Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) Subject to subregulations (4), (4A) and (5), regulations 3.05 to 3.09 and subregulations 3.18(2) and 3.26(2):
(a) a person in the airside security zone of a security controlled airport must properly display a valid red ASIC; and
(b) a person in a secure area (other than the airside security zone) of such an airport must properly display either a valid red ASIC or a valid grey ASIC.
Note 1: The requirement in subregulation (1) applies to a person who is accessing parts of the sterile area not generally accessible to passengers or the public.
Note 2: For properly displaying , see regulation 1.04; for valid , see regulation 1.05; for secure area , see regulation 1.03.
Note 3: A person who properly displays a valid VIC or TAC, and is supervised by a person who properly displays a valid ASIC, need not display a valid ASIC--see regulation 3.09.
(2) To avoid doubt, the obligations in subregulation (1) apply to crew.
(3) A contravention of subregulation (1) is an offence of strict liability.
(4) Subregulation (1) does not apply in relation to a security controlled airport from or to which no regular public transport operation operates.
(4A) At a security controlled airport from or to which no screened air service operates, paragraphs (1)(a) and (b) apply only during traffic periods.
(4B) To avoid doubt, there is no requirement that a person display a VIC or TAC in the secure area of an airport referred to in subregulation (4A) other than during traffic periods.
(5) Subregulation (1) does not apply to a person:
(a) who is in a part of the sterile area that is generally accessible to passengers or the public generally; or
(b) who is a passenger and:
(i) is boarding or disembarking from an aircraft by means of an aerobridge; or
(ii) is boarding or disembarking from an aircraft in the secure area and is moving reasonably directly between the aircraft and the terminal building.