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Dangerous Goods
 

See below for the products and substances which are potentially dangerous 

and MUST NOT be included in your baggage. 

 
 

Images supplied courtesy of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority Australia. 

 
 
WHAT MUST NOT BE TAKEN ON BOARD
You must not take the following items on board an aircraft or pack them in your checked baggage
Explosives: Fireworks flares toy gun caps
Compressed gases: Gas cylinders, aerosols (other than medicines/toiletries for travel
Flammable substance: Lighter fuel paints thinners, fire lighters, cigarette lighters containing unabsorbed lighter fuel
Oxidizers: Some bleaching powder acids chemicals
Organic peroxides: Hair or textile dyes fiberglass repair kits certain adhesives
Poisons: Arsenic cyanide weed killers
Irritating materials: Tear gas devices such as mace, pepper sprays
Infectious substances: Biological products and/or diagnostic specimens containing pathogens
Radioactive materials: Medical or research samples which contain radioactive sources
Corrosives: Acids, alkalis,wet-cell batteries caustic soda mercury
Magnetized materials: Magnetrons, instruments containing strong magnets.
 
Most of these goods can be shipped as cargo if properly packed and declared. Contact us for further information.
 
 
WHAT MAY BE TAKEN ON BOARD
The following items may be taken on board an aircraft in limited quantities
  • Alcoholic beverages,perfumes and colognes.
  • Medicinal or toiletry products including aerosol such as hair sprays and deodorants for personal use
  • With the approval of the airline, small oxygen cylinders for medicinal use and small carbon dioxide gas cylinders worn to power mechanical limbs
  • Safety matches and certain lighters carried on the person. They must not be packed in checked baggage
  • With the approval of the airline, dry ice used to pack perishable foods.
  • Small mercury thermometers for personal use, when in a protective case
If you are in any doubt about what can be taken on an aircraft, talk to us your airline or travel agent.
Remember - If you are illegally take dangerous goods on board, even inadvertently, you may be liable to prosecution and a fine of up to A$12,000
 
Ask first - for safety's sake
 
 
 
 

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