Can I Take Batteries On A Plane In Australia. Smart bags with a batterypower bank installed - Passenger baggage equipped with a lithium batterypower bank used to rechargepower a portable electronic device PED eg. The only AA battery that you cant pack in checked luggage is a long life AA lithium metal battery.
The best way to take a drill on a plane is to check the drill in with checked luggage and to carry the battery in your. You must pack your spare batteries in your carry-on bags. This happened in 2014 in Melbourne when undeclared lithium batteries were packed into a passengers checked bag and short-circuited igniting a fire in the aircrafts cargo hold before passengers boarded a flight to Fiji.
Commercial quantities are not permitted as passenger baggage and must be sent as freight.
As per this link you cant take drills on board. No more than 20 spare batteries in total for personal use are permitted per passenger. Car batteries wet batteries or spillable batteries are prohibited from both carry-on and checked baggage unless they are being used to power a scooter or wheelchair. Now its most likely drills with drill bits that are the issue.
