{"id":"F2025L00573","name":"Aviation Transport Security (Screening Officer Requirements) Determination 2025","slug":"aviation-transport-security-screening-officer-requirements-determination-2025","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":442830,"registerId":"F2025L00573-fast-fetch-1775957760435","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Aviation Transport Security (Screening Officer Requirements) Determination 2025","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nAviation Transport Security (Screening Officer Requirements) Determination 2025\n\nI, Crystol Fox, delegate of the Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs, make the following instrument under section 94A of the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004.\n\nDated 9 May 2025\n\nCrystol Fox\n\nAssistant Secretary\n\nScreening and Maritime Security Policy Branch  Cyber and Infrastructure Security Group  Department of Home Affairs\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\nPart 1 Preliminary\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Definitions\n\n5  Schedules\n\nPart 2 Requirements relating to screening officers\n\n6  Application of part\n\n7  General qualification requirements\n\n8  Alternative qualification requirements for specified screening officers\n\n9  Training requirements\n\n10  Testing screening officers.\n\n11  Continuing professional development\n\n12  Aviation security identification cards\n\n13  Uniforms\n\nPart 3 Record keeping\n\n14  Record keeping\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nAviation Transport Security (Screening Officer Requirements) Determination  2023\n\n \n\n \n\nPart 1 Preliminary\n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Aviation Transport Security (Screening Officer Requirements) Determination 2025.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n  This instrument commences the day after it is registered.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under section 94A of the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004.\n\nNote: The Secretary may exempt a class of screening officers from one or more of the requirements in this determination if the Secretary is satisfied an exceptional circumstance exists—see section 94B of the Act.\n\n4  Definitions\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004.\n\nAviation accreditation test means a test approved by the Secretary that the Secretary is satisfied is appropriate to test the ability of a screening officer to:\n\n(a) exercise a power mentioned in Division 5 of Part 5 of the Act that may be exercised by a screening officer; or\n\n(b) perform a specified screening function.\n\nIndependent screening decision means a decision:\n\n(a) made by a screening officer when exercising a specified power or a screening function; and             \n\n(b) related to whether or not to allow a person, personal effects, carry-on baggage, checked baggage, goods, or a vehicle to pass through a screening point without prompting or guidance from a supervising screening officer.\n\nMaritime entity means a port facility operator or ship operator for a Regulated Australian Ship under the Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003.\n\nMaritime screening officer means a person who was engaged or employed as a screening officer by a port facility operator or ship operator for a regulated Australian ship under the Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Act 2003.\n\nRegulations means the Aviation Transport Security Regulations 2005.\n\nNote 1: Some terms used in this notice are defined in the Act, including baggage, checked baggage, screening authority, screening function, and screening officer.\n\nNote 2: Some terms used in this notice are defined in the Regulations, including ASIC, holder, and properly displaying.\n\nNote 3: Some terms used in the definitions of maritime screening officer and maritime entity are defined in the Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Act 2003, including screening officer, port facility operator, regulated Australian ship, and ship operator.\n\n5  Schedules\n\n  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.\n\n\n\n\nPart 2 Requirements relating to screening officers\n\n6  Application of part\n\n  The requirements in this part apply to all persons authorised or required to conduct screening as a screening officer under the Act.\n\n7  General qualification requirements\n\n  A screening officer must hold one of the following qualifications:\n\n (a) a Certificate II in Transport Security Protection;\n\n (b) any other qualification that the Secretary is satisfied will enable the holder to carry out the duties of a screening officer under the Act; or\n\n (c) if a screening officer meets the criteria in subsection 8(1) — a qualification listed in subsection 8(2).\n\n8  Alternative qualification requirements for specified screening officers\n\n (1) This section applies to a screening officer if the person:\n\n (a) on or before 16 January 2022—was engaged or employed as a screening officer or as a maritime screening officer; and\n\n (b) on or after 16 June 2020 — did not cease to be engaged or employed as a screening officer or a maritime screening officer for a continuous period of more than 24 months.