                                                                                  57

45.......... Simplified overview of Division ....................................................... 57

46.......... Weapons in airside areas, landside security zones and landside event zones           57

47.......... Carrying weapons through a screening point ................................... 58

48.......... Weapons on board an aircraft--strict liability ................................. 59

49.......... Weapons on board an aircraft--general ............................................ 60

50.......... Failure to comply with conditions ................................................... 60

51.......... Secretary may permit by class ......................................................... 61

52.......... Other weapons requirements ............................................................ 61

Division 4--Prohibited items                                                                                  62

53.......... Simplified overview of Division ....................................................... 62

54.......... Prohibited items in airside security zones, airside event zones, landside security zones and landside event zones .......................................................................................................... 62

55.......... Carrying prohibited items through a screening point ....................... 63

56.......... Prohibited items on board an aircraft--strict liability ...................... 64

57.......... Prohibited items on board an aircraft--general ................................. 65

58.......... Failure to comply with conditions ................................................... 65

59.......... Secretary may permit by class ......................................................... 66

60.......... Other prohibited items requirements ................................................ 66

Division 5--On‑board security                                                                               68

61.......... Simplified overview of Division ....................................................... 68

62.......... On‑board security ............................................................................. 68

Division 6--Persons in custody                                                                             69

63.......... Simplified overview of Division ....................................................... 69

64.......... Meaning of person in custody ........................................................... 69

65.......... Requirements relating to persons in custody ................................... 69

Division 7--Special security directions                                                             71

66.......... Simplified overview of Division ....................................................... 71

67.......... Secretary may give special security directions ................................. 71

68.......... Confidentiality requirements ............................................................ 71

69.......... Persons to whom special security directions may be given ............. 72

70.......... When a special security direction is in force .................................... 72

71.......... Secretary may extend direction for further 3 months ....................... 73

72.......... Certain directions not to be re‑made for 6 months ........................... 73

73.......... Failure to comply with special security directions .......................... 74

74.......... Failure to comply with confidentiality requirements ....................... 74

Division 8--Control directions                                                                               75

74A....... Simplified overview of Division ....................................................... 75

74B....... Compliance control directions .......................................................... 75

74C....... Failure to comply with compliance control directions ..................... 76

74D....... Incident control directions ................................................................ 76

74E........ Failure to comply with incident control directions .......................... 77

Division 9--Security status checking                                                                 78

74F........ Simplified overview of Division ....................................................... 78

74G....... Secretary may determine that a person has an adverse aviation security status      78

74H....... Regulations ....................................................................................... 79

74I......... Division operates despite the Civil Aviation Act 1988 ..................... 80

Division 10--Optical surveillance devices                                                      81

74J........ Purposes of this Division ................................................................. 81

74K....... Minister may determine code ........................................................... 81

Part 5--Powers of officials                                                                                                82

Division 1--Simplified overview of Part                                                            82

75.......... Simplified overview of Part .............................................................. 82

Division 2--Aviation security inspectors                                                         83

76.......... Simplified overview of Division ....................................................... 83

77.......... Appointment .................................................................................... 83

78.......... Identity cards .................................................................................... 83

79.......... Powers of aviation security inspectors--general ............................. 83

80.......... Powers of aviation security inspectors--aircraft ............................. 85

Division 3--Law enforcement officers                                                               87

81.......... Simplified overview of Division ....................................................... 87

82.......... Law enforcement officers ................................................................. 87

83.......... Access to airports by law enforcement officers ............................... 88

84.......... Stopping and searching people ......................................................... 88

85.......... Stopping and searching vehicles ....................................................... 88

86.......... Requests to leave areas or zones ...................................................... 89

87.......... Removing people from aircraft, airports, areas or zones .................. 90

88.......... Removing vehicles from areas or zones ............................................ 90

89.......... Other law enforcement powers not affected .................................... 90

Division 3A--Eligible customs officers                                                             91

89A....... Simplified overview of Division ....................................................... 91

