Aviation Transport Security Act 2004

The regulations may, for the purposes of safeguarding against unlawful interference with aviation, prescribe requirements in relation to the following:

the management and control of passengers (including persons in custody) on board an aircraft;

the security features on an aircraft;

pre‑flight checks of aircraft cabins and other parts of an aircraft;

procedures to be used and measures to be taken in relation to baggage that is loaded, or is intended to be loaded, onto a prescribed aircraft;

unattended aircraft.

Regulations made under this section may prescribe penalties for offences against those regulations. The penalties must not exceed:

for an offence committed by an airport operator or an aircraft operator—250 penalty units; or

for an offence committed by an aviation industry participant, other than an accredited air cargo agent or a participant covered by paragraph (a)—100 penalty units; or

for an offence committed by an accredited air cargo agent or any other person—50 penalty units.

If a body corporate is convicted of an offence against regulations made under this section, subsection 4B(3) of the Crimes Act 1914 allows a court to impose fines of up to 5 times the penalties stated above.