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Air Services Act 1995

Statement of Expectations for Airservices Australia from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2025

I, Catherine King, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, make the following instrument.

Dated:  30 June 2023

Catherine King
Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government

    1. Overview

This instrument is the Statement of Expectations for Airservices Australia for the period 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2025.

This Statement of Expectations (SoE) applies from 1 July 2023 until 30 June 2025, and replaces the SoE issued on 21 June 2021.

This SoE serves as a notice to Airservices Australia (Airservices) under section 17 of the Air Services Act 1995 (the Act) and sets out my expectations for Airservices' appropriate strategic direction and the manner in which Airservices should perform its functions.

   2.        Governance

I expect the Board and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Airservices to ensure Airservices has the necessary resources and capabilities in place:

    (a)   to effectively manage Airservices' strategic direction, risks, corporate planning in accordance with section 21 of the Act, and
(b)   to provide Air Traffic Services and Aviation Rescue Fire Fighting Services to the service level articulated in this SoE.

I expect the CEO to be responsible for managing the operations of Airservices, its organisational capacity and the exercise of its functions in accordance with section 35 of the Act.

I expect Airservices to keep the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts (the Department) and myself informed of Airservices' actions in relation to the requirements of this SoE, and to promptly consult on any risks, events or issues that may materially impact upon Airservices.

I expect Airservices to provide myself and the Department with quarterly progress reports against the Corporate Plan, this SoE and reasonable additional reporting requested by me or the Department, including financial and performance metrics.

I expect Airservices to monitor its progress towards strengthening its organisational capability and culture, engage in continuous improvement, and report on progress on these issues and relevant initiatives in its quarterly progress reports to me.

I expect the Board of Airservices to invite me or my delegate, or a nominated department official, to an annual strategic meeting to discuss Airservices' performance.

   3.        Strategic direction and Manner of performance

I expect Airservices to:

    (a)   operate as a world-best-practice provider of Air Traffic Services and Aviation Rescue Fire Fighting Services delivered in a safe, efficient and effective manner;

    (b)   perform its functions and manage its finances in an efficient, economic and ethical manner, in accordance with the Act, the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013, best practice principles and guidelines, other applicable legislation and relevant accounting standards;

    (c)   comply with this