Timmee,
The following is a cut and paste.
AIR NAVIGATION ACT 1920 - SECT 22P
Aviation security program
(1)
For the purposes of this Division, an
aviation security program of an aircraft operator is a program that describes the equipment to be used, and sets out the procedures to be followed, by the operator for each of the following purposes in relation to aircraft operated by the operator:
(a)
preventing the unlawful carriage on an aircraft of the operator of:
(i)
any weapon; or
(ii)
any other thing that may endanger the safety of the aircraft or of any people or property on board the aircraft;
There is more re communications and grounding of a/c but I won't bore you with it.
VB were in breach of their own program by not following correct suspicious article procedures. (Taking it into the terminal) 200 Penalty units.
They were also in breach of the same program by not communicating to all the required authorities. (Failed to inform SACL) 200 Penalty units.
They were in breach again by taking the a/c for a fly. In these circumstances the a/c can only be released by the Secretary. Unspecified Penalty units - Penalty to be determined by DOTARS.
Timmee, you were in breach by making public part of an operators Aviation Secrutiy Program. The information you published here is not in the public domain. Your operators security program will contain the words Security-in-Confidence at the top and bottom of each page. Penalty - a severe bout of hand wringing and soul searching. ala
VB.