Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) The holder of the certificate of registration of an aircraft under the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 , or the operator of an aircraft, must give to the Secretary, or to an authorised officer, statistical returns or other information that the Secretary requests:
(a) relating to:
(i) the aircraft; or
(ii) passengers or goods carried on the aircraft; or
(iii) work performed using the aircraft; or
(iv) flights made by the aircraft; and
(b) that the holder or the operator:
(i) has in his, her or its possession; or
(ii) is reasonably able to obtain.
(2) An airline, or the owner of an aircraft engaged in a public transport service, which uses any airport maintained and operated by the Minister in pursuance of regulation 9 shall furnish to the Secretary, or to an authorized officer, such traffic reports, cost statistics and financial statements, showing, amongst other things, all receipts and the sources thereof as the Secretary from time to time requires.
(3) The Secretary or any other person shall not divulge or communicate any information furnished under subregulation (1) or (2) that discloses particulars of the business or financial dealings or position of any person or organization whose name or title is stated in or can be inferred from the information divulged or communicated, except:
(a) in the course of duty to another person performing duties under these Regulations;
(b) with the consent of the person who has given the Secretary the information; or
(c) under subregulation (4).
(4) In accordance with Article 67 of the Convention, the Secretary shall transmit to the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization such of the particulars supplied in accordance with subregulation (2) as relate to the international operations of Australian airlines engaged in such operations.
(5) The operator of an aircraft must give to the Secretary, or to an authorised officer, the statistical returns or other information that:
(a) the Secretary requests about items detected during screening; and
(b) the operator:
(i) has in his, her or its possession; or
(ii) is reasonably able to obtain.
(6) An airport operator must give to the Secretary, or to an authorised officer, the statistical returns or other information that:
(a) the Secretary requests about aviation security at the airport; and
(b) the operator:
(i) has in his, her or its possession; or
(ii) is reasonably able to obtain.
(7) A person who is required to give information under this regulation to the Secretary or an authorised officer must not give false or misleading information to the Secretary or authorised officer for the purposes of the provision.
(8) A person who is required to give information under this regulation to the Secretary or an authorised officer must give the information:
(a) within the period set out in the request for the information; or
(b) if a period is not set out in the request -- within a reasonable period after the person receives the request.
Penalty for a contravention of this subregulation: 1 penalty unit.