89B....... Eligible customs officers ................................................................... 91

89C....... Stopping and searching persons ....................................................... 92

89D....... Stopping and searching vehicles ....................................................... 92

89E........ Requests to leave aircraft, airport or areas or zones ......................... 93

89F........ Power to physically restrain persons ............................................... 94

89G....... Removing vehicles from areas or zones ............................................ 94

89H....... Other powers not affected ................................................................ 94

Division 4--Airport security guards                                                                    95

90.......... Simplified overview of Division ....................................................... 95

91.......... Airport security guards .................................................................... 95

92.......... Airport security guards' power to physically restrain persons ....... 95

Division 5--Screening officers                                                                               97

93.......... Simplified overview of Division ....................................................... 97

94.......... Screening officers .............................................................................. 97

95.......... Screening powers .............................................................................. 97

95A....... Screening powers--frisk search as an alternative screening procedure 98

95B....... Screening powers--frisk search as an additional screening procedure 98

95C....... Screening powers--frisk search general power ................................ 99

96.......... Screening officers' power to physically restrain persons .............. 100

97.......... Exercise of powers by screening officers ........................................ 101

Part 6--Reporting aviation security incidents                                                     102

Division 1--Simplified overview of Part                                                          102

98.......... Simplified overview of Part ............................................................ 102

Division 2--Meaning of aviation security incident                                    103

99.......... Meaning of aviation security incident ............................................. 103

Division 3--Certain people must report incidents                                    104

100........ Airport operators ........................................................................... 104

101........ Aircraft operators ........................................................................... 104

102........ Persons with incident reporting responsibilities ............................ 105

103........ Employees ...................................................................................... 106

Division 4--Reporting requirements                                                                107

104........ Reporting by airport operators ...................................................... 107

105........ Reporting by aircraft operators ...................................................... 107

106........ Reporting by persons with incident reporting responsibilities ...... 108

Division 5--Form and content of reports                                                       109

107........ How reports are to be made ........................................................... 109

Part 7--Information‑gathering                                                                                     110

Division 1--Simplified overview of Part                                                          110

108........ Simplified overview of Part ............................................................ 110

Division 2--Secretary may require security compliance information 111

109........ Secretary may require security compliance information ................ 111

110........ Self‑incrimination ............................................................................ 111

Division 3--Secretary may require aviation security information     113

111........ Secretary may require aviation security information ...................... 113

112........ Self‑incrimination ............................................................................ 114

Part 8--Enforcement                                                                                                          115

Division 1--Simplified overview of Part                                                          115

116........ Simplified overview of Part ............................................................ 115

Division 2--Infringement notices                                                                       116

117........ Infringement notices ....................................................................... 116

Division 3--Enforcement orders                                                                         117

118........ Simplified overview of Division ..................................................... 117

119........ Secretary may make enforcement orders ........................................ 117

120........ Commencement and duration of enforcement orders ..................... 118

121........ Reviews of enforcement orders ...................................................... 118

122........ Notice of enforcement orders ......................................................... 118

123........ Complying with enforcement orders .............................................. 119

Division 4--Injunctions                                                                                            120

124........ Injunctions ...................................................................................... 120

Division 5--Demerit points system                                                                   122

125........ Demerit points ................................................................................ 122

Part 9--Review of decisions                                                                                          123

126........ Review of decisions by Administrative Appeals Tribunal ............ 123

Part 10--Miscellaneous                                                                                                   124

127........ Delegation ....................................................................................... 124

127A..... Sub‑delegation ................................................................................. 124

128........ Compensation for damage to electronic equipment ........................ 125

129........ Compensation for acquisition of property ..................................... 126

130........ Part 11 of the Airports Act 1996 ..................................................... 126

131........ Scope of immunities and privileges ................................................ 126

132........ Severability--additional effect of Act ............................................ 127

133........ Regulations ..................................................................................... 127

134........ Extra‑territorial operation of regulations ........................................ 128

Notes                                                                                                                                           131


Notes to the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004

Note 1

The Aviation Transport Security Act 2004 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 8, 2004 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

For all relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions see Table A.

