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Instrument number CASA 70/23

I, SCOTT DUFFY, Acting National Manager Regulatory Services, Regulatory Oversight Division, a delegate of CASA, having taken into account relevant considerations relating to the safe carriage of dangerous goods on an aircraft, make this instrument under section 23 of the Civil Aviation Act 1988.

[Signed S. Duffy]
Scott Duffy
Acting National Manager Regulatory Services
Regulatory Oversight Division
14 December 2023
CASA 70/23 — Dangerous Goods (Explosive Trace Detection Equipment) Permission 2023

1 Name
        This instrument is CASA 70/23 — Dangerous Goods (Explosive Trace Detection Equipment) Permission 2023.

2 Duration
        This instrument:
(a) commences on 1 January 2024; and
(b) is repealed at the end of 31 December 2026.

3 Definitions
Note   In this instrument, certain terms and expressions have the same meaning as they have in the Civil Aviation Act 1988 and the regulations. These include: AOC, Australian territory, checked baggage, passenger transport operation and registered.
        In this instrument:
accountable person, in relation to a relevant Australian aircraft, means each of the owner, operator, hirer and pilot of the aircraft.
adverse reaction means any of the following:
(a) release of hazardous chemical fumes;
(b) dangerous evolution of heat;
(c) an explosive, toxic or otherwise dangerous reaction.
compatible, in relation to a material and dangerous goods, means the material and dangerous goods will not react with each other to cause an adverse reaction.
dangerous goods has the meaning given by subsection 23(3) of the Act.
dangerous goods accident has the meaning given by subregulation 92.010(1) of CASR.
dangerous goods incident has the meaning given by subregulation 92.010(1) of CASR.
LEA officer means any of the following:
(a) a member of the Defence Force, within the meaning of that term in subsection 4(1) of the Defence Act 1903, who is authorised to carry permitted dangerous goods in the course of the member's duties;
(b) an Australian law enforcement officer, within the meaning of that term in subsection 3(1) of the Crimes Act 1914.
LEA procedures means written procedures, as existing at the time this instrument commences, of the law enforcement agency of an LEA officer that describe how LEA officers of the agency must pack permitted dangerous goods for air transport.
liquid full, in relation to a permeation device, means filled so that ullage is not present in the permeation device.
permeation device means a capsule containing a chemical compound in a 2‑phase equilibrium between its gas phase and its liquid, or solid, phase.
permitted dangerous goods means explosive trace detection equipment that:
(a) is classified as "UN 2911 Radioactive material, excepted package – instruments" in the UN Classification; and
(b) contains a permeation device.
radioactive material warning label means a label that is the same as Figure