Passenger Transport Act 2014

In this Act, air transport service means a public passenger service that consists of transport by an aircraft on a regular air service for a regulated air route.

The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, declare a specified air route from a place in New South Wales to another place in New South Wales to be a regulated air route.

In determining whether to make an order the Minister must have regard to the following matters—

the needs of the public of New South Wales as a whole, and of the public of any area or district, for air transport services along the route,

fostering competition between airlines in relation to the route,

the effect, if any, on the maintenance and development of adequate and reasonable public air transport services within New South Wales of the operation of aircraft over the route,

the effect, if any, on the economic development of, or on the environment in, any area or district within New South Wales, of the operation of aircraft over the route.

A service is a regular air service for the purposes of this section if it is provided—

in accordance with a fixed schedule, or

on 5 or more occasions within any period of 28 days.