Table of Acts

Act

Number
and year

Date
of Assent

Date of commencement

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Aviation Transport Security Act 2004

8, 2004

10 Mar 2004

Ss. 3-133: 10 March 2005
Remainder: Royal Assent

 

Australian Federal Police and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2004

64, 2004

22 June 2004

Schedule 2 (item 3): (a)

--

Aviation Security Amendment Act 2004

149, 2004

14 Dec 2004

Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 (items 1, 2): (b)
Remainder: Royal Assent

Sch. 2 (item 3)

Anti‑Terrorism Act (No. 2) 2005

144, 2005

14 Dec 2005

Schedule 8: 11 Jan 2006

--

Aviation Transport Security Amendment Act 2006

97, 2006

14 Sept 2006

Schedule 1 (items 1-19, 21-35): 4 Dec 2006 (see F2006L03915)
Schedule 1 (item 20): 4 Dec 2006
Schedule 2 (items 1-33): 14 Sept 2007
Schedule 2 (items 35-38): (c)
Remainder: Royal Assent

Sch. 1 (items 8, 12) and Sch. 2 (item 34)

Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Amendment (Security Plans and Other Measures) Act 2006

109, 2006

27 Sept 2006

Schedule 2 (items 14, 15): Royal Assent

--

Aviation Transport Security Amendment (Additional Screening Measures) Act 2007

30, 2007

29 Mar 2007

Schedule 1: 31 Mar 2007
Remainder: Royal Assent

--

Aviation Legislation Amendment (2007 Measures No. 1) Act 2007

131, 2007

20 Aug 2007

21 Aug 2007

Sch. 1 (item 22)

Aviation Legislation Amendment (2008 Measures No. 1) Act 2008

86, 2008

20 Sept 2008

20 Sept 2008

--

Transport Security Amendment (2008 Measures No. 1) Act 2008

138, 2008

8 Dec 2008

Schedule 1 (items 1-11): 8 Feb 2009

Sch. 1 (item 11)

Civil Aviation Amendment Act 2009

19, 2009

26 Mar 2009

Schedule 1 (item 26): 1 July 2009

--

Aviation Legislation Amendment (2008 Measures No. 2) Act 2009

26, 2009

26 Mar 2009

Schedule 1 (items 1-9, 25): Royal Assent

Sch. 1 (item 25)


(a)     Subsection 2(1) (item 8) of the Australian Federal Police and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2004 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

Commencement information

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Provision(s)

Commencement

Date/Details

8. Schedule 2, item 3

The later of:

(a)  the time the provision(s) covered by table item 2 commence; and

(b)  immediately after the commencement of section 3 of the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004.

However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur.

10 March 2005

(paragraph (b) applies)

(b)    Subsection 2(1) (items 2 and 3) of the Aviation Security Amendment Act 2004 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

Provision(s)

Commencement

Date/Details

2.  Schedule 1

The later of:

(a)  the start of the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent; and

(b)  immediately after the commencement of section 3 of the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004.

10 March 2005
(paragraph (b) applies)

3.  Schedule 2, items 1 and 2

The later of:

(a)  the start of the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent; and

(b)  immediately after the commencement of section 3 of the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004.

10 March 2005
(paragraph (b) applies)

(c)     Subsection 2(1) (items 5 and 7) of the Aviation Transport Security Amendment Act 2006 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

Provision(s)

Commencement

Date/Details

5.  Schedule 2, items 1 to 33

A single day to be fixed by Proclamation.

However, if any of the provision(s) do not commence within the period of 12 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the first day after the end of that period.

14 September 2007

7.  Schedule 2, Part 2

The later of:

(a)  immediately after the commencement of the provision(s) covered by table item 2; and

(b)  immediately after the commencement of the provision(s) covered by table item 5.

