Source: https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2007A00038
Timestamp: 2018-01-22 16:23:08
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Matched Legal Cases: ['art 3', 'art 4', 'art 2', 'art 3', 'art 4', 'art 6']

Details: C2007A00038
- C2007A00038
Act No. 38 of 2007 as made
An Act relating to airspace administration and regulation, and for related purposes
Originating Bill: Airspace Bill 2006
C2007A00038
Part 3—Airspace regulation
Part 4—CASA advice on Australian Airspace Policy Statement or airspace regulation
7............ Extraterritorial application................................................................... 3
Part 2—Australian Airspace Policy Statement 4
8............ Minister must make Australian Airspace Policy Statement................. 4
9............ Consultation before making Statement................................................ 5
10.......... Statement must be reviewed every 3 years.......................................... 5
Part 3—Airspace regulation 6
11.......... CASA to administer and regulate Australian‑administered airspace... 6
12.......... Matters affecting CASA’s administration and regulation of Australian‑administered airspace 8
13.......... Regular reviews.................................................................................. 8
Part 4—CASA advice on Australian Airspace Policy Statement or airspace regulation 10
14.......... CASA advice on Australian Airspace Policy Statement or airspace regulation 10
[Assented to 30 March 2007]
This Act may be cited as the Airspace Act 2007.
(see F2007L01854)
The object of this Act is to ensure that Australian‑administered airspace is administered and used safely, taking into account the following matters:
(a) protection of the environment;
(b) efficient use of that airspace;
(c) equitable access to that airspace for all users of that airspace;
(d) national security.
Australian‑administered airspace has the meaning given by paragraphs (a) and (b) of the definition of Australian‑administered airspace in subsection 3(1) of the Air Services Act 1995.
Australian Airspace Policy Statement means the statement made under subsection 8(1).
Chicago Convention has the same meaning as in the Civil Aviation Act 1988.
(5) A statement made under subsection (1) is a legislative instrument, but neither section 42 nor Part 6 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 applies to the statement.
11 CASA to administer and regulate Australian‑administered airspace
(1) The regulations may make provision for and in relation to conferring functions and powers on CASA that are in connection with the administration and regulation of Australian‑administered airspace.
(2) Regulations made for the purposes of subsection (1) may make provision for and in relation to any one or more of the following:
(a) the classification of volumes of Australian‑administered airspace;
(b) the timing of reviews referred to in section 13 and the manner in which such reviews are to be conducted;
(c) the determination of the services and facilities to be provided by the providers of air navigation services in relation to particular volumes of Australian‑administered airspace;
(d) the designation of volumes of Australian‑administered airspace for the purposes of restricting access to, or warning about access to, that airspace;
(e) the designation of air routes and airways in Australian‑administered airspace and the conditions of use of a designated air route or airway;
(f) the giving of directions in connection with the use or operation of a designated air route or airway or of air route or airway facilities;
(g) the determination of aerodromes as controlled aerodromes;
(h) the determination of volumes of Australian‑administered airspace as flight information areas or flight information regions;
(i) the determination of volumes of Australian‑administered airspace as control areas or control zones;
(j) the regulation of the provision of aeronautical information services;
(k) the obtaining of information from the operators of aerodromes, the owners or operators of aircraft or the providers of air navigation services.
(4) Regulations made for the purposes of subsection (1) may prescribe penalties for offences against the regulations. A penalty must not be more than 50 penalty units.
Note: Regulations under the Civil Aviation Act 1988 also contain some offences in relation to the matters mentioned in subsection (2).
(5) Regulations made for the purposes of subsection (1) may make provision for and in relation to prescribing charges in respect of the performance of a function, or the exercise of a power, by CASA.
(6) A charge may be set either by fixing the amount or by setting a method of calculation.
(7) A charge must not be such as to amount to taxation.
(8) Regulations made for the purposes of subsection (1) may make provision for and in relation to CASA delegating functions or powers to another person.
aerodrome has the meaning prescribed by the regulations.
air route has the meaning prescribed by the regulations.
air route or airway facilities has the meaning prescribed by the regulations.
airway has the meaning prescribed by the regulations.
12 Matters affecting CASA’s administration and regulation of Australian‑administered airspace
(1) In performing its functions and in exercising its powers conferred under the regulations, CASA must:
(a) foster efficient use of Australian‑administered airspace; and
(b) foster equitable access to that airspace for all users of that airspace.
(2) In performing its functions and in exercising its powers conferred under the regulations, CASA must take into account:
(a) the capacity of Australian‑administered airspace to accommodate changes in its use; and
(3) Subsection (2) does not limit the matters that may be taken into account.
(4) This section is subject to sections 9A to 11A of the Civil Aviation Act 1988.
Note: Those sections set out other matters that affect CASA performing its functions and exercising its powers. Those sections relate to safety, protection of the environment, international agreements and the Australian Airspace Policy Statement.
13 Regular reviews
Classifications of volumes of Australian‑administered airspace
(1) CASA has the function of conducting regular reviews of the existing classifications of volumes of Australian‑administered airspace in order to determine whether those classifications are appropriate.
(2) CASA has the function of conducting regular reviews of the existing services and facilities provided by the providers of air navigation services in relation to particular volumes of Australian‑administered airspace in order to determine whether those services and facilities are appropriate.
(3) CASA has the function of conducting regular reviews of Australian‑administered airspace generally in order to identify risk factors and to determine whether there is safe and efficient use of that airspace and equitable access to that airspace for all users of that airspace.
14 CASA advice on Australian Airspace Policy Statement or airspace regulation
(1) The Minister may, by written notice, request advice from CASA on a matter related to:
(a) the Australian Airspace Policy Statement; or
(b) CASA’s functions or powers under the regulations.
(2) CASA must provide written advice to the Minister on that matter in accordance with the notice.
(3) The Minister may, by writing, delegate the Minister’s power under subsection (1) to the Secretary of the Department.
Senate on 6 February 2007]
(173/06)