Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated RegulationsIn these Regulations:
"AACA" means accredited air cargo agent.
"AACA security program" means the security program:
(a) provided by the Secretary under regulation 4.49 ; or
(b) approved by the Secretary under regulation 4.50.
"Act" means the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004 .
air security officer means:
(a) a protective service officer or special protective service officer of the Australian Federal Police who is directed by the Commissioner to carry out the duties of a position of air security officer; or
(b) a person who is:
(i) employed and trained by a foreign government to travel on aircraft to provide security for aircraft and their passengers and crew (other than a person who is employed to provide exclusive personal protection for 1 or more individuals travelling on an aircraft); and
(ii) operating in accordance with an arrangement between the foreign government and the Australian Government.
"ANA" means the Air Navigation Act 1920 .
"ANR" means the Air Navigation Regulations 1947 .
"ASIC" means aviation security identification card.
Australia means the Commonwealth of Australia and, when used in a geographical sense, includes:
(a) the Territory of Christmas Island; and
(b) the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Island; and
(c) the Territory of Norfolk Island.
"aviation security identification card" means a card of that type issued under Part 6.
"carry-on baggage" means an article or possession of a passenger on, or a member of the crew of, an aircraft, being an article or possession that is accessible to the passenger or crew member while the aircraft is in flight.
"categorised airport" means an airport that was a categorised airport under the ANA.
charter operation means an operation of an aircraft for the purpose of:
(a) a service of providing air transportation of people, or both people and goods, that:
(i) is provided for a fee payable by persons using the service; and
(ii) is not available to the general public;
whether or not the service is conducted in accordance with fixed schedules to or from fixed terminals over specific routes; or
(b) a service of providing air transportation of people, or both people and goods, that:
(i) is provided for a fee payable by persons using the service; and
(ii) is available to the general public; and
(iii) is not conducted in accordance with fixed schedules to or from fixed terminals over specific routes; or
(c) a service of providing air transportation of people, or both people and goods, that:
(i) is not provided for a fee payable by persons using the service; and
(ii) is not available to the general public; and
(iii) is conducted in accordance with fixed schedules to or from fixed terminals over specific routes.
"checked baggage" means an article or possession of an aircraft passenger or crew member that:
(a) has been checked in for a flight on the aircraft; and
(b) is intended to be carried on board the aircraft or another aircraft; and
(c) if carried in an aircraft, is not accessible to the passenger or crew member while the aircraft is in flight.
"checked in" , in relation to an item of checked baggage, means that the item:
(a) has been presented to an aircraft operator, or another person on the operator's behalf, for carrying on a flight on board an aircraft of the operator; and
(b) has been accepted by the aircraft operator, or the other person on the operator's behalf, for that purpose.
"child" means a person who has not turned 18 years of age.
"crew" includes flight crew and cabin crew, and any other person travelling on
board an aircraft for any purpose relating to
the aircraft's operation or to
examine the qualifications or competency of its flight crew.
"DIMIA" means the Department administered by the Minister who administers the Migration Act.
"domestic air service" means an air service provided by means of a flight from a place within Australia to another place within Australia with no intermediate stop outside Australia.
"exempt country" means New Zealand or the United States of America.
exempt duty free item , in relation to a passenger who will arrive in Australia on an aircraft operating an inbound international air service, means a duty free item that:
(a) is collected by the passenger at the boarding gate before boarding the aircraft for departure from the last port of call before reaching Australia; and
(b) is in a sealed plastic bag with proof of purchase by the passenger affixed to the bag, or enclosed in the bag, so that proof of purchase is visible.
"exempt LAG item" has the meaning given in regulation 4.22B.
"grey ASIC" means an ASIC of the design set out in subregulation 6.33 (3) or 6.37 (2).
immediate family of a person means the following individuals, if they are travelling with the person:
(a) the person's spouse or de facto partner (within the meaning of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 );
(b) the person's child (including an adopted child);
(c) a child for whom the person is a legal guardian.
international air service means an air service provided by means of a flight:
(a) from a place within Australia to a place outside Australia; or
(b) from a place outside Australia to a place within Australia.
"jet" means a fixed-wing aircraft powered by gas-turbine engines (other than turbo-prop engines).
"LAG product" has the meaning given in regulation 4.22C.
LAGs bag means a transparent plastic bag that:
(a) may be sealed and unsealed using a resealing mechanism that is a part of the bag; and
(b) has an area enclosed by the sealing mechanism that has, when the bag is laid flat, a perimeter of 80 cm or less.
"LAGs cleared area" means an area of a security controlled airport that is entered through a LAGs screening point.
"LAGs container" means a container that has a capacity of
100 ml or less.
"LAGs screening point" means a screening point at a security controlled airport at which passengers travelling on an international air service (including any domestic sectors of such a service) are screened for LAG products.
"Migration Act" means the Migration Act 1958 .
"non-exempt country" means a country that is not an exempt country.
"officer of the Australian Customs Service" has the same meaning as officer of Customs in the Customs Act 1901 .
"open charter operation means a charter
operation of the
kind described in paragraph (b) of the definition of charter
operation" .
"photograph" of somebody includes a digital image of him or her.
"RACA" means regulated air cargo agent.
"red ASIC" means an ASIC of the design set out in subregulation 6.33 (2) or 6.37 (1).
regular public transport operation means an operation of an aircraft for the purposes of the carriage of people, or both people and goods, of an air service that:
(a) is provided for a fee payable by persons using the service; and
(b) is available to the general public on a regular basis; and
(c) is conducted in accordance with fixed schedules to or from fixed terminals over specific routes.
"screened air service" -- see regulation 4.02.
"screening authority" means a person specified by notice under regulation 4.03.
"secure area" means a landside security zone or the airside
area (including
airside security zone) of a security controlled airport.
Note For the definitions of landside security zone and airside area , see section 9 of the Act and regulations 3.01 and 3.02.
"traffic period" , for a security controlled airport, means a period that begins 2 hours before the scheduled time of arrival, and ends 2 hours after the actual time of departure, of a scheduled air service that operates to or from the airport.
"TSP" means transport security program.
unauthorised person , in relation to a place or thing, means a person who:
(a) is not authorised by the owner or person in control of the place or thing to have access to the place or thing; and
(b) has no other lawful reason to have access to the place or thing.
unlawful non‑citizen has the same meaning as in the Migration Act.
Note See sections 13, 14 and 15 of that Act.
"VIC" means visitor identification card.
"visitor identification card" means a card of that type issued under Part 6.