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Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security (Prohibited Items) Determination 2026

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This determination adds imitation firearms and replicas of explosive devices (bombs, grenades, rockets, missiles, mines) to the statutory list of "prohibited items" under the Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003. It affects people, vessel and offshore facility operators, and security staff involved in maritime transport and offshore facility access and screening. It matters because it changes what items security regimes must detect, restrict or remove, and so alters compliance and enforcement obligations for travellers and operators.

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Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security (Prohibited Items) Determination 2026

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LIN 26/041

Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security (Prohibited Items) Determination 2026

I, Tony Burke, Minister for Home Affairs, make the following determination.

Dated 17 March 2026

Tony Burke

Minister for Home Affairs

Contents

1 Name

2 Commencement

3 Authority

4 Definitions

5 Prohibited items

1 Name

This instrument is the Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security (Prohibited Items) Determination 2026.

2 Commencement

This instrument commences on the later of:

(a) the day after the instrument is registered; and

(b) immediately after the commencement of Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the Transport Security Amendment (Security of Australia’s Transport Sector) Act 2025.

3 Authority

This instrument is made under section 10A of the Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003.

4 Definitions

Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in section 10 of the Act, including prohibited item.

In this instrument:

Act means the Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003.

5 Prohibited items

Under section 10A of the Act, each of the following is determined to be a prohibited item for the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of prohibited item in section 10 of the Act:

(a) an imitation or replica of a firearm;

(b) an imitation or replica of a bomb, grenade, rocket, missile or mine.

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LIN 26/041

Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security (Prohibited Items) Determination 2026

I, Tony Burke, Minister for Home Affairs, make the following determination.

Dated 17 March 2026

Tony Burke

Minister for Home Affairs

Contents

1 Name

2 Commencement

3 Authority

4 Definitions

5 Prohibited items

1 Name

This instrument is the Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security (Prohibited Items) Determination 2026.

2 Commencement

This instrument commences on the later of:

(a) the day after the instrument is registered; and

(b) immediately after the commencement of Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the Transport Security Amendment (Security of Australia’s Transport Sector) Act 2025.

3 Authority

This instrument is made under section 10A of the Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003.

4 Definitions

Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in section 10 of the Act, including prohibited item.

In this instrument:

Act means the Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003.

5 Prohibited items

Under section 10A of the Act, each of the following is determined to be a prohibited item for the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of prohibited item in section 10 of the Act:

(a) an imitation or replica of a firearm;

(b) an imitation or replica of a bomb, grenade, rocket, missile or mine.

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