Delta T,
Legislation overrides a web information page.
Refer to section 3.2 of the Aviation Transport Secuirty Regulations.
Those paragraphs off the FAQ of the CASA website, are poorly worded and in conflict with the requirements of the security regs. Dept of Infrastructure is looking at that very issue now. CASA's advice is based on a pilot not necessarily going to a security controlled airport.
In relation to your second point. Nowhere in that section does it give the aerodrome operator "discretion" to vary the requirement for a person to display an ASIC or a VIC and accompanied by and ASIC holder whilst airsde.
The one variation to this that I only became aware of recently is that a security controlled airport that does not have screened services (jet RPT) only requires display of an ASIC during the traffice periods. That is 2 hours before scheduled arrival until 2 hours after departure. Works great for places like Albany, Wiluna, Esperance and Geraldon. For the time being anyway.
Last edited by Islander Jock; 1st May 2008 at 12:26.
Reason: Edited after realising some of my explanations were as bad a CASAs