Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

AVIATION TRANSPORT SECURITY REGULATIONS 2005 - REG 6.27

         (1)   An issuing body may issue ASICs only in accordance with its ASIC program.

         (2)   A person commits an offence if:

                (a)    the person issues an ASIC, a card resembling an ASIC, or a card apparently intended to be taken to be an ASIC; and

               (b)    the person is not an issuing body.

Penalty:   50 penalty units.

         (3)   An offence under subregulation (2) is an offence of strict liability.

         (4)   A person commits an offence if:

                (a)    the person is a transitional issuing body; and

               (b)    the person issues an ASIC, a card resembling an ASIC, or a card apparently intended to be taken to be an ASIC; and

                (c)    the ASIC:

                          (i)    is not a replacement ASIC; or

                         (ii)    was not applied for before the person was declared to be a transitional issuing body.

Penalty:   50 penalty units.

         (5)   An issuing body must not issue an Australia-wide ASIC unless the ASIC holder has an operational need to access more than one airport.