NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 113 — 8 DECEMBER 2016

1. In accordance with sections 77B(1)(a) and 77B(1)(b) of the Civil Aviation Act 1990, I hereby direct the Aviation Security Service to screen, and undertake reasonable searches if necessary, of all persons boarding an aircraft with the intention to travel as a passenger or crew member, and any carry-on baggage to be carried, on an aircraft with a maximum certificated passenger seating capacity of more than ninety seats, being operated as an air transport operation within New Zealand.

2. The screening referred to in paragraph 1 of this Part is not required if the Director of Civil Aviation directs in writing that screening is unnecessary in particular circumstances.

3. Screening and searching in paragraph 1 of this Part mean screening and searching for the items specified in Schedule A to this notice.

Part II - Hold Baggage Screening

1. In accordance with sections 77B(1)(a) and 77B(1)(b) of the Civil Aviation Act 1990, I hereby direct the Aviation Security Service to screen, and undertake reasonable searches if necessary, of all hold baggage intended to be carried on an aircraft with a maximum certificated passenger seating capacity of more than ninety seats, being operated as an air transport operation within New Zealand.

2. The screening referred to in paragraph 1 of this Part is not required if the Director of Civil Aviation directs in writing that screening is unnecessary in particular circumstances.

3. Notwithstanding the requirements of the Screening Direction issued pursuant to section 77B of the Civil Aviation Act 1990 on 11 July 2012, screening and searching in paragraph 1 of this Part means screening and searching for the items specified in Schedule B to this notice.

Schedule A

The screening and searching referred to in Part I, paragraph 1 of this notice means screening and searching for:

a. guns, firearms and other devices that discharge projectiles designed to cause serious injury by discharging a projectile, or capable of being mistaken for such devices, including:

• firearms of all types, including pistols, revolvers, rifles and shotguns;
• toy guns, replicas and imitation firearms capable of being mistaken for real weapons;
• component parts of firearms (excluding telescopic sights);
• compressed air and CO₂ guns, including pistols, pellet guns, rifles and ball bearing guns;
• signal flare pistols and start pistols;
• bows, crossbows and arrows;
• harpoon guns and spear guns;
• slingshots and catapults;

b. stunning devices designed specifically to stun or immobilize, including:

• devices for shocking, such as stun guns, (eg tasers) and stun batons;
• animal stunners and animal killers;
• disabling and incapacitating chemicals, gases and sprays, such as mace pepper or capsicum spray, tear gas, acid sprays and animal repellent sprays;

c. objects with sharp points or sharp edges capable of being used to cause serious injury, including:

• items designed for chopping, such as axes, hatchets and cleavers;
• ice axes and ice picks;
• razor blades, box cutters;
• knives with blades of more than 6cm;
• scissors with blades of more than 6cm as measured from the fulcrum;
• martial arts equipment with sharp points or sharp edges;
• swords and sabres;

d. workers’ tools capable of being used to cause serious injury or to threaten the safety of aircraft, including: