Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

AVIATION TRANSPORT SECURITY REGULATIONS 2005 - REG 4.21

         (1)   There must be attached, to each item of checked baggage that is carried on board an aircraft that is operating a domestic or international regular public transport operation or domestic or international open charter operation, a tag that identifies the relevant flight.

         (2)   The tag must be attached to the item before the start of the flight referred to in subregulation (1).

         (3)   Before the start of the flight, a record must be created for each such item that is carried on board the aircraft, and the record must be kept until at least 2 days after the end of the flight.

         (4)   The record must:

                (a)    identify the passenger who checked in the item; and

               (b)    record the number of the flight for which the passenger was checked in; and

                (c)    match the item to a passenger on board the aircraft, or specify the circumstances of its carriage if the person who checked in the item is not on board the aircraft when it departs.

         (5)   The operator of an aircraft that is operating a prescribed air service must ensure that subregulations (1) to (4) are complied with in respect of every item of checked baggage loaded on a flight of the aircraft.

Penalty:   50 penalty units.

         (6)   The operator of an aircraft that is operating a prescribed air service must inspect the record for such an item immediately before loading the item on board the aircraft.

Penalty:   50 penalty units.

         (7)   The operator of a prescribed air service must ensure that, before the relevant aircraft departs, every item of checked baggage (whether screened or not) that is on board the aircraft can be matched to:

                (a)    a passenger who is on the flight; or

               (b)    a passenger who was properly checked in for a flight that has departed; or

                (c)    a passenger who does not re-board, or remain on board, the aircraft following diversion of the flight from its scheduled destination to an alternative destination in a circumstance specified in regulation 4.21A.

Penalty:   50 penalty units.

         (8)   The operator of an aircraft that is operating a prescribed
air service must ensure that any item of checked baggage
that cannot be matched to a passenger in accordance with subregulation (7) is either not loaded on the aircraft, or is removed before the aircraft departs.

Penalty:   50 penalty units.