Some muppets do get it horribly wrong. There was a regulation change some years back that originally only permitted flight crew airside without an ASIC. Later changed to this:
Despite regulation 3.03, a member of a defence force to whom this regulation applies need not display an ASIC in a secure area if the member:
(a) is on duty and involved:
(i) in the operation of an aircraft; or
(ii) in supporting the operation of an aircraft; and
(b) is in uniform or other role appropriate clothing; and
(c) displays proper identification as a member of a defence force.