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Updated guidance material for the preparation of Transport Security Programs (TSP) by airport operators has been developed, and are now available.

Submitting Transport Security Programs

The Department recommends that you lodge requests for approval of new, revised or altered TSP by email to national.coordinator@infrastructure.gov.au

Please ensure that TSPs are submitted in Microsoft Word or PDF format and that any password protection has been removed prior to submission. This will ensure the TSPs can be uploaded to the Department's secure database for assessment and consideration for approval.

The submission email/letter should contain the following statement:

"The Transport Security Program for [insert operator's name] is submitted for the Secretary's approval in accordance with the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004".

The email/letter should outline the changes made to your TSP. The revision or alterations should also be noted in the revision history section of your TSP.

Should you wish to lodge your TSP as a hard copy or CD, please post it to:

National Coordinator
GPO Box 1966
CANBERRA ACT 2601

Unscreened Security Controlled Airports

The Department's guides and templates are designed to save you time and money by providing detailed templates which you can complete yourself. You are not obliged to use these materials, however, if you use your own document format, you will need to ensure that your completed TSP complies with the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004 and the Aviation Transport Security Regulations 2005.

Step 1: Download the guides and materials templates below.

Step 2: Obtain an Aviation Security Risk Context Statement from your Office of Transport Security state office if you don't already have one.

Step 3: Read the Aviation Security Risk Context Statement.

Read the Guide to preparing a Security Risk Assessment (SRA).

Using your Guide and template for developing an SRA, and your specific Transport Security Advisory, prepare your SRA, completing both parts A and B.

Step 4: Using the Guide and Template for developing a TSP, prepare your TSP. Before submitting your TSP, attach your completed SRA (parts A and B).

Applicable Documents are attached below:

  • OTS Security Risk Doctrine [PDFPDF: 87 KB] [ReadSpeaker]

  • Guide for preparing a security risk assessment (SRA) for operators of Prescribed Air Services and Security Controlled Airports
    This guide has been prepared to help airport operators write their security risk assessments [DOCDOC: 377 KB]

  • TSA Unscreened Airport Risk Assessment [PDFPDF: 71 KB] [ReadSpeaker]

  • Guide and template for developing a security risk assessment for operators of a unscreened security controlled airport
    This guide provides a template (Part A) for operators of unscreened security controlled airports to complete their SRA. [DOCDOC: 829 KB]

  • SRA Template Part B for Unscreened Security Controlled Airports
     This spreadsheet template is the Part B of the SRA. [XLSXLS: 324 KB]

  • Guide and template for developing a transport security program for operators of unscreened security controlled airports
    This is the template operators of unscreened security controlled airports should use to complete their TSP. [DOCDOC: 651 KB]

Screened Security Controlled Airports

The Department's guides and templates are designed to save you time and money by providing detailed templates which you can complete yourself. You are not obliged to use these guidance materials, however, if you use your own document format, you will need to ensure that your completed TSP complies with the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004 and the Aviation Transport Security Regulations 2005.

Step 1: Download the SRA guides and materials templates below.

Step 2: Obtain an Aviation Security Risk Context Statement from your Office of Transport Security state office if you don't already have one.

Step 3: Read the Aviation Security Risk Context Statement.

Read the Guide to preparing a security risk assessment.

Using your Guide and Template for developing an SRA, and your specific Transport Security Advisory, prepare your SRA, completing both parts A and B.

Step 4: Request a Guide and a Template for developing a TSP from your Regional Office.

Step 5: Prepare your TSP, attach your completed SRA, and submit the documents by email to national.coordinator@infrastructure.gov.au

SRA Documents are attached below:

  • OTS Security Risk Doctrine [PDFPDF: 87 KB] [ReadSpeaker]

  • Guide for preparing a security risk assessment (SRA) For operators of Prescribed Air Services and Security Controlled Airports
    This guide has been prepared to help airport operators write their security risk assessments [DOCDOC: 377 KB]

  • Template for writing a Transport Security Risk Assessment—Airport Operators.
    Provides a template for creating a Transport Security Risk Assessment. [DOCDOC: 195 KB]

  • Guide to preparing a Transport Security Risk Assessment—Airport Operators.
    This guide has been prepared to assist airport operators write their security risk assessments. [DOCDOC: 214 KB]

Further information, guidance materials and templates relevant to your operation are available from your OTS regional office. OTS officers will provide a valuable perspective which will assist you to develop your TSP.

Australian State or Territory Australian
phone number		 International
Dialling
New South Wales (NSW) 02 8344 3105 +612 8344 3105
Queensland (QLD) 07 3838 9987 +617 3838 9987
Victoria and Tasmania (VIC/TAS) 03 8608 3300 +613 8608 3300
South Australia and the Northern Territory (SA/NT) 08 8110 2201 +618 8110 2201
Western Australia (WA) 08 9225 1458 +618 9225 1458