- Date
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11 Mar 2010
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
- Summary
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Amends the:
Aviation Transport Security Act 2004
to: allow the prohibited items list to be made by legislative instrument; and enable the secretary to delegate powers and functions to a Senior Executive Service (SES) officer in the Attorney-General’s Department; and Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003
to: exempt ship operators from certain security requirements in certain circumstances; make regulations to define different classes of passenger ships and to enable screening officers to conduct frisk searches of passengers and crew; enable certain persons to be appointed as security assessment inspectors; enable the secretary to delegate powers and functions to agency heads and certain SES officers in other agencies in certain circumstances; and make amendments in relation to image recording powers.