Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

AVIATION TRANSPORT SECURITY REGULATIONS 2005 - REG 6.37D

  (1)   The form of a TAC is as follows:

  (2)   Subject to subregulation   ( 3 ), a TAC must comply with the following requirements:

  (a)   the dimensions of the TAC, and of each of its parts, must be as shown in the diagram in subregulation   (1);

  (b)   where the diagram indicates a particular colour, type - face or type size, that colour, type - face or type size must be used;

  (c)   the image of the holder (if shown on the card) must be a recent photograph of the holder, showing the holder's full face and his or her head and shoulders;

  (d)   the given name and surname (if shown on the card) must be those that the holder normally uses;

  (e)   the number must be unique among TACs issued by that aircraft operator;

  (f)   the aircraft operator identifier must be the aircraft operator's company name, however the background to the identifier need not be any particular colour;

  (g)   the expiry date (if shown on the card) must be in the form day abbreviated month abbreviated year , where abbreviated month means the first 3 letters of the name of the month of expiry and abbreviated year means the last 2 digits of the number of the year of expiry.

  (3)   If the TAC is valid for more than 72 hours, the TAC must contain:

  (a)   the image of the TAC holder as mentioned in paragraph   (2)(c); and

  (b)   the given name and surname of the TAC holder as mentioned in paragraph   (2)(d); and

  (c)   the expiry date of the TAC as mentioned in paragraph   (2)(g).

  (4)   A person commits an offence if:

  (a)   the person is an aircraft operator; and

  (b)   the person issues a TAC that does not comply with subregulations (1) to (3).

Penalty:   50 penalty units.

  (5)   An offence under subregulation   (4) is an offence of strict liability.

  (6)   The discretionary information area at the bottom of a TAC may be used by the aircraft operator for its own purposes.