Its not a QF thing. Its the
Aviation Transport Security Regulations 2005 that apply to all air transport operations.
It used to be that the pilot in command could allow anyone he/she chose to occupy the jump seat....
CAR 227 Admission to crew compartment
(1) A person may enter the crew compartment of an aircraft during flight only if:
(a) the person is a member of the operating crew of the aircraft; or
(b) the person is permitted by the pilot in command to enter that compartment.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
.... but then the Howard government introduced the ATSRs:
Regulation 4.67 Security of flight crew compartment — all aircraft
(4) A person must not be allowed to enter the cockpit after the aircraft has taken off unless:
(a) he or she is authorised to do so by the aircraft’s pilot in command or the aircraft’s operator and:
(i) is a member of the aircraft’s crew; or
(ii) is an employee of the aircraft’s operator; or
(iii) is authorised or required by the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 or the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 to enter the cockpit; and
(b) he or she holds appropriate identification as a person referred to in paragraph (a).
(5) If subregulation (2), (3) or (4) is contravened, the operator of the aircraft concerned commits an offence.
Penalty: 200 penalty units.
(6) A contravention of subregulation (5) is an offence of strict liability.
So yes, Amanda Vanstone and the Howard government think that my kids, your kids, are potential terrorists.