Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

AVIATION TRANSPORT SECURITY REGULATIONS 2005 - REG 6.37G

         (1)   An airport operator or a Secretary-approved VIC issuer may authorise, in writing, one or more agents to issue VICs on its behalf only if the TSP of the airport operator or the Secretary-approved VIC issuer specifies that the airport operator or Secretary-approved VIC issuer may authorise agents to issue VICs on its behalf.

         (2)   An airport operator or Secretary-approved VIC issuer may only authorise an agent for subregulation (1) if the agent is an appropriate person to issue VICs.

         (3)   Without limiting subregulation (2), a person is an appropriate person to issue VICs if the following apply:

                (a)    the person:

                          (i)    controls a secure area or part of a secure area; or

                         (ii)    reasonably needs access to a secure area or part of a secure area; and

               (b)    the airport operator or Secretary-approved VIC issuer determines that the person is not likely to be a threat to aviation security; and

                (c)    VICs cannot more appropriately be issued by the airport operator or Secretary-approved VIC issuer.

         (4)   The airport operator or Secretary-approved VIC issuer must revoke the authorisation of an agent if paragraph (3) (a), (b) or (c) no longer applies to the person.

         (5)   An airport operator or Secretary-approved VIC issuer is responsible for the actions of its agents.

Example

If an agent issues a VIC to a person without confirming that person's identity under regulation 6.38C, the airport operator or Secretary-approved VIC issuer who authorised the agent commits an offence under subregulation 6.38C (3).