Arch Bevis (Brisbane, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Aviation and Transport Security) Share this | Hansard source

My question without notice is to the Minister for Transport and Regional Services. Is the minister aware that at Ballina Airport passengers are not screened before they board aircraft unless it is a jet, even when their flight is a direct flight to Australia’s largest airport, Sydney? Is he aware that, a year ago, Sir John Wheeler specifically warned:

... consideration should be given to more comprehensive security control over regional flight passengers when arriving at major airports such as Sydney ...

And:

... the Review noted the vulnerability of current arrangements as they relate to unscreened passengers on some regional regular public transport aircraft arriving at major airports such as Sydney.

Minister, why hasn’t the government fixed these problems five years after the September 11 terrorist attacks?

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