Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

AVIATION TRANSPORT SECURITY REGULATIONS 2005 - REG 3.07

         (1)   In this regulation:

"cargo facilitator" means a person who:

                (a)    is at a security controlled airport for the purpose of travelling with cargo on a prescribed aircraft; and

               (b)    has arrived at the airport on the aircraft; and

                (c)    is travelling for the purpose of assisting with the movement of the cargo; and

               (d)    does not travel through the airport for that purpose more than 3 times a year.

Example

A person travelling with a racehorse to move the horse off the aircraft.

medical transport facilitator means a person who is an employee, contractor or volunteer of a State or Territory ambulance service and is at a security controlled airport for the purpose of assisting with the movement of:

                (a)    a sick or injured passenger to or from an aircraft; or

               (b)    medical cargo.

"passenger facilitator" means a person who is at a security controlled airport, or on a prescribed aircraft, for the purpose of assisting the movement of a passenger with reduced mobility or a specialised medical need.

         (2)   Despite regulation 3.03, a cargo facilitator or passenger facilitator need not display an ASIC in the secure area if, while he or she is in the area, he or she is escorted by:

                (a)    an employee or officer of the operator of the aircraft on which the relevant cargo or passenger is or will be carried; or

               (b)    somebody else who the cargo facilitator or passenger facilitator has reason to believe is authorised to supervise cargo facilitators or passenger facilitators in the area.

      (2A)   Despite regulation 3.03, a medical transport facilitator is not required to display an ASIC in the secure area if he or she, while in the secure area, is supervised by an ASIC holder who is authorised by the operator of the aircraft on which the medical cargo or sick or injured passenger is or will be carried.

      (2B)   For subregulation (2A), a medical transport facilitator is supervised if the ASIC holder:

                (a)    escorts or accompanies the medical transport facilitator at all times when the medical transport facilitator is in the secure area; or

               (b)    watches the medical transport facilitator at all times when the medical transport facilitator is in the secure area.

         (3)   An aircraft operator must ensure that a cargo facilitator or passenger facilitator does not enter, or stay in, a secure area of an airport unless the cargo facilitator or passenger facilitator:

                (a)    holds, and properly displays, a valid ASIC; or

               (b)    is directed to enter the area, and while in the area is escorted, by a person referred to in paragraph (2) (a) or (b).

Penalty:   10 penalty units.

      (3A)   An aircraft operator must ensure that a medical transport facilitator does not enter, or stay in, a secure area of an airport unless the medical transport facilitator:

                (a)    holds and properly displays a valid ASIC; or

               (b)    is supervised by a person mentioned in subregulation (2A).

Penalty:   10 penalty units.

         (4)   A contravention of subregulation (3) or (3A) is an offence of strict liability.