Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AVIATION TRANSPORT SECURITY ACT 2004 - SECT 67

  (1)   If:

  (a)   a specific threat of unlawful interference with aviation is made or exists; or

  (b)   there is a change in the nature of an existing general threat of unlawful interference with aviation; or

  (c)   both of the following apply:

  (i)   a national emergency declaration (within the meaning of the National Emergency Declaration Act 2020 ) is in force;

  (ii)   the Secretary is satisfied that additional security measures are appropriate to support the national emergency declaration;

the Secretary may, in writing, direct that additional security measures be taken or complied with.

  (2)   A direction under subsection   (1) is a special security direction .