Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00913:reg:8:p27
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00913
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 8 (pt 27/105)
Character Range: 460484–463185

program within the period allowed by subregulation (3), the Secretary is taken to have refused to approve the program.
 (5) The Secretary must approve the variation if the program, as varied, will adequately address the matters mentioned in subregulation 6.06(2).

Division 6.3—Issuing bodies

6.12  Comptroller‑General of Customs to be issuing body
 (1) The Comptroller‑General of Customs is an issuing body.
 (2) The Comptroller‑General of Customs must have an ASIC program.

6.13  Existing issuing bodies
  If, immediately before 21 November 2011, an aviation industry participant or an operator of a security controlled airport was an issuing body under regulation 6.13 or 6.14 of these Regulations as in force immediately before 21 November 2011, the participant or operator is taken to be authorised as an issuing body on and after 21 November 2011.
Note: The Secretary can revoke the authorisation of an issuing body under regulation 6.19 or 6.19A.

6.17  Issuing bodies' staff etc
 (1) An issuing body other than a Commonwealth agency must not allow a person to be directly involved in the issue of ASICs if he or she does not hold an ASIC.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
 (2) A Commonwealth agency that is an issuing body must not allow a person to be directly involved in the issue of ASICs if he or she does not hold an ASIC.

6.18  Copies of ASIC program to be made available
  An issuing body must make a copy of its ASIC program available to another issuing body if the requesting issuing body can demonstrate that making the program available to it will assist it to avoid hindering or obstructing compliance with the program.

6.19  Revocation of authorisation for cause
 (1) If an issuing body is the operator of a security controlled airport, the Secretary must revoke the body's authorisation as an issuing body if, in the opinion of the Secretary:
 (a) the body's ASIC program does not adequately address a matter mentioned in subregulation 6.06(2) and it is unlikely that a direction under regulation 6.09 will make the program adequately address the matter; or
 (b) allowing the body's authorisation to continue would be likely to be a significant threat to aviation security; or
 (c) the body does not comply with a direction of the Secretary under regulation 6.09.
 (2) If an issuing body is not the operator of a security controlled airport, the Secretary must revoke the body's authorisation as an issuing body if, in the opinion of the Secretary:
 (a) the body is no longer a person that may appropriately be authorised to issue ASICs; or
 (b) the body no longer controls a secure area, or part of a secure area, of a security controlled airport, and does not reasonably require