\n\n (2) A screening officer that meets the criteria in subsection (1) may hold one of the following qualifications:\n\n (a) a Certificate II in Security Operations; or\n\n (b) a qualification that the Secretary is satisfied is equivalent to a Certificate II in Security Operations; or\n\n (c) if the person was formerly a maritime screening officer — training and experience acquired while working as a security guard that is sufficient to satisfy the requirements for obtaining a security guard license in the state or territory where the person intends to work as a screening officer.\n\n9  Training requirements\n\n (1) A screening officer must complete at least 40 hours of on-the-job training specific to their role if the screening officer:\n\n (a) was first engaged or employed as a screening officer on or after 1 July 2022; or\n\n (b) is re-engaged or re-employed as a screening officer after ceasing to be engaged or employed as a screening officer for a continuous period of more than 24 months occurring on or after 1 July 2022.\n\nExample: If a person left their employment as a screening officer on 1 July 2022 and returned on 3 July 2024 seeking to be re-employed as a screening officer, the person must complete at least 40 hours of on-the-job training specific to their role. This training is required because they have ceased to be engaged for a continuous period of 24 months and one day, all of which fell on or after 1 July 2022.\n\n (2) This section does not apply to a person who was a maritime screening officer on or before 30 June 2023, unless:\n\n (a) they are subsequently engaged or employed as a screening officer; and\n\n (b) following this initial engagement or employment, cease to be engaged or employed as a screening officer for a continuous period of 24 months or more occurring after 30 June 2023 and are later re-engaged or re-employed as a screening officer.\n\nExample: A person who was a maritime screening officer on or before 30 June 2023, and is subsequently engaged or employed as a screening officer would not need to complete the training requirements unless have ceased to be engaged as a screening officer for a continuous period of 24 months after 30 June 2023, and are later reengaged or employed as an screening officer.\n\n (3) For subsection (1), on-the-job training may include the following:\n\n (a) supervised practice at a screening point, preferably live;\n\n (b) training on X-ray image interpretation;\n\n (c) training on specific screening equipment used in the workplace;\n\n (d) training on weapons and prohibited items;\n\n (e) training on maintaining the integrity of cleared areas;\n\n (f) training on methods and techniques for screening; or\n\n (g) training designed to ensure familiarity with legislation relevant to screening.\n\n10  Testing screening officers\n\n  Requirement to pass an aviation accreditation test\n\n (1) A screening officer must:\n\n (a) before making any independent screening decision—pass an aviation accreditation test for each power or screening function the screening officer will exercise or perform; and\n\n (b) at least once every 12 months—pass an aviation accreditation test for each power and screening function the screening officer exercises or performs as a screening officer.\n\n (2) Before undertaking an aviation accreditation test, a screening officer must comply with sections 7 and 9.\n\n (3) If no aviation accreditation test relates to a particular power or screening function that the person may use, the screening officer must pass, or have passed, any aviation accreditation test for other powers or functions, before exercising the power or performing the screening function.\n\n  Failure of an aviation accreditation test\n\n (4) If a screening officer fails an aviation accreditation test related to a power or screening function, until the screening officer passes the aviation accreditation test, the screening officer must:\n\n (a) be supervised by another screening officer who has completed and passed the relevant aviation accreditation test; and\n\n (b) not make an independent screening decision using that power or screening function.\n\nNote 1: Failing an aviation accreditation test will only prevent a screening officer from exercising the powers or performing the power or screening functions related to the specific test. Failing the test will not prevent a screening officer from exercising other powers or performing other functions for which the screening officer has passed the aviation accreditation tests for those other powers and functions.\n\n  Retaking an aviation accreditation test\n\n (5) A screening officer who fails an aviation accreditation test may re-take the test at any time, but no more than three times in any 30-day period.\n\nNote 2: The 30-day period would commence from the date of a screening officer’s first unsuccessful attempt at a specified aviation accreditation test\n\nExample: If a screening officer made an unsuccessful attempt at an aviation accreditation test on 1 January 2023, a second unsuccessful attempt on 2 January 2023, and a third unsuccessful attempt on 3 January 2023, the screening officer could not undertake a further attempt at that aviation accreditation test until 1 February 2023.