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AVIATION TRANSPORT SECURITY ACT 2004 - SECT 88

Removing vehicles from areas or zones

  (1)   If a law enforcement officer reasonably suspects that:

  (a)   a vehicle in or near an area or zone of a security controlled airport presents a risk to aviation security; or

  (b)   a vehicle is in an area or zone of a security controlled airport without proper authorisation;

the law enforcement officer may remove the vehicle.

  (2)   However, the law enforcement officer must not remove the vehicle without making reasonable efforts to have the person in control of the vehicle remove the vehicle.

  (3)   The law enforcement officer:

  (a)   must not use more force, or subject a person to greater indignity, than is necessary and reasonable to remove the vehicle from the area or zone; and

  (b)   must make reasonable efforts to avoid damaging the vehicle.



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