Aviation Transport Security (Prohibited Items) Instrument 2022 (Cth)

LIN 22/078 Aviation Transport Security (Prohibited Items) Instrument 2022 I, Clare O'Neil, Minister for Home Affairs, make this instrument under section 9A of the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004 (the Act). Dated 9 September 2022

The Hon. Clare O'Neil MP Minister for Home Affairs

1 Name This instrument is the Aviation Transport Security (Prohibited Items) Instrument 2022.

2 Commencement This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.

3 Repeal The Aviation Transport Security (Prohibited Items) Instrument 2012 (F2015C00564) is repealed.

4 Definitions In this instrument: Act means the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004. Regulations means the Aviation Transport Security Regulations 2005.

5 Prohibited items (1) An item mentioned in the following table is specified for paragraph (b) of the definition of prohibited item in section 9 of the Act. Item Description 1 Sporting goods, kitchen utensils, tools, and other items with sharp edges or points capable of injuring a person Examples Axes, hatchets and similar items Box cutters Crampons Darts Drills Ice axes and ice picks Ice skates Knives, including leatherworking knives Meat cleavers Metal cutlery Open razors (also called straight razors) Rock climbing equipment such as pitons, hooks, hammers and bolts Saws Scalpels Screwdrivers, crowbars, hammers, pliers and wrenches Ski poles Utility knives Note: Note Some items of this kind are excluded under subsections 7(1), (2) and (5). 2 Sharp items that are not weapons but are capable (with or without modification) of causing harm by penetration Examples Letter‑openers Bodkins Pointed metal scissors, manicure scissors and scissors with blades more than 6 cm long Razor blades Hypodermic needles (whether or not attached to syringes) Note: Note Some items of this kind are excluded under subsections 7(1), (2) and (5). 3 Blunt items (other than walking sticks, crutches, or other mobility aids, or dressing sticks designed to assist a person to dress or undress) that are able to be used to bludgeon or threaten to bludgeon a person Examples Baseball, softball, and cricket bats and any similar item used in sport Hockey and lacrosse sticks and any similar item used in sport Billiard, pool or snooker cues Golf clubs Any other piece of wood, metal or any other substance big enough to threaten a person with Note: Note Some items of this kind are excluded under subsection 7(5). 4 Household flammable goods Examples Aerosol containers, including cans of spray paint Petrol and any other flammable liquid Fireworks Toy caps Note Some items of this kind are excluded under subsections 7(3) and (5). 5 Items capable of being used to restrain a person that are not authorised under a provision of the Act, the Regulations or this instrument Examples Cable ties Handcuffs Note Some items of this kind are excluded under subsection 7(5). 6 A knife or knife‑like item (whether or not made of metal) strong enough to be used as a weapon Note Some items of this kind are excluded under subsections 7(1), (2) and (5).