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AVIATION TRANSPORT SECURITY AMENDMENT (SCREENING) BILL 2012

                                 2010-2011-2012




     THE PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA




                       HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES




AVIATION TRANSPORT SECURITY AMENDMENT (SCREENING) BILL 2012




           SUPPLEMENTARY EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM



             Amendments to be Moved on Behalf of the Government




     (Circulated by authority of the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport,
                        the Hon Anthony Albanese, MP)
AVIATION TRANSPORT SECURITY AMENDMENT (SCREENING) BILL 2012

OUTLINE OF THE AMENDMENT

On 16 February 2012 the Australian Government introduced the Aviation Transport Security
Amendment (Screening) Bill 2012 into the Australian Parliament. The Bill will amend the
Aviation Transport Security Act 2004.

The amendment will result in a requirement that body scanners used for screening at
Australian airports must not store or transmit any image of the person that is produced by the
equipment or any personal information (within the meaning of the Privacy Act 1988) about
the person. The amendment will strengthen the privacy safeguards being implemented to
ensure the rights of the travelling public are protected.


FINANCIAL IMPACT STATEMENT

Nil.
NOTES ON CLAUSES

Amendment 1

The amendment will result in a requirement that body scanners used for screening at
Australian international airports must not store or transmit any image of the person that is
produced by the equipment or any personal information (within the meaning of the Privacy
Act 1988) about the person. The amendment will strengthen the privacy safeguards being
implemented.

The amendment will not limit the ability of body scanners used in Australian airports to store
non-personal information, such as the number of scans a machine performs, and the total
number and locations of alarms. This information will not identify an individual or be able to
be used to identify any individual.




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