\n\n  Requirements for an aviation accreditation test\n\n (6) An aviation accreditation test must be:\n\n (a) administered by a person approved by the Secretary; and\n\n (b) completed using the Department’s ICT systems.\n\n11  Continuing professional development\n\n (1) A screening officer must complete at least 12 hours of continuing professional development training specific to the screening officer’s role every 12 months from the date the screening officer passed their first aviation accreditation test.\n\nExample: If a screening officer passed their first aviation accreditation test on 1 July 2023, the screening officer must complete 12 hours of continuing professional development before 1 July 2024. The screening officer must then complete 12 hours of continuing professional development every subsequent year within 12 months from 1 July of every subsequent year.\n\n (2) For subsection (1), the continuing professional development may include receiving training on the following:\n\n (a) X-ray image interpretation software;\n\n (b) upgrades to existing equipment;\n\n (c) new and emerging threats, or a briefing on these; or\n\n (d) detection and concealment techniques.\n\n12  Aviation security identification cards\n\n (1) A screening officer must:\n\n (a) be the holder of an ASIC; and\n\n (b) properly display the ASIC at all times while on duty, or as otherwise required by the Regulations.\n\nNote: Holder, of an ASIC, as defined in regulation 6.01 of the Regulations.\n\n13  Uniforms\n\n  A screening officer must wear a distinctive and recognisable uniform.\n\n\n\n\nPart 3 Record keeping\n\n14  Record keeping\n\n (1) A screening authority must make an electronic record, consisting of the following information, for each screening officer they engage or employ:\n\n (a) the date the screening officer is engaged or employed;\n\n (b) the qualifications held by the screening officer for sections 7 or 8;\n\n (c) the training undertaken by the screening officer for section 9;\n\n (d) any continuing professional development undertaken by the screening officer for section 11; and\n\n (e) the screening officer’s unique individual ASIC number, the name of the issuing body that issued the ASIC and when the ASIC ceases to be in effect.\n\n (2) For a person to whom section 8 or subsection 9(2) applies, the screening authority must make an electronic record of any evidence relied on to determine those provisions apply.\n\nExample: This evidence can include records of qualifications held or any other information demonstrating that a person was employed or engaged by a maritime entity or other screening authority.\n\n (3) A screening authority must keep records made under subsection (1) and (2) for 2 years after the cessation of the screening officer’s employment or engagement (even if the screening authority ceases to be a screening authority during that time).\n\n\n\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nAviation Transport Security (Screening Officer Requirements) Determination 2023\n\n1  The whole of the instrument\n\nRepeal the instrument.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains focused on its original purpose of establishing qualification, training, and competency requirements for aviation screening officers. While it incorporates transitional provisions for maritime security officers (reflecting workforce mobility between transport sectors), this does not represent scope creep but rather pragmatic recognition of related security domains. The 2025 version appears to be a straightforward re-enactment/replacement of the 2023 Determination with updated commencement dates and potentially refined transitional arrangements, maintaining the same core regulatory scope."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple overlapping date thresholds creating conditional applicability (16 January 2022, 16 June 2020, 1 July 2022, 30 June 2023)","Nested exceptions in training requirements (section 9(2)) with specific carve-outs for maritime screening officers","Cross-references to three separate legislative instruments: Aviation Transport Security Act 2004, Aviation Transport Security Regulations 2005, and Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003","Defined terms rely on external definitions from Act, Regulations, and Maritime legislation (Notes 1-3 in section 4)","Conditional logic for alternative qualifications based on employment history continuity tests (24-month break calculations)","Specific numerical limits with rolling time periods (3 test attempts per 30-day period, 12 hours CPD per 12-month anniversary)","Grandfathering provisions creating parallel qualification pathways (sections 7 vs 8)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this legislation does:**\n\nThis Determination sets out the mandatory requirements for people who work as **screening officers** at Australian airports — the staff who check passengers, baggage, and vehicles at security checkpoints.