Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit

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Inquiry into developments in aviation security since the Committee's June 2004 Report 400: Review of Aviation Security in Australia

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Appendix A– Prohibited items lists

ICAO listing	Australia	New Zealand	USA	UK	Canada
Scissors	Manicure scissors and scissors with blades more than 6 cm long may be carried in checked baggage. Blunt or round-ended scissors with blades less than 6 cm long may be carried in cabin baggage	Blades less than 6 cm permitted in cabin baggage	Scissors with blunt tips (blades no longer than 4 inches) permitted in cabin baggage	Blades less than 6 cm permitted in cabin baggage	Scissors with pointed tips may only be carried in checked baggage
All firearms – must not be loaded	May be carried in checked baggage	May be carried in checked baggage	May be carried in checked baggage	May be carried in checked baggage	May only be carried in checked baggage if approved by carrier
Sporting equipment	May be carried in checked baggage	May be carried in checked baggage	May be carried in checked baggage	May be carried in checked baggage	May be carried in checked baggage
Martial arts equipment	May be carried in checked baggage	May be carried in checked baggage	May be carried in checked baggage	May be carried in checked baggage	May not be carried
Grenades of all types	May be carried in checked baggage	May be carried in checked baggage	May not be carried	May be carried in checked baggage	May not be carried
Fire extinguishers		May be carried in checked baggage		May be carried in checked baggage	May not be carried
Cutlery	Metal cutlery may be carried in checked baggage		Plastic or round bladed non-serrated butter knives may be carried in checked baggage	On-board metal cutlery must conform to certain design criteria	Kitchen forks permitted
Knitting and crochet needles	May be carried in checked baggage		May be carried in checked baggage		May be carried in cabin baggage
Replica, imitation or toy firearms	May be carried in checked baggage	May be carried in checked baggage	May be carried in cabin baggage if not ‘realistic replicas’	May be carried in checked baggage	May be carried in checked baggage

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