Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00913:reg:8:p66
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00913
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 8 (pt 66/133)
Character Range: 227687–230581

at least 0.4 m wide and 0.3 m high, in the following form, or in the form required by regulation 4.18B, at each place where screening is carried out for a security restricted area at a designated airport:

   Commonwealth of Australia

   WARNING!

   Screening point in operation

   A person at this screening point is taken, by law, to have consented to undergo a screening procedure (except a frisk search), unless the person refuses to undergo the screening procedure. A person who refuses to undergo a screening procedure will not be allowed in the security restricted area for a period of 24 hours.

   (Aviation Transport Security Act 2004 and Aviation Transport Security Regulations 2005)

 (2) If the screening authority fails to comply with subregulation (1) or (1A), the screening authority commits an offence.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.

4.18B  Alternative requirements relating to signs for screening points
 (1) For the purposes of subregulations 4.18(1) and 4.18A(1), the required form of the sign is:
 (a) if the place where screening is carried out is also a LAGs screening point—the form set out in subregulation 4.22QL(2); or
 (b) if the place where screening is carried out is not a LAGs screening point—the following form:

   Commonwealth of Australia

   WARNING!

   Screening point in operation

   A person at this screening point is taken, by law, to have consented to undergo a screening procedure (except a frisk search), unless the person refuses to undergo the screening procedure. A person who refuses to undergo a screening procedure will not be allowed through the screening point

   Weapons and prohibited items must not be taken past this point without authority

   Maximum penalty exceeds $10 000

   (Aviation Transport Security Act 2004 and Aviation Transport Security Regulations 2005)

 (2) For the purposes of subregulations 4.18(1A) and 4.18A(1A), the required form of the sign is:

   Commonwealth of Australia

   WARNING!

   Screening point in operation

   A person at this screening point is taken, by law, to have consented to undergo a screening procedure (except a frisk search), unless the person refuses to undergo the screening procedure. A person who refuses to undergo a screening procedure will not be allowed in the security restricted area for a period of 24 hours.

   Weapons must not be taken past this point without authority

   Maximum penalty exceeds $10 000

   (Aviation Transport Security Act 2004 and Aviation Transport Security Regulations 2005)

4.19  Supervision etc of baggage
 (1) The operator of a prescribed aircraft must ensure that checked baggage is not accessible to an unauthorised person between the time it is checked in and the time it is made available (for example, by being placed on a baggage carousel) for collection at the end of the prescribed air service.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.