\n\n**Key requirements include:**\n\n*   **Qualifications:** Most screening officers need a **Certificate II in Transport Security Protection** (or an equivalent approved by the Secretary of Home Affairs). However, there's a **grandfathering clause** for experienced workers — if someone was already working as a screening officer (or maritime security officer) before January 2022 and hasn't had a 24-month break in service, they can instead hold a **Certificate II in Security Operations** or equivalent maritime security qualifications.\n\n*   **Training:** New screening officers (hired from July 2022 onwards) or those returning after a 24-month break must complete **40 hours of on-the-job training**, covering practical screening, X-ray interpretation, equipment use, and relevant laws. Former maritime screening officers who joined before July 2023 are exempt from this training requirement unless they later leave and return after a 24-month gap.\n\n*   **Testing:** Before making any **independent screening decision** (a security call without supervision), officers must pass an **aviation accreditation test** for each specific duty they perform. They must retest **every 12 months**. If they fail, they can retry up to three times per 30 days but must work under supervision until they pass.\n\n*   **Ongoing training:** Officers must complete **12 hours of professional development annually**, covering topics like new threats, equipment upgrades, and concealment techniques.\n\n*   **Security cards and uniforms:** Officers must hold and display an **Aviation Security Identification Card (ASIC)** at all times, and wear a **recognisable uniform**.\n\n*   **Record keeping:** Employers (screening authorities) must keep electronic records of each officer's qualifications, training, test results, and ASIC details for **two years after employment ends**.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n*   Airport screening officers and their employers (airlines, airports, security contractors)\n*   Former maritime security officers transitioning to aviation\n*   The Department of Home Affairs, which approves tests and can grant exemptions\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nThis legislation ensures everyone conducting airport security screening meets consistent national standards for skills, knowledge, and professionalism. It creates a pathway for experienced maritime security workers to transition into aviation while maintaining rigorous training and testing requirements to keep Australia's aviation security robust."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument expressly repeals the Aviation Transport Security (Screening Officer Requirements) Determination 2023 (Schedule 1) and replaces the screening officer requirements with a new set of eligibility, training, testing, continuing professional development, identification, uniform and record‑keeping rules (see Parts 2–3). The instrument therefore changes the applicable regulatory instrument governing screening officer requirements by substituting the 2023 Determination with the 2025 Determination. The 2025 rules add or restate detailed requirements for qualifications (s 7–8), 40 hours of role‑specific on‑the‑job training for certain recruits/re‑engaged staff (s 9), accreditation testing before independent decisions and annually (s 10), continuing professional development (s 11), ASIC and uniform obligations (s 12–13), and electronic record keeping with a 2‑year retention period (s 14)."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple qualification pathways and alternatives, including transitional rules tied to specific dates and continuous employment (s 7; s 8(1)–(2))","Detailed training time requirements and conditional application depending on hire/re‑engagement dates (s 9(1)–(2))","Annual testing requirement plus pre‑decision testing, failure supervision rules, and limits on retakes (s 10(1)–(5))","Secretary discretion to approve alternative qualifications, tests and test administrators, and the power to exempt classes in exceptional circumstances (s 7(b); s 8(2)(b); s 10(6)(a); note to s 3 referencing s 94B of the Act)","Mandatory ICT delivery of accreditation tests via Department systems requiring technical dependence (s 10(6)(b))","Record keeping obligations with specific data elements and a 2‑year retention period after engagement ends (s 14(1)–(3))","Interplay with other legislation and external definitions (Act, Regulations, Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Act 2003) increasing cross‑referencing and interpretive steps (s 4; notes)","Transitional evidentiary requirements for alternative pathways that require employers to retain and produce records of past maritime employment or qualifications (s 14(2))"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument sets minimum standards for aviation screening officers: required qualifications or approved alternatives, 40 hours’ role‑specific on‑the‑job training for new/re‑engaged staff, annual accreditation tests and 12 hours’ CPD, plus ASIC display, a uniform, and employer electronic record‑keeping retained two years. \n\nIt affects screening officers and their employers (who bear training, testing and record costs) and centralises approval of qualifications and tests with the Secretary to ensure demonstrable competence."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. 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