Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) To be qualified to be a member of a counter - terrorist first response force for a designated airport, a person must be:
(a) either:
(i) a member, special member, protective service officer or special protective service officer of the Australian Federal Police; or
(ii) a member of the police force of the State or Territory in which the airport is located; and
(b) authorised to bear firearms under the Commonwealth, State or Territory law applying at the airport; and
(c) trained to a proficient level in the use of firearms, other weapons and other techniques used in the exercise of counter - terrorist first response; and
(d) trained to a level of competence in general airport procedures in relation to the movement of persons, aircraft, vehicles, other machinery and goods (including baggage and cargo) within an airport; and
(e) capable of responding promptly and effectively as a member of a counter - terrorist first response force.
(2) To be qualified to be a member of a counter - terrorist first response force at a designated airport, a person must have:
(a) under the laws of the Commonwealth, State or Territory in which the airport is located, powers of arrest and associated powers not less than the powers conferred by Part II of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979 ; and
(b) proficiency:
(i) in contributing to the collection and management of information of value to aviation security intelligence; and
(ii) in the appropriate application of such intelligence.