Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

AVIATION TRANSPORT SECURITY REGULATIONS 2005 - REG 4.13A

         (1)   In this regulation:

permitted item means an item that:

                (a)    is a LAG product that is in a container that has a capacity of more than 100 ml; and

               (b)    is purchased by a passenger at an airport retail outlet; and

                (c)    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; and

               (d)    has undergone security screening at the airport before being taken on board an aircraft.

         (2)   Despite subregulation 4.13 (3), a passenger may leave a LAG product on board an aircraft operating an inbound international air service in the circumstances set out in subregulation (3).

         (3)   For subregulation (2), the circumstances are that:

                (a)    if the aircraft makes a scheduled transit stop in Australia or outside Australia as part of its journey to its final destination in Australia -- all the following apply;

                          (i)    the service is approved by the Secretary;

                         (ii)    the LAG product to be left on board is a permitted item or an exempt duty free item;

                        (iii)    the Secretary has, in the approval under subparagraph (i) or otherwise, also approved the LAG product to remain on board the aircraft; or

               (b)    if the aircraft makes an unscheduled stop in Australia or outside Australia as a result of an emergency or other technical safety problem during its journey to its final destination in Australia -- all the following apply:

                          (i)    the service is approved by the Secretary;

                         (ii)    the LAG product to be left on board is a permitted item or an exempt duty free item;

                        (iii)    the Secretary has, in the approval under subparagraph (i) or otherwise, also approved the LAG product to remain on board the aircraft;

                        (iv)    the passengers disembark from the aircraft in order to allow the emergency or problem to be rectified;

                         (v)    all the passengers board the aircraft after the emergency or problem is rectified and no new passengers board the aircraft.

         (4)   The Secretary may, by written notice:

                (a)    approve an inbound international service for subparagraphs (3) (a) (i) and (3) (b) (i); and

               (b)    approve, for subparagraphs (3) (a) (iii) and (3) (b) (iii), a LAG product that is a permitted item or an exempt duty free item to remain on the board the aircraft operating the service.