Yeah, a bit of a joke.
It seems that not only are the APS blokes wanting regional crew to submit to a security screening prior to your first flight of the day, but if you return from a non-secured airport then you should also be screened prior to operating any additional flights.
On some days that could be up to 3 security screenings per shift!!
From what I can gather, under ATSR 2005 flight crew can still access airside without being screened.....
Aviation Transport Security Regulations 2005....
4.09 Circumstances in which persons may enter sterile area without being screened
(1) This regulation is made for subparagraph 44 (2) (d) (ii) of the Act.
(2) A person must be cleared before entering a sterile area unless:
(a) he or she has entered the sterile area from the airside after disembarking from a screened air service; or
(b) he or she is taken to be cleared under regulation 4.10 or 4.11.
4.11 Persons taken to be cleared to enter sterile area other than through a screening point
(1) For paragraph 41 (2) (c) of the Act, a person in a class mentioned in subregulation (2) may enter a sterile area other than through a screening point if he or she:
(a) is authorised to do so and properly displays a valid ASIC; or
(b) is authorised to do so, properly displays a valid VIC and is supervised by somebody who is taken to be cleared to enter the sterile area other than through a screening point and properly displays a valid ASIC.
(2) The classes of person are the following:
(a) aviation security inspectors;
(b) officers of the Australian Customs Service;
(c) screening officers;
(d) employees of the operator of the airport in which the sterile area is located;
(e) employees of the operator of a screened air service aircraft;
(f) contractors, and employees of contractors, to the operator of the airport in which the sterile area is located who is engaged in the loading of cargo, stores or checked baggage, or the boarding of passengers, onto a cleared aircraft that is operating a screened air service, or who is otherwise authorised for access to the aircraft;
(g) contractors, and employees of contractors, to the operator of a screened air service aircraft who is engaged in the loading of cargo, stores or checked baggage, or the boarding of passengers, onto a cleared aircraft that is operating a screened air service, or who is otherwise authorised for access to the aircraft.
Cheers,
Capt EFIS.