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NBAA Confirms Aussie Transport Security
By: Chad Trautvetter
Caption: A six-year-old Australian law that requires international operators of  jet aircraft exceeding 12,500 pounds mtow to have a Transport Security  Program (TS
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A six-year-old Australian law that requires international operators of  jet aircraft exceeding 12,500 pounds mtow to have a Transport Security  Program (TSP) recently received new attention from NBAA. Australia’s  Aviation Transport Security Act stipulates a penalty of more than Aus  $20,000 if an operator, which includes charter and some privately flown  jets, flies in “air service” without a TSP. “This is something that  people probably should be aware of if they are going to Australia, that  there is the requirement for a security program to be approved for  operations into and within Australia,” said NBAA v-p of safety, security  and regulation Doug Carr. He is researching what information the  Australian government is asking for and how it compares with the  security programs most flight departments already have in place. “I  don’t get the impression that this is very difficult,” Carr added.