Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00913:reg:8:p55
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00913
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 8 (pt 55/105)
Character Range: 527823–530597

(a) the Secretary's decision to approve, or refuse to approve, the aircraft operator as an issuer of VICs; and
 (b) if the Secretary approves the application:
 (i) the airports for which the aircraft operator may issue VICs; and
 (ii) any conditions that the aircraft operator must comply with.
 (6) If the Secretary does not make a decision about an application within 30 days after receiving the application, the Secretary is taken to have refused to approve the aircraft operator as an issuer of VICs.
 (7) If the Secretary gives an aircraft operator approval to issue VICs, the Secretary must give the relevant airport operator or operators written notice of the approval.

6.37G  Authorisation of agent of airport operator or Secretary‑approved VIC issuer
 (1) An airport operator or a Secretary‑approved VIC issuer may authorise, in writing, one or more agents to issue VICs on its behalf only if the TSP of the airport operator or the Secretary‑approved VIC issuer specifies that the airport operator or Secretary‑approved VIC issuer may authorise agents to issue VICs on its behalf.
 (2) An airport operator or Secretary‑approved VIC issuer may only authorise an agent for subregulation (1) if the agent is an appropriate person to issue VICs.
 (3) Without limiting subregulation (2), a person is an appropriate person to issue VICs if the following apply:
 (a) the person:
 (i) controls a secure area or part of a secure area; or
 (ii) reasonably needs access to a secure area or part of a secure area; and
 (b) the airport operator or Secretary‑approved VIC issuer determines that the person is not likely to be a threat to aviation security; and
 (c) VICs cannot more appropriately be issued by the airport operator or Secretary‑approved VIC issuer.
 (4) The airport operator or Secretary‑approved VIC issuer must revoke the authorisation of an agent if paragraph (3)(a), (b) or (c) no longer applies to the person.
 (5) An airport operator or Secretary‑approved VIC issuer is responsible for the actions of its agents.
Example: If an agent issues a VIC to a person without confirming that person's identity under regulation 6.38C, the airport operator or Secretary‑approved VIC issuer who authorised the agent commits an offence under subregulation 6.38C(4).

6.37H  VIC issuers' staff etc
 (1) A VIC issuer (other than a Commonwealth agency, the Comptroller‑General of Customs or the Director‑General of Security) commits an offence if:
 (a) the VIC issuer allows a person to be directly involved in the issue of VICs; and
 (b) the person does not hold an ASIC.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
 (2) A VIC issuer that is a Commonwealth agency, the Comptroller‑General of Customs, or the Director‑General of Security, must not allow a person to be directly involved in