Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) If a law enforcement officer reasonably believes that it is necessary to do so for the purposes of safeguarding against unlawful interference with aviation, the law enforcement officer may stop a person who is in an airside area and conduct an ordinary search or a frisk search of the person.
(1A) An ordinary search or a frisk search of a person under subsection (1) must, if practicable, be conducted by a person of the same sex as the person being searched.
(2) If a law enforcement officer stops a person under subsection (1), the officer must:
(a) identify himself or herself as a law enforcement officer to the person; and
(b) tell the person why the person has been stopped; and
(c) if the person is to be searched--tell the person why the person is to be searched.
(3) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person engages in conduct; and
(b) the conduct hinders or obstructs a law enforcement officer in the exercise of a power under subsection (1).
Penalty for an offence against this subsection: Imprisonment for 2 years.