The access code was taped to the gate in a New South Wales airport, but only authorized personnel were entitled to use it.

SECURITY at one of the major regional airports in the Australian state of NSW is under scrutiny after a secure entrance was found to have a secret PIN code posted clearly on a gate.

The note, headlined Gate Access Code, revealed the code and advised people to please touch pad softly and remember code to re-enter.

A spokesman for Federal Transport Minister Anthony Albanese said the posting of access codes on the gate was not acceptable.