35Escorted persons

35 Escorted persons

(1) A person is an escorted person only if, at any time before the person first enters a place in the Woomera Prohibited Area, the holder of a permit has given the Secretary written notification that complies with subsection (2) in respect of the person. (2) The notification must: (a) be in the form approved by the Secretary; and (b) include the name of the escorted person; and (c) include the information required by the form; and (d) be accompanied by any documents required by the form. (3) It is a condition of the holder’s permit that the holder must ensure that an escorted person is not in a place in the Woomera Prohibited Area for more than 5 days in total unless the holder has applied under section 32 for the person to be approved as an approved person. (4) A person ceases to be an escorted person: (a) 2 years after the holder of the permit notifies the Secretary about the person in accordance with subsection (1); or (b) if the person’s status as an escorted person is sooner revoked under subsection (6)—on the day the Secretary gives the written notice of revocation to the holder; or (c) if the person is sooner approved as an approved person—on the day the person is approved. (5) If a person ceases to be an escorted person as mentioned in paragraph (4)(a), the person becomes an escorted person again if the holder gives the Secretary a fresh notification in accordance with subsection (1). (6) The Secretary may, by written notice given to the holder, revoke a person’s status as an escorted person if: (a) the holder does not comply with subsection (3); or (b) the Secretary considers it is necessary for the security of defence activities, including because the escorted person has failed to comply with any conditions that apply in relation to the person.