Airports (Control of On-Airport Activities) Regulations 2026
96Authorised persons and infringement officers
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96 Authorised persons and infringement officers
Appointment as authorised person for landside vehicle parking and operation
(1) An appointment of a person as an authorised person in relation to an airport for the provisions in Division 2 of Part 4 of the old Regulations, other than regulation 111, that was in force immediately before the commencement of this instrument is taken, on and after that commencement, to be an appointment of the person as an authorised person for the airport for the purposes of the provisions in Division 2 of Part 4 of this instrument, other than section 38.
(2) An appointment of a person as an authorised person in relation to an airport for regulation 111 of the old Regulations that was in force immediately before the commencement of this instrument is taken, on and after that commencement, to be an appointment of the person as an authorised person for the airport for the purposes of section 38 of this instrument.
Appointment as authorised person for airside vehicle parking
(3) An appointment of a person as an authorised person in relation to an airport for the provisions in Division 3 of Part 4 of the old Regulations that was in force immediately before the commencement of this instrument is taken, on and after that commencement, to be an appointment of the person as an authorised person for the airport for the purposes of the provisions in Division 3 of Part 4 of this instrument.
Appointment as authorised person for airside vehicle operation
(4) An appointment of a person as an authorised person in relation to an airport for Division 4 of Part 4 of the old Regulations that was in force immediately before the commencement of this instrument is taken, on and after that commencement, to be an appointment of the person as an authorised person for the airport for the purposes of the provisions in Division 4 of Part 4 of this instrument.
Appointment as authorised person (now infringement officer) for smoking prohibition
(5) An appointment of a person as an authorised person in relation to an airport for subregulation 142(1) of the old Regulations that was in force immediately before the commencement of this instrument is taken, on and after that commencement, to be an appointment of the person as an infringement officer for the airport for the purposes of section 80 of this instrument.
97 Employee of airport‑operator company exercising powers of notice authority
(1) An employee of an airport‑operator company who is taken under subsection 96(1) to be appointed as an authorised person for an airport for the purposes of the provisions in Division 2 of Part 4 of this instrument (other than section 38) may exercise the powers of the notice authority for the airport in relation to offences against those provisions at the airport.