

The following information is provided as a guide only.
Security measures, costs and dates may change at any time. Please
view this page
regularly to be up to date with the latest information on Airside access at
Archerfield Airport.
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Under
the Airports (Control of On-Airport Activities) Regulations 1997,
Archerfield Airport Corporation (AAC) has responsibilities for and
control over persons and vehicles entering and operating on Archerfield Airport.
The corporation has the authority to deny/allow access to and issue
fines/directions on matters concerning safety and security on the Airport. By
law, all persons driving airside must carry an ADA and all vehicles must display
an AUA at all times.
To overcome difficulties with reissuing authorities year
round, the expiry of all ADAs and AUAs will now occur at the end of each
financial year. Subsequently, their renewals will now occur at the beginning of
each financial year.
Authorities
will still remain valid for the period of 12 months. However, where an ADA or
AUA is purchased part-way through a financial year, it will now expire in June
of that financial year. In this instance, the set fee will be charged as per
usual.
To apply for the
authority to drive Airside please complete the
following steps:
1. Obtain a copy of the Airside Vehicle Control
Handbook
- Download a copy from here,
(zipped
- approx. 1.5Mb) or,
- Purchase a full-colour booklet from the AAC ($7 ex GST)*
2. Obtain the relevant application forms
For a personal licence
- Download the Authority to Drive Airside (ADA) form.
For a vehicle licence
- Download the Authority for Use Airside (AUA)
&
the Airside Vehicle Indemnity and Release
forms.
(Copies of the above can be obtained from the AAC)*
3. Submit the completed application forms along with
appropriate documentation
- Hand-deliver or post to the AAC* (Faxed application forms will not be
accepted)
- Applications will be assessed on a weekly basis. Every endeavour will be made
to
process applications within 10 working days from submission, however delays may
be expected during peak times or if insufficient information has been provided.
A
member of staff will contact the applicant to convey the decision or ask
for further
details where required.
4. If approved, sit the drivers Airside access exam for
the ADA
- Approved applicants will be invited to sit a multiple choice exam based on
the
current Airside Vehicle Control Handbook. A 75% pass mark will be
required.
5. If successful, purchase and collect the relevant
authorities
- For ADAs, a photo of the applicant will be taken after the exam. The applicant
will
then be handed a licence which must be carried at all times whilst
driving Airside.
($30 ex GST valid for 12 months or part thereof)
- For AUAs, the applicant will collect a sticker which must be displayed
on the drivers
side of the windscreen at all times whilst driving Airside. ($30 ex
GST valid for 12 months or part thereof)
Nb. A person approved for an ADA will not necessarily have
their AUA approved and vice versa. Applicants are advised to submit both ADA and
AUA applications together.
For those with existing
authorities that require changes, an administration fee of $10 (ex
GST) per authorisation will apply. For changes of
vehicles, a new AUA application form and Certificate of Currency for that
vehicle must be submitted to the AAC prior to driving the new vehicle Airside.
The old AUA sticker must also be surrendered to AAC.
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* Physical address: AAC Management Building, 20 Pitts St,
Archerfield Airport.
Postal address: Archerfield Airport
Airside Application, PO Box 747, Archerfield Qld 4108
Office hours: 9am - 5pm, Mon-Fri.