Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) Each of the following persons is authorised to have a firearm in his or her possession in an airside area of an airport:
(a) a person who:
(i) with the consent of the airport operator, is engaged in controlling wildlife or other animals on the airport; and
(ii) if the airport is an airport from which a regular public transport operation operates--properly displays a valid ASIC; and
(iii) holds, and has on his or her person, a firearms licence, validly issued under the law of the State or Territory in which the airport is located, for the firearm; and
(iv) if a licence or permission is required under the law of the State or Territory for the person to shoot wildlife or animals on the airport, holds, and has on his or her person, such a licence or permission;
(b) an employee or contractor of a private security contractor who:
(i) with the consent of the airport operator is in, or facilitating the movement of, an armoured vehicle or a vehicle that is accompanying an armoured vehicle; and
(ii) if the airport is an airport from which a regular public transport operation operates--properly displays a valid ASIC; and
(iii) holds, and has on his or her person, a firearms licence, validly issued under the law of the State or Territory in which the airport is located, for the firearm; and
(iv) if required by State or Territory legislation--holds, and has on his or her person, a valid security guard licence (however described) issued under the law of the State or Territory; and
(v) stays close to at least 1 other person who is an employee or contractor of the private security contractor;
(c) a screening officer who is carrying the firearm to or from an aircraft because the firearm:
(i) has been accepted for carriage by the aircraft's operator; or
(ii) is being removed from the aircraft;
(d) an authorised representative of an airline operator who is carrying the firearm to or from an aircraft because the firearm:
(i) has been accepted for carriage by the aircraft's operator; or
(ii) is being removed from the aircraft;
(da) a representative of the screening authority who is lawfully testing the screening system;
(e) an officer of Customs;
(f) an air security officer.
Note: For the purposes of paragraphs (a) and (b), the requirement to display an ASIC does not apply to security controlled airports that do not have regular public transport operations: see subregulation 3.03(4).
(2) A person (other than a person referred to in paragraph (1)(c), (d), (da), (e) or (f)) in an airside area of an airport who is carrying a firearm, or has a firearm close by and under his or her control, must, on demand by a law enforcement officer, an aviation security inspector or a representative of the airport operator or an airline operator, immediately show the law enforcement officer, aviation security inspector or representative:
(a) the person's firearms licence; and
(b) if the person is a person referred to in paragraph (1)(b), the person's security guard licence; and
(c) if the person is a person referred to in paragraph (1)(a), and the law of the State or Territory requires the person to hold a licence or permission referred to in subparagraph (1)(a)(iv)--that licence or permission.
(3) An offence against subregulation (2) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: This regulation does not authorise a person to have a firearm in his or her possession in a land side security zone, including a sterile area. For the carriage of firearms in the sterile area, see the Act, section 46.