(1) A person may apply, in writing, to the Secretary to be designated as a RACA if the person intends to carry on a business that includes:
. (a) the handling, or making arrangements for transport, of cargo to be carried on a prescribed aircraft; and
(b) the examination, in accordance with an examination notice, of cargo to be carried on a prescribed aircraft.
(2) The application must:
(a) be in the form approved, in writing, by the Secretary; and
(b) include the information required by the form.
Further information
(3) The Secretary may request, in writing, that the applicant provide:
(a) further information in relation to the application; or
(b) access for inspection of one or more of the applicant's sites to gather further information in relation to the application.
(4) The notice must specify the period within which the further information or access is to be provided.
(5) An inspection under paragraph (3)(b) may be conducted by any of the following:
(a) an APS employee;
(b) a person who is engaged as a consultant or contractor to perform services for the Department;
(c) a law enforcement officer.
(6) The Secretary may refuse to consider the application until the applicant provides the further information or access.