An article posted on ABC News online says councils can’t afford regional security upgrades. Here is a link:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-07/vulnerable-regional-airports-await-basic-security-upgrades/10785772
It seems that Government funding is available for some airports but the money has not been released, and local councils just can’t afford full body scanning and passenger profiling.
Surely this must show that cost must be considered along with safety, in contradiction to the
Civil Aviation Act which says that safety must be the most important consideration.
The Minister must change this “lie” in the
Act to keep aviation viable. Otherwise the enormous regulatory burden will destroy general aviation. Surely that is just common sense.