Simplified outline
4 Simplified outline
The following is a simplified outline of this Act:
• This Act sets up a system for regulating airports.
• A Commonwealth‑owned airport can only be leased to a company. The company is called an airport‑lessee company.
• There will only be one airport‑lessee company for each airport and the company will not be allowed to lease another airport.
• An airport‑lessee company’s sole business will be to run the airport.
• An airport‑lessee company can contract out the management of the airport to another company. The other company is called an airport‑management company.
• This Act uses the term airport‑operator company to cover both airport‑lessee companies and airport‑management companies.
• Airport‑operator companies are subject to the following ownership restrictions:
a 49% limit on foreign ownership;
a 5% limit on airline ownership for certain airports;
a 15% limit on cross‑ownership for Sydney (Kingsford‑Smith)/Melbourne, Sydney (Kingsford‑Smith)/Brisbane and Sydney (Kingsford‑Smith)/Perth airports.
• For each airport, there will be an airport master plan.
• Major development plans will be required for significant developments at airports.
• Building activities on airport sites will require approval.
• Buildings and structures on airport sites must be certified as complying with the regulations.
• For each airport, there will be an environment strategy.
• The regulations may deal with environmental standards at airport sites.
• An airport‑operator company may be required to give accounts and reports to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
• The regulations may require the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to monitor the quality of certain aspects of airport services and facilities.
• Airport‑lessee companies must give written consent before airport sites are varied or closed.
• The regulations may implement certain international agreements relating to airports.
• The regulations may deal with the control of the following matters at airports:
liquor;
commercial trading;
vehicle movements;
gambling;
smoking.
• The regulations may control intrusions into prescribed airspace around airports.
• The Minister may formulate demand management schemes for airports.
• Air traffic services, and aerodrome rescue and fire fighting services, must not be provided at airports without the approval of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority.
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