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TRANSPORT SECURITY (COUNTER-TERRORISM) ACT 2008 - As at 25 August 2017 - Act 63 of 2008

- As at 25 August 2017 - Act 63 of 2008

Table of Provisions

CHAPTER 1 - PRELIMINARY

PART 1 - GENERAL

  • 1 Short title
  • 2 Commencement
  • 3 Main purpose
  • 4 Overall objectives
  • 5 Act binds all persons
  • 6 Relationship to other Acts

PART 2 - INTERPRETATION

CHAPTER 2 - DECLARATION OF SISTOS

  • 10 Assessment of the level of risk of being a target of a terrorist act
  • 11 Declaration
  • 12 Amending a declaration notice
  • 13 Giving notice about a declaration to the SISTO entity
  • 14 Revoking a declaration notice

CHAPTER 3 - SISTOS

PART 1 - PREPARING RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN

  • 15 Requirement to prepare a risk management plan and give a copy of it to the chief executive
  • 16 Preparing a plan
  • 17 Content of a plan
  • 18 Guidelines for preparing a risk management plan

PART 2 - OTHER PROVISIONS ABOUT PLAN

  • 19 Implementing and complying with a plan
  • 20 Annual audit of risk management plan
  • 21 Audit record
  • 22 Reviewing a plan
  • 23 Review record
  • 24 Amending a plan after review
  • 25 Preparing, conducting and participating in exercises to test the operation of a plan
  • 26 Test exercise record
  • 27 Annual certificate about auditing, reviewing and testing the operation of the plan
  • 28 Giving chief executive notice of change to contact information in risk management plan

CHAPTER 4 - MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT

PART 1 - AUTHORISED OFFICERS

  • 29 Appointment and qualifications
  • 30 Appointment conditions and limit on powers
  • 31 Issue of identity card
  • 32 Production or display of identity card
  • 33 When authorised officer ceases to hold office
  • 34 Resignation
  • 35 Return of identity card

PART 2 - POWERS OF AUTHORISED OFFICERS

Division 1 - Entry of places

  • 36 Power to enter places
  • 37 Procedure for entry with consent

Division 2 - Entry of prescribed vehicles

  • 38 Power of entry
  • 39 Procedure before entry

Division 3 - General enforcement powers

  • 40 Application of div 3
  • 41 General powers of authorised officer after entering a place or prescribed vehicle
  • 42 Power to require reasonable help or information

Division 4 - Other powers

  • 43 Power to require a name and address
  • 44 Failure to give a name or address
  • 45 Power to require information or documents

CHAPTER 5 - POWERS OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE

  • 46 Power to give a direction to comply
  • 47 Power to seek a court order suspending SISTO if there is an unacceptable risk of significant adverse impacts

CHAPTER 6 - OTHER ENFORCEMENT MATTERS

  • 48 False or misleading statements
  • 49 False or misleading documents
  • 50 Obstructing an authorised officer
  • 51 Pretending to be an authorised officer

CHAPTER 7 - LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

  • 52 Proceedings for offences
  • 53 Court may prohibit publication of all or part of a proceeding
  • 54 Protection of counter-terrorism information in legal proceedings
  • 55. (Repealed)
  • 56 Inclusion of reasonable diligence

CHAPTER 8 - MISCELLANEOUS

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