RULES IN EFFECT FROM 31 MARCH 2007
For more information visit www.dotars.gov.au
NEW RULES FOR TAKING
LIQUIDS, AEROSOLS AND
GELS THROUGH SECURITY
ONTO INTERNATIONAL
FLIGHTS
YOUR GUIDE
Size about 20 x 20cm
Please place in bins provided
Items Allowed
Empty Containers
• Empty containers such as
flasks or mugs
Cosmetics & Toiletries
• Sanitary towels and tampons
• Talcum powder
• Contact lenses and contact
lens solution
Food
•Sandwiches
•Fruit
• Vegetables
• Other solid foods
Baby Products
• Empty containers such as
empty bottles, beakers or
flasks
• Baby milk
• Sterilised baby water
• Baby juice
• Baby products in liquid, gel
or paste form
• Baby food powder
Medicines
•Essential prescribed
medication
• Essential non-prescribed
medication eg. cough syrup
• Insulin
•Medical devices
Items Over 100ml Not Allowed
Drinks
• Any drinks in cans, bottles,
plastic containers etc
Liquid Cosmetics & Toiletries
All cosmetics and toiletries in
liquid/gel form, for example:
• Fragrance and perfume
•Creams
• Liquid foundations and
lip gloss
•Mascara
•Toothpaste
• All products in pressurised
containers eg. hairspray
and shaving foam/gel
• Deodorants
Food
Any liquid-based food
products in packets, tubes,
plastic or tin containers, for
example:
• Jams and syrups
•Sauces
•Pastes
•Yoghurts
• Soups (carton or otherwise)
• Stews or curry
What are liquids, aerosols and gels?
The new rules apply to drinks, creams, perfumes, sprays,
gels, toothpaste, lipstick, lip balm and similar substances.
About 20 x 20cm
If the items are greater than
100ml, place them in your
check-in baggage
There are no new restrictions
on what you can pack into your
check-in baggage.
Are your liquids, aerosols and gels 100ml or less?
O
Liquids, aerosols and gels include items such as drinks,
creams, perfumes, sprays, gels, toothpaste, lipstick, lip balm
and similar substances.
O
Proceed to the screening point
O
Present this bag with your other
carry-on baggage
O
You may be also subject to
a random frisk search. This is
in addition to the explosive trace
detection process already in place.
BEFORE CHECK-IN
SECURITY
CHECK-IN
If you want to take items
through the screening point
make sure:
O
Each item is 100ml or less
O
All items fit in a transparent,
one-litre bag
O The bag is sealed
O Only one bag per person
is allowed.
YES
150ml
200ml
375ml
NO
70ml
90ml
80ml
CARRY-ON
DOTARS 50138
You will need to present your plastic bag to security
screening staff separately.
At the screening point, you must surrender any liquids,
aerosols or gels greater than 100ml that you still have
with you, including duty free. These items will be destroyed.
Security staff may ask for proof of need for any
medicines you are carrying, such as matching the name
on your prescription medications to your boarding pass.
Please remove bulky overcoats.
You may also be asked to undergo a frisk search.
These rules also apply to passengers transiting through
Australian international airports.
These new rules are needed to protect you from the threat of
liquid explosives.
Each container of liquids, aerosols or gels in your carry-on
baggage must be 100 millilitres or less. All the containers
must be sealed in a transparent, one-litre plastic bag. You are
only allowed one bag. Any resealable bag of one litre capacity
or less is allowed.
You may still carry through the screening point prescription
medicines. Baby products and non-prescription medicines
that you need for the flight are also allowed. Proof of need
may be required.
When you get to the screening point, you will have to surrender
any liquids, aerosols or gels greater than 100ml that you still
have with you, including duty free. The new rules also introduce
random frisk searches as part of the screening process.
Please prepare your plastic bag before you check-in. You will
then have time to put any containers that are too big into your
check-in baggage.
To increase your safety, there
are new rules about taking
liquids, aerosols and gels on
flights into and out of Australia.
120ml
275ml
Please place in bins provided
100ml
1 litre
Here’s what you need to do
Before checking in At the security screening point
At many airports you will be able to purchase or collect
items like duty free and drinks after you have passed through
the screening point for your international flight.
Sort through any liquids, aerosols and gels that you plan
to take with you on your flight. If possible, do this before
you leave for the airport.
All liquids, aerosols and gels that you intend to take in
your carry-on baggage must be in containers 100ml in
volume or smaller. (This is about equal to 100gm in weight).
Any containers larger than 100ml will need to be packed
into your check-in baggage or left behind.
Partially filled containers larger than 100ml will not
be accepted.
Place the containers that you want to take in your
carry-on baggage into a transparent, resealable
plastic bag.
The bag must be no greater than 1 litre in size, for
example 20x20cm or 15x25cm. You can purchase these
bags at most supermarkets.
The plastic bag should close comfortably when full.
If it doesn’t, you will need to remove some items.
Only one bag per person is allowed.
Keep this bag accessible in your carry-on baggage.
You will need to show it to security screening staff.
