Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) The requirements for the fencing of, and the provision of other physical barriers to entry to, the airside area of a security controlled airport are:
(a) a barrier sufficient to delineate the airside area; and
(b) effective access control points to permit authorised access to the airside area; and
(c) patrolling, electronic surveillance or any other suitable measures to inspect the barriers for damage and to deter and detect unauthorised access to the airside area; and
(d) if possible, illumination of the aircraft parking area while a prescribed aircraft is parked there at night; and
(e) signs, at least 0.4 m wide by 0.3 m high, and otherwise complying with subregulation (4), placed at the barrier in such a way that anyone entering the area knows that it is an airside area; and
(f) either:
(i) a sign, at least 0.4 m wide by 0.3 m high, and otherwise complying with subregulation (6), placed at every entrance to the airside area; or
(ii) signs, at least 0.4 m wide by 0.3 m high, and otherwise complying with subregulation (6A), placed at the barrier in such a way that anyone entering the area knows that it is an airside area.
(3) The responsible aviation industry participant for the airside area of the airport must ensure that the area can be entered only by:
(a) a person who is authorised to do so and who, if required by Subdivision 3.2.1 to properly display an ASIC in the area:
(i) properly displays a valid ASIC; or
(ii) properly displays a valid VIC or TAC and is supervised by someone authorised to enter the area who properly displays a valid ASIC; or
(b) an entry exempt person; or
(c) a vehicle driven by a person mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b).
(4) A sign required by paragraph (1)(e) must be in the following form, or in the form set out in regulation 3.15A:
| Commonwealth of Australia WARNING! Airside area Unauthorised entry prohibited Maximum penalty exceeds $5 000 ( Aviation Transport Security Act 2004 and Aviation Transport Security Regulations 2005 ) |
(6) A sign required by subparagraph (1)(f)(i) must be in the following form:
| Commonwealth of Australia WARNING! Airside area Unauthorised possession of weapons prohibited Maximum penalty exceeds $10 000 ( Aviation Transport Security Act 2004 and Aviation Transport Security Regulations 2005 ) |
(6A) A sign required by subparagraph (1)(f)(ii) must be in the form set out in regulation 3.15A.
(7) A responsible aviation industry participant for the airside, or part of the airside, of a security controlled airport must comply with the requirements of subregulations (1), (3), (4), (6) and (6A).
(a) if the offender is an airport operator or an aircraft operator--200 penalty units; or
(b) in any other case--100 penalty units.
(10) If the secure area of a security controlled airport from or to which no screened air service operates is entered, during a period that is not a traffic period for the airport, by a person, or a vehicle driven by a person, not displaying a valid ASIC, VIC or TAC, that entry does not constitute a contravention by the airport operator of paragraph (3)(a) or (c).