14 September 2007
(paragraph (b) applies)


Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted     am. = amended       rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

Title....................................

am. No. 144, 2005

Part 1

 

Division 2

 

S. 3....................................

am. No. 97, 2006

Note to s. 3(1)....................

ad. No. 144, 2005

S. 4....................................

am. No. 144, 2005; No. 97, 2006; No. 26, 2009

Division 3

 

S. 7....................................

am, No. 131, 2007

Division 4

 

S. 9....................................

am. No. 149, 2004; No. 144, 2005; No. 97, 2006; No. 131, 2007; No. 86, 2008; Nos. 19 and 26, 2009

Division 5

 

S. 10..................................

am. No. 131, 2007

Part 2

 

Division 2

 

Ss. 12, 13..........................

am. No. 138, 2008

Division 4

 

S. 17..................................

am. No. 138, 2008

Division 5

 

S. 19..................................

am. No. 131, 2007

S. 20..................................

am. No. 131, 2007; No. 138, 2008

S. 21..................................

am. No. 131, 2007

S. 22..................................

am. No. 131, 2007

 

rs. No. 138, 2008

S. 23..................................

am. No. 138, 2008

S. 23A................................

ad. No. 97, 2006

 

am. No. 131, 2007

S. 24..................................

rep. No. 131, 2007

S. 26A................................

ad. No. 131, 2007

Part 3

 

Division 1

 

S. 27..................................

rs. No. 97, 2006

 

am. No. 131, 2007

Division 2

 

Ss. 30, 31..........................

am. No. 97, 2006

Ss. 31A, 31B.....................

ad. No. 97, 2006

Ss. 32, 33..........................

am. No. 97, 2006

Ss. 33A, 33B.....................

ad. No. 97, 2006

Division 3

 

Ss. 35, 36..........................

am. No. 97, 2006

S. 36A................................

ad. No. 97, 2006

 

am. No. 97, 2006

Division 4

 

Ss. 37, 38..........................

am. No. 97, 2006

S. 38A................................

ad. No. 97, 2006

 

am. No. 97, 2006

Division 5

 

Div. 5 of Part 3...................

ad. No. 131, 2007

S. 38B................................

ad. No. 131, 2007

Part 4

 

Division 1

 

S. 39..................................

am. No. 149, 2004; No. 97, 2006

Division 2

 

S. 40..................................

rs. No. 97, 2006

Heading to s. 42.................

am. No. 97, 2006

S. 42..................................

am. No. 97, 2006

S. 44..................................

am. No. 97, 2006; No. 30, 2007

Division 2A

 

Div. 2A of Part 4................

ad. No. 97, 2006

Ss. 44A-44C.....................

ad. No. 97, 2006

Division 3

 

S. 45..................................

am. No. 97, 2006

Heading to s. 46.................

am. No. 97, 2006

S. 46..................................

am. No. 97, 2006

S. 52..................................

am. No. 97, 2006

Division 4

 

Heading to s. 54.................

rs. No. 97, 2006

S. 54..................................

am. No. 97, 2006

S. 60..................................

am. No. 97, 2006

Division 5

 

S. 62..................................

am. No. 131, 2007

Division 9

 

Div. 9 of Part 4...................

ad. No. 149, 2004

Ss. 74F-74I........................

ad. No. 149, 2004

Division 10

 

Ss. 74J, 74K......................

ad. No. 144, 2005

Part 5

 

Division 1

 

S. 75..................................

am. No. 131, 2007

Division 2

 

S. 79..................................

am. No. 97, 2006

Division 3

 

S. 82..................................

am. No. 64, 2004

S. 84..................................

am. No. 131, 2007

Division 3A

 

Div. 3A of Part 5................

ad. No. 131, 2007

Ss. 89A-89H.....................

ad. No. 131, 2007

Division 4

 

S. 91..................................

am. No. 131, 2007

S. 92..................................

am. No. 97, 2006

Division 5

 

S. 95B................................

am. No. 30, 2007

S. 95C................................

ad. No. 30, 2007

Part 6

 

Division 5

 

