Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) A responsible aviation industry participant (the responsible participant ) that controls a security restricted area at a designated airport, or a part of such an area:
(a) must be able to undertake screening of any person who enters the area, or the part of the area, through an access control point; and
(b) must ensure the following:
(i) unless subparagraph (ii) applies--that a screening point operates for the area, or the part of the area, at all times during traffic periods at the airport;
(ii) if the Secretary has issued a notice under regulation 4.17 that is binding on the responsible participant under subregulation 4.17(3)--that a screening point operates for the area, or the part of the area, in accordance with any methods, techniques and equipment specified by the Secretary in the notice.
Screening point to be operated by a screening authority and to screen only for weapons
(2) The responsible participant must ensure that a screening point operating for the purposes of paragraph (1)(b):
(a) is operated by a screening authority; and
(b) screens only for weapons.
Location of screening points--general rule
(3) The responsible participant must ensure that a screening point operating for the purposes of paragraph (1)(b) is located:
(a) at each access control point into the area or the part of the area; or
(b) at a place in the vicinity of each of those access control points (whether outside or inside the security restricted area), but only if:
(i) the location of the place is set out in the responsible participant's TSP as a place where screening will take place; and
(ii) persons and vehicles are prevented from passing through the access control point without also passing through the place.
Location of screening points--screening inside the security restricted area
(4) However, if:
(a) the Secretary has issued a notice under regulation 4.17 that is binding on the responsible participant under subregulation 4.17(3); and
(b) the notice specifies methods, to be used for screening, that include screening points being located at places in the area, or in the part of the area, other than places mentioned in subregulation (3) of this regulation;
then the responsible participant need only ensure that a screening point is operating for the purposes of paragraph (1)(b) of this regulation in the area, or the part of the area, in accordance with those methods.
Goods, persons and vehicles that are to be screened
(5) The responsible participant must ensure that the following are screened at a screening point operating for the purposes of paragraph (1)(b):
(a) unless paragraph (b) of this subregulation applies--all goods, persons and vehicles, other than exempt goods, screening exempt persons or exempt vehicles;
(b) if the Secretary has issued a notice under regulation 4.17 that is binding on the participant under subregulation 4.17(3) and that specifies goods, persons or vehicles that must be screened at the screening point--the goods, persons or vehicles specified in the notice, other than exempt goods, screening exempt persons or exempt vehicles.
Checks of persons and vehicles to be performed--screening inside the security restricted area
(6) If a screening point is operating as mentioned in subregulation (4), the responsible participant must ensure, for each person or vehicle screened, that the same checks that would be required to be performed under regulation 3.16D (if the person or vehicle were entering the area, or the part of the area, at an access control point controlled by the responsible participant) are performed at the screening point.
Offence
(7) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person is a responsible aviation industry participant for a security restricted area at a designated airport; and
(b) a requirement of this regulation applies in relation to the person; and
(c) the person fails to comply with the requirement.