{"id":"C2004A01243","name":"Aviation Transport Security (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2004","slug":"aviation-transport-security-consequential-amendments-and-transitional-provisions-act-2004","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"9 of 2004","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":6169,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004A01243-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"#### 1 Short title\n\n This Act may be cited as the Aviation Transport Security (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2004.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"#### 2 Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, on the day or at the time specified in column 2 of the table.\n\n```html\n

Commencement information

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Provision(s)

Commencement

Date/Details

1. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table

The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent

10 March 2004

2. Schedules 1, 2 and 3

At the same time as section 3 of the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004

10 March 2005

\n```\n\n> Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally passed by the Parliament and assented to. It will not be expanded to deal with provisions inserted in this Act after assent.\n\n (2) Column 3 of the table is for additional information that is not part of this Act. This information may be included in any published version of this Act.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Schedule(s)","content":"#### 3 Schedule(s)\n\n Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.","sortOrder":2}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act's scope is to make consequential amendments and set transitional commencement timing for provisions that support the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004. Section 2 fixes commencement dates (including deferred commencement for Schedules), and section 3 makes Schedules amend or repeal the specified Acts. There is no text in this instrument indicating it departs from that original, limited purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Cross-references to multiple external Acts via Schedules increase legal tracing work (s3).","Staggered commencement dates and a commencement table create timing/implementation complexity (s2 and its table).","Schedules operate by amendment or repeal of existing Acts, requiring careful reading of both instruments to determine net effect.","The Act contains mainly procedural provisions (short title, commencement, effect of Schedules), so substantive legal complexity is low.","A legislative note limits the table to originally passed provisions, so later insertions must be tracked separately."],"plain_english_summary":"This short Act fixes its title, sets exact commencement dates for its parts, and gives effect to the Schedules that make consequential amendments or repeals to other laws. It affects the agencies, businesses and statutory regimes named in those Schedules by changing legal text and timing; it matters because it coordinates the legal transition to the new Aviation Transport Security framework and specifies when those changes take effect."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act appears to do exactly what its title says — it makes consequential amendments to other laws and manages the transitional period. There is no indication from the visible provisions that its scope expanded or contracted from its original intent. It is a tightly scoped companion Act to the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004."},"complexity_factors":["Operates by reference to external legislation (the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004 and other amended Acts), so its full effect cannot be understood without reading those other laws","Staggered commencement dates add a layer of timing complexity","The substantive content is entirely in the Schedules, which are not reproduced here — the visible text is largely procedural machinery","Transitional provisions can involve nuanced questions about which legal regime applies to events straddling the changeover date"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a housekeeping and transitional law that sits alongside the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004 to tidy up cross‑references and preserve existing security plans, approvals and licences during the switch to the new regime. \n\nIt mainly affects airlines, airports, accredited industry participants and regulators, and matters because it prevents legal gaps or disruption when the new aviation security rules came into force."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Act serves its intended narrow technical purpose: consequential amendments and transitional provisions supporting the main Aviation Transport Security Act 2004. The scope remains limited to housekeeping amendments to other legislation."},"complexity_factors":["Very short — only 3 operative sections plus schedules (schedules not shown in extract)","Standard commencement table format common to all Australian Acts","No defined terms in the visible portion","Simple conditional logic: provisions commence based on external trigger (Royal Assent or commencement of related Act)","Mechanical nature — purely refers to and modifies other legislation rather than creating standalone substantive rules"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **supporting Act** that makes technical changes to other laws to support the main Aviation Transport Security Act 2004.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Amends other legislation** (Schedules 1–3) to ensure existing laws work properly with the new aviation security regime\n- **Sets transition rules** for how the old system moves to the new one\n- **Fixes cross-references** — updating mentions of old laws to point to the new Act\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Airport operators and airlines (indirectly, through the main Act)\n- Government agencies that need their powers updated\n- Anyone dealing with aviation security regulations\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout this \"consequential amendments\" Act, the main Aviation Transport Security Act 2004 would create legal confusion. Old laws would contradict new ones, agencies would have broken powers, and there'd be no clear rules for what happens to existing security arrangements when the new system starts.\n\n**Key timing:**\n- The framework sections started immediately (March 2004)\n- The actual amendments took effect when the main Act began (March 2005)"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/aviation-transport-security-consequential-amendments-and-transitional-provisions-act-2004","history":"/api/acts/aviation-transport-security-consequential-amendments-and-transitional-provisions-act-2004/history","analysis":"/api/acts/aviation-transport-security-consequential-amendments-and-transitional-provisions-act-2004/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/aviation-transport-security-consequential-amendments-and-transitional-provisions-act-2004/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/aviation-transport-security-consequential-amendments-and-transitional-provisions-act-2004/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/aviation-transport-security-consequential-amendments-and-transitional-provisions-act-2004/documents"}}