Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) The operator of a prescribed aircraft must ensure that checked baggage is not accessible to an unauthorised person between the time it is checked in and the time it is made available (for example, by being placed on a baggage carousel) for collection at the end of the prescribed air service.
Note: For requirements for the control and supervision of baggage that is screened and cleared before it is checked in, see regulation 4.24.
(2) If the operator of a prescribed aircraft knows that a passenger's baggage contains a firearm, the aircraft operator must take reasonable precautions to ensure that the baggage is not retrieved by any person other than the passenger.