TIMMEEEE
15th Mar 2009, 04:41
Does anybody know whether those individuals at the major terminals around Australia (Sydney, Melbourne, Bris, Perth etc) that have airside access such as catering, baggage services etc have had ASIC background security checks?
I realise everyone must have an ASIC card to get airside, but in the light of certain individuals with certain airlines having had major criminal convictions and been ex jail inmates etc you have to wonder.
Also some of the security staff you see have been rumoured to have outstanding criminal convictions.
Any ideas on this anyone?
Worrals in the wilds
15th Mar 2009, 05:19
Yes they do. Or a Visitor's pass and escort by an ASIC holder pending issuance of an ASIC (which is not always speedy).
Only certain offences preclude a person holding an ASIC.
From Fact Sheet 13: Aviation Security Identification Cards (ASICs) (http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/transport/security/aviation/factsheet/fact13.aspx)
What if an ASIC applicant has a criminal record?
Depending on the offences that a person has committed, it is possible to obtain an ASIC. However, a person with an adverse criminal record is not eligible to be issued with an ASIC.
What is the definition of an adverse criminal record?
A person has an adverse criminal record if the person has been convicted of:
(a) an aviation-security-relevant offence and sentenced to imprisonment; or
(b) two or more aviation-security-relevant offences (with no imprisonment) one of which was received within 12 months of the criminal history check.
What is an aviation-security-relevant offence?
Only aviation security relevant offences are considered in determining whether a person has an adverse criminal record. An aviation-security-relevant offence is defined under Regulation 6.01 of the Aviation Transport Security Regulations 2005 to mean an offence of a kind mentioned in the following table against a law of the Commonwealth, or of a State or Territory, or of any other country or part of a country:
Kind of offence
1.An offence involving dishonesty
2.An offence involving violence or a threat of violence
3.An offence involving intentional damage to property or a threat of damage to property
4.An offence constituted by the production, possession, supply, import or export of a substance that is:
(a) a narcotic substance within the meaning of the Customs Act 1901; or
(b) a drug, within the meaning of:
(i) regulation 10 of the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958; or
(ii) regulation 5 of the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956
5.An offence, of a kind dealt with in Part II of the Crimes Act 1914, against the Government of:
(a) the Commonwealth or a State or Territory; or
(b) a country or part of a country other than Australia
6.An offence against Part 2 of the Crimes (Aviation) Act 1991
7.An offence against Part 5.3 of the Criminal Code
8.An offence constituted by the production, possession, supply, import or export of explosives or explosive devices