Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

AVIATION TRANSPORT SECURITY REGULATIONS 2005 - REG 6.22

         (1)   This regulation applies if:

                (a)    the Secretary revokes the authorisation of an issuing body; or

               (b)    an issuing body ceases to exist; or

                (c)    for any other reason, an issuing body no longer performs the functions or exercises the powers of an issuing body.

         (2)   The Secretary may decide that another issuing body (the new issuing body ) will be the issuing body for any ASICs issued by a body mentioned in subregulation (1) (the original issuing body ) that:

                (a)    are valid; or

               (b)    have been suspended under regulation 6.42B; or

                (c)    have been cancelled or have expired, but:

                          (i)    the ASIC may be reinstated; or

                         (ii)    another ASIC may be issued to the former holder without a further background check being conducted. 

         (3)   The Secretary must tell the Secretary AGD who the new issuing body for the ASICs mentioned in subregulation (2) will be.

         (4)   An ASIC mentioned in subregulation (2) issued by the original issuing body is not affected by the body no longer being an issuing body.

         (5)   The new issuing body is not responsible for the actions of the original issuing body in relation to the ASIC.

         (6)   The original issuing body must:

                (a)    transfer to the new issuing body the body's register of the following:

                          (i)    ASICs that are valid;

                         (ii)    ASICs that have been suspended under regulation 6.42B;

                        (iii)    ASICs that have been cancelled or have expired, but:

                                   (A)     the ASIC may be reinstated; or

                                   (B)     another ASIC may be issued to the former holder without a further background check being conducted; and

               (b)    continue to retain records in accordance with regulation 6.24.