Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00913:reg:8:p41
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00913
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 8 (pt 41/133)
Character Range: 165096–167825

officer) must not leave a vehicle in an airside area or an airside security zone of a security controlled airport after being asked by the responsible aviation industry participant to remove the vehicle.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
 (6) To avoid doubt, nothing in this regulation is taken to affect any right of access or privilege granted by or under any other Commonwealth law.
Note: Section 131 of the Act preserves rights and privileges granted under other Acts. In addition, law enforcement officers have the right, under section 83 of the Act, to have access to any part of an airport for the purpose of carrying out their duties.

Subdivision 3.3.5—Emergency Access

3.18  Access by emergency personnel
 (1) Nothing in this Division requires or authorises an aviation industry participant to prevent any of the following having access to any part of the airside area or any airside security zone of the airport:
 (a) members of the Defence Force who are responding to an event or threat of unlawful interference with aviation;
 (b) an employee, contractor or volunteer of an ambulance, rescue or fire service or a state or territory emergency service who is responding to an emergency in Australia or overseas;
 (c) a person acting under the direction of a person mentioned in paragraph (b) during an emergency.
 (2) A requirement of this Part to display an ASIC, VIC or TAC does not apply to a person referred to in paragraph (1)(a), (b) or (c).

Division 3.4—Control of landside areas and zones—physical security

3.19  Definitions for Division
  In this Division:
responsible aviation industry participant, in relation to an area or a zone, means:
 (a) in the case of an area or a zone that is covered by the TSP of an aviation industry participant—that aviation industry participant; or
 (b) in any other case—the operator of the security controlled airport at which the area or zone is located.

3.20  Security requirements for sterile areas
 (1) The physical security requirements for a landside security zone that is the sterile area of a security controlled airport are as set out in this regulation.
 (2) This regulation begins to have effect in relation to an airport when the Secretary establishes such a zone for the airport.
 (3) The responsible aviation industry participant for the sterile area must ensure that:
 (a) at least 1 screening point is established and maintained; and
 (b) the sterile area is enclosed in a barrier sufficient to prevent cleared persons in 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