Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00913:reg:8:p42
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00913
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 8 (pt 42/133)
Character Range: 167585–170226

the sterile area coming into contact with persons who have not been cleared, and to prevent cleared persons getting access to anything from outside the sterile area that has not been cleared; and
 (c) appropriate measures are taken to deter and detect unauthorised access to the sterile area; and
 (d) a person who enters the sterile area through a screening point is screened and cleared unless the person is of a class that is permitted to pass through a screening point without being screened; and
 (e) a person can enter the sterile area other than through a screening point only if he or she is of a class of persons permitted to do so under subregulation 4.09(3) or regulation 4.11 or 4.12A; and
 (f) a vehicle that enters the sterile area is screened and cleared; and
 (g) goods that enter the sterile area are screened and cleared; and
 (h) a cleared vehicle is able to enter the sterile area only if it is authorised to do so and it is driven by a person who is authorised to enter the sterile area who:
 (i) properly displays a valid ASIC; or
 (ii) properly displays a valid VIC or TAC and is supervised by somebody who properly displays a valid ASIC; and
 (i) if the sterile area is not continuously used as a sterile area, the sterile area is inspected before it is so used; and
 (j) signs at least 0.4 m wide by 0.3 m high, and otherwise complying with subregulation (4), are placed at the barrier of the sterile area in such a way that anyone entering the sterile area knows that it is a sterile area.
 (4) A sign required by paragraph (3)(j) must be in the following form:

   Commonwealth of Australia
   WARNING!
   Sterile area
   Unauthorised possession of weapons or prohibited items prohibited
   Maximum penalty exceeds $10 000
   Unauthorised entry prohibited
   Maximum penalty exceeds $5 000
   (Aviation Transport Security Act 2004 and Aviation Transport Security Regulations 2005)

 (5) The responsible aviation industry participant for the sterile area must ensure that the requirements of subregulation (3) are complied with in relation to the area.
Penalty: 200 penalty units.
 (8) If the secure area of a security controlled airport from or to which no screened air service operates is entered, during a period that is not a traffic period for the airport, by a person, or a vehicle driven by a person, not displaying a valid ASIC, VIC or TAC, that entry does not constitute a contravention by the airport operator of paragraph (3)(h).

3.21  Security requirements for certain landside security zones
 (1) The security requirements set out in this regulation apply to a landside security zone of any type other