Sydney Airport Demand Management Act 1997

The Compliance Committee is established by this section.

The *Compliance Committee consists of the following members:

the Chair;

a representative of the airport‑operator company (within the meaning of the Airports Act 1996) for Sydney Airport or, if there is more than one such company, a representative of the airport‑management company (within the meaning of that Act) for Sydney Airport;

a representative of the *Slot Manager;

a representative of *Airservices Australia;

3 other members.

The Chair and the members mentioned in paragraph (2)(e) are to be appointed, in writing, by the Minister.

A member may be reappointed: see section 33AA of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

The Chair must be a person who is independent from:

an airport‑operator company (within the meaning of the Airports Act 1996) for Sydney Airport; and

the *Slot Manager; and

*Airservices Australia; and

an airline that customarily provides air services (whether or not from Sydney Airport); and

any other person prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph.

A person is not eligible to be a member unless the Minister is satisfied that the person has appropriate qualifications, knowledge, skills or experience.

The *Compliance Committee has the following functions:

on its own initiative or at the request of the Minister, to inquire into and report to the Minister about any of the following matters:

the allocation or use of slots at Sydney Airport;

*gate movements at Sydney Airport;

compliance with this Act;

to publish information held by the Committee in accordance with the regulations;

such other functions as are conferred on the Committee by this Act;

to do anything incidental to, or conducive to, the performance of the above functions.

The Minister may, in writing, request the *Compliance Committee to inquire into and report to the Minister about any matter.

If the Minister makes such a request, the Minister may determine the *Compliance Committee’s terms of reference for conducting the inquiry and reporting to the Minister.

The request must comply with the requirements (if any) prescribed by the regulations.

A request under subsection (7) is not a legislative instrument.