Prohibited cargo
4 Prohibited cargo
An aviation industry participant must not bring, or cause to be brought, into Australian territory cargo that has originated in or transited through the Arab Republic of Egypt.
The prohibition in subsection (1) does not apply to cargo that is one of the following types:
a letter product;
a small item;
a live animal and the necessary packaging to ship the animal;
human remains;
biological tissue;
dangerous goods that are permitted, under section 23 of the Civil Aviation Act 1988, to be carried on board an aircraft and the necessary packaging to ship the goods;
a government article;
an item of cargo in a diplomatic bag.
The prohibition in subsection (1) also does not apply to cargo if, since originating from or transiting through the Arab Republic of Egypt, and at the time the cargo was brought into Australian territory the cargo has been examined under security controls at one of the last port of call airports listed in the following table:
Country
Airport
Canada
Vancouver International Airport
Japan
Narita Airport, Tokyo; or
Osaka International Airport
People’s Republic of China
Hong Kong International Airport; or
Shanghai Pudong International Airport
Republic of South Africa
O.R. Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg
Singapore
Changi International Airport
Thailand
Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Bangkok
United Arab Emirates
Dubai International Airport
United States of America
Honolulu International Airport; or
Los Angeles International Airport
For subsection (3), examined under security controls means examination using any of the following:
X-ray observation equipment;
ETD equipment;
physical examination in accordance with subsection (5).
Physical examination includes all of the following:
the item is deconsolidated or unpacked into the smallest box, carton or other unit into which it can be deconsolidated or unpacked;
each unit is examined as follows:
the sides, top and bottom of the unit, including packaging, are checked for hidden compartments and for signs that the piece has been tampered with;
the unit is opened and all areas of the interior of the unit are searched;
the contents of the unit are searched systematically, layer by layer;
the search of the interior areas and the contents of the unit proceeds in a sequence that ensures that every area of the unit and all its contents are thoroughly inspected.
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