(1) Nothing in this Division requires or authorises an aviation industry participant to prevent any of the following having access to any part of the landside of the airport:
(a) members of the Defence Force who are responding to an event or threat of unlawful interference with aviation;
(b) an employee, contractor or volunteer of an ambulance, rescue or fire service, or a State or Territory emergency service, who is responding to an emergency in Australia or overseas;
(c) a person acting under the direction of a person mentioned in paragraph (b) during an emergency.
(2) A requirement of this Part to display an ASIC, VIC or TAC does not apply to a person referred to in paragraph (1)(a), (b) or (c).