S. 107................................

am. No. 109, 2006

Part 7

 

Division 1

 

S. 108................................

am. No. 26, 2009

Division 3

 

Div. 3 of Part 7...................

ad. No. 26, 2009

Ss. 111, 112......................

ad. No. 26, 2009

Part 8

 

Division 5

 

S. 125................................

am. No. 138, 2008

Part 9

 

S. 126................................

am. No. 149, 2004; No. 97, 2006; No. 131, 2007

Part 10

 

S. 127................................

am. No. 149, 2004; No. 26, 2009

S. 127A..............................

ad. No. 26, 2009

S. 131................................

rs. No. 131, 2007

Note to s. 133(1)................

ad. No. 86, 2008

S. 134................................

ad. No. 86, 2008


Table A

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Aviation Security Amendment Act 2004 (No. 149, 2004)

Schedule 2

3  Transitional provision

The exercise or purported exercise (whether before, at or after the commencement of this item) of the power under regulation 5 of the Air Navigation (Aviation Security Status Checking) Regulations 2004 to determine that a person has an adverse aviation security status is taken for all purposes to be, and is taken for all purposes always to have been, prescribed administrative action in respect of the person for the purposes of Part IV of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979.

 

Aviation Transport Security Amendment Act 2006 (No. 97, 2006)

Schedule 1

8  Application

An airside security zone established by a notice given under subsection 30(1) of the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004 before the commencement of item 7 of this Schedule is taken to have been in force from the time the notice was given.

12  Application

A landside security zone established by a notice given under subsection 32(1) of the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004 before the commencement of item 11 of this Schedule is taken to have been in force from the time the notice was given.

Schedule 2

34  Regulations

(1)        The Governor‑General may make regulations prescribing matters:

                     (a)  required or permitted by this Schedule to be prescribed; or

                     (b)  necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Schedule.

(2)        In particular, regulations may be made:

                     (a)  providing for regulations made for the purposes of particular provisions of the unamended Act to continue to have effect (with any prescribed alterations) for the purposes of the amended Act; and

                     (b)  for other transitional measures in relation to the transition from the unamended Act to the amended Act.

(3)        In this item:

amended Act means the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004 as in force immediately after the commencement of item 31 of this Schedule.

unamended Act means the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004 as in force immediately before the commencement of item 31 of this Schedule.

 

Aviation Legislation Amendment (2007 Measures No. 1) Act 2007
(No. 131, 2007)

Schedule 1

22  Application--transport security programs

(1)        The amendment made by item 6 applies to transport security programs given under section 18 of the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004 after the commencement of that item.

(2)        The amendment made by item 7 applies to transport security programs approved before or after the commencement of that item.

 

Transport Security Amendment (2008 Measures No. 1) Act 2008
(No. 138, 2008)

Schedule 1

11  Saving and transitional provisions for multiple programs

Saving

(1)        The Aviation Transport Security Act 2004, as in force at any time before the commencement of this Act, is taken not to have prevented more than one transport security program from being in force at the same time for an aviation industry participant, so long as those programs covered different operations or locations.

(2)        However, if, because of the operation of subitem (1), there was more than one transport security program in force for an aviation industry participant at any time, the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004 is taken to have applied, in relation to each of those programs, as if it were the only program for the participant.

Transitional

(3)        If, at the commencement of this Act, there is more than one transport security program in force for an aviation industry participant, then the Secretary is taken, at that time, to have given the participant a notice, under subsection 12(2) of the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004, that specifies the operation or location covered by each of those programs.

 

Aviation Legislation Amendment (2008 Measures No. 2) Act 2009
(No. 26, 2009)

Schedule 1

25  Application of amendments of section 127 of the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004

A delegation to an SES employee, or acting SES employee in force, immediately before the commencement of this item, under section 127 of the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004 (as in force immediately before the commencement of this item) has effect after that commencement as if it were a delegation to the SES employee, or the acting SES employee, under that section as amended by item 8 of this Schedule.