New Airfreight Security Report Released

Understanding and addressing the demands of today’s heightened security environment is set to become easier, due to a definitive new Airfreight Security Report, recently released by the Air Freight Council of NSW (AFC NSW).

This project was undertaken to review the effectiveness and determine the impact of Australian security legislation and regulations affecting air cargo operators using Sydney. The AFC NSW engaged Intelligent Risks (IR) Pty Limited, a security consultancy experienced in the aviation industry, to carry out the project on its behalf. In the course of the project, significant industry participants and government agencies were surveyed, through a comprehensive questionnaire and interview program.

While the Airfreight Security project focused primarily on the impact on the industry of post-September 11th aviation security legislation and regulations, it also covered in-depth, wider security issues related to law enforcement and air cargo security.

The response to the project from industry is positive and a number of common threads have been identified regarding industry’s perception of current security issues. These include:

a) the need to ensure that the impact upon industry of any security requirements is fully appreciated by government prior to their imposition and implementation; and b) a desire for closer cooperation between industry and the various policing organizations on security and crime related matters.

Over the past five years industry appreciation of the security environment affecting aircraft and air freight has changed considerably, demonstrating the necessity of a more robust and co-ordinated security regime than that historically applied.

The Australian and NSW Governments, which have already implemented a number of commendable security arrangements, indicated strong interest in the report’s findings and, in conjunction with the AFC NSW, are in the process of identifying follow-on actions that will further address industry wide issues, highlighted in the report.

The report has been provided to key industry stakeholders for comment. While the nature of the report is sensitive, other members of the industry who are interested in working with AFC NSW to identify and address related issues should contact:

Alison Cook, Acting Executive Officer AFC, email <alison.cook@nortonwhite.com> or

Mike O’Neil, Chair of AFC NSW, email <mike.oneil@dhl.com>

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