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66  The Compliance Committee
 (1) The Compliance Committee is established by this section.

Membership
 (2) The *Compliance Committee consists of the following members:
 (a) the Chair;
 (b) 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;
 (c) a representative of the *Slot Manager;
 (d) a representative of *Airservices Australia;
 (e) 3 other members.

Appointment of members
 (3) The Chair and the members mentioned in paragraph (2)(e) are to be appointed, in writing, by the Minister.
Note: A member may be reappointed: see section 33AA of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
 (4) The Chair must be a person who is independent from:
 (a) an airport‑operator company (within the meaning of the Airports Act 1996) for Sydney Airport; and
 (b) the *Slot Manager; and
 (c) *Airservices Australia; and
 (d) an airline that customarily provides air services (whether or not from Sydney Airport); and
 (e) any other person prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph.
 (5) A person is not eligible to be a member unless the Minister is satisfied that the person has appropriate qualifications, knowledge, skills or experience.

Functions
 (6) The *Compliance Committee has the following functions:
 (a) 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:
 (i) the allocation or use of slots at Sydney Airport;
 (ii) *gate movements at Sydney Airport;
 (iii) compliance with this Act;
 (b) to publish information held by the Committee in accordance with the regulations;
 (c) such other functions as are conferred on the Committee by this Act;
 (d) to do anything incidental to, or conducive to, the performance of the above functions.

Minister's requests
 (7) The Minister may, in writing, request the *Compliance Committee to inquire into and report to the Minister about any matter.
 (8) 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.
 (9) The request must comply with the requirements (if any) prescribed by the regulations.
 (10) A request under subsection (7) is not a legislative instrument.