26Carriage of examiners

26 Carriage of examiners (1) The Secretary may, for the purposes of aviation security, authorize officers of the Department to undertake examinations, inspections or checks of the ground organisation provided by the operator of an aircraft for use by aircraft. (2) The operator of an aircraft must allow an authorised officer to travel, without charge, on a flight of the aircraft if the authorised officer gives the operator notice, at least 7 days before the flight is to occur, that the officer wants to travel on the flight. (3) The operator of an aircraft must allow an authorised officer to travel, without charge, on a flight of the aircraft if: (a) the authorised officer gives the operator notice, less than 7 days before the flight is to occur, that the officer wants to travel on the flight; and (b) the carriage of the authorised officer would not require the disembarkation of a passenger, or the unloading of cargo, from the aircraft. (4) The operator of an aircraft must allow an authorised officer to travel, without charge, on a flight of the aircraft if: (a) the authorised officer gives the operator notice, less than 7 days before the flight is to occur, that the officer wants to travel on the flight; and (b) if the carriage of the authorised officer requires the disembarkation of a passenger, or the unloading of cargo, from the aircraft — the authorised officer advises the operator that the circumstances requiring the officer to travel on the aircraft justify the disembarkation or the unloading. (5) If an operator: (a) allows an authorised officer to travel on a flight in compliance with subregulation (2) or (4); and (b) loses revenue by allowing the officer to travel on the flight; the Secretary must pay the operator an amount that is equal to the amount of the loss.