Originally Posted by FoothillFlyer

LAX last Sunday night enroute to BNE out of T-4. Family of 5. We are steered to a non NOS line so I am relieved. Male TSO in the next (WBI) line directs my much too cute for her own good sixteen year old daughter to the NOS line. Female TSO then condescendly says to her, "Sweetie, just step right over here (the WBI)..." and begins to give her directions. Well trained daughter responds with "I am opting out!"

You may have heard the expression to have one's "jaw dropped," but that is exactly what happened to the TSO. But she (the TSO) recovered quickly, completed a very fast old style frisk and that was all. I also had both of my ten year old boys practice "opt out" but we did not get to see the effect of that.

Reviewing these threads I am still not sure whether Australia is using WBI and if so, whether opt out is in place but I will report upon leaving BNE next week unless someone else can enlighten me now.