Strengthening Australia's Air Cargo Supply Chain
Further to our legislation updates section, the Department of
Infrastructure and Transport has released a discussion paper aimed
at obtaining feedback from industry on how best to secure
Australia's air cargo supply chain against the threat of
terrorism and other acts of unlawful interference. The proposed
changes are also required to meet Australia's international
obligations and ensure our international trading partners will
continue to accept our exports.
The new security framework is scheduled to be implemented from
July 2014. Implementing the requirements for domestic air cargo
security is also being investigated.
The Department sought the views of freight forwarders, transport
and logistics providers, exporters, manufacturers, general traders
and providers of related products and services.
