Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) An air security officer is authorised to have a prohibited item in his or her possession on board a prescribed aircraft.
(2) An officer of Customs is authorised to have a prohibited item in his or her possession on board a prescribed aircraft if the officer is undertaking duties in accordance with the Customs Act 1901 .
(2A) An aviation security inspector is authorised to have a prohibited item in the inspector's possession on board a prescribed aircraft if the inspector:
(a) is on duty; and
(b) requires the item in relation to an exercise of a power by the inspector under paragraph 79(2)(h) or 80(2)(f) of the Act to test a security system.
(3) A representative of the operator of a prescribed aircraft is authorised to possess a prohibited item on board the aircraft if:
(a) the item has been surrendered on board the aircraft; and
(b) the item is to be stored; and
(c) the item is stored in such a way that its presence is not apparent to passengers.
(4) A person is authorised to have a prohibited item in his or her possession in a prescribed aircraft if:
(a) the prohibited item is a tool of trade; and
(b) the person keeps control of the prohibited item at all times.
(5) For paragraph (4)(b), the person ceases to have control of the prohibited item if he or she gives possession of it to, or allows it to be accessible to, a person for whom it is not a tool of trade.
(6) For paragraph (4)(a) and subregulation (5), something is a tool of trade if:
(a) the person whose possession it is in requires it for the purpose for which he or she is in a prescribed aircraft; and
(b) the purpose is lawful.
(7) A person who suffers from a medical condition is authorised to have a prohibited item in his or her possession in a prescribed aircraft if:
(a) the item is medically necessary for the purpose of treating the condition; and
(b) the person shows a representative of the aircraft operator a medical certificate to that effect.
(8) A person who is caring for another person who suffers from a medical condition is authorised to have a prohibited item in his or her possession in a prescribed aircraft if:
(a) the item is medically necessary for the purpose of treating the condition; and
(b) the person shows a representative of the aircraft operator a medical certificate to that effect.