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Sydney Airport Compliance Scheme 2012

I, ANTHONY ALBANESE, Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, acting under subsection 54 (2) of the Sydney Airport Demand Management Act 1997:
 (a) determine that the scheme set out in this determination is the Compliance Scheme for Sydney Airport; and
 (b) specify that that scheme comes into force as the Compliance Scheme on 28 October 2012.

Dated 1 September 2012.

ANTHONY ALBANESE
Minister for Infrastructure and Transport

Sydney Airport Compliance Scheme 2012

made under subsection 54 (2) of the

Sydney Airport Demand Management Act 1997

Contents

Part 1 Preliminary 4
1 Citation.............................................4
2 Definitions...........................................4

Part 2 When a movement is taken to be off-slot (Act ss (49 (1)) 5
3 Movements that are taken to be off-slot movements.............5
4 Movements that are taken not to be off-slot movements..........5

Part 3 When an infringement notice is appropriate (Act ss 49 (2)) 6
5 Infringement notices for no-slot movements...................6
6 Infringement notices for off-slot movements...................6
7 Withdrawal of infringement notices.........................7

Part 4 Rates of fine for infringement notices (Act ss 49 (3)) 8
8 Rates of fine for civil contraventions........................8

Part 5 Performance of the Compliance Committee's functions 9
9 Notification of operators when contraventions found.............9
10 When decision on infringement notices should be made..........9

Part 6 Repeal and transitional 10
11 Repeal of the Determination of the Sydney Airport Compliance Scheme 1998              10
12 Transitional provisions.................................10

        Part 1 Preliminary

     1 Citation
This Scheme is the Sydney Airport Compliance Scheme 2012.

     2 Definitions
In this Scheme:

Act means the Sydney Airport Demand Management Act 1997.

block time, for a flight, means the scheduled time between:

            (a) the first movement of the aircraft after its external doors have been closed in preparation for take‑off; and

            (b) the last movement of the aircraft immediately before the moment when, after landing, it comes to a standstill and the engines are turned off.

civil contravention has the same meaning as in Division 3 of Part 3 of the Act.

scheduling season has the same meaning as in the Slot Management Scheme.

slot group has the same meaning as in the Slot Management Scheme.

slot series has the same meaning as in the Slot Management Scheme.
Note   The following terms used in this Scheme are defined in the Act:
                 aircraft
                 Compliance Committee
                 gate movement
                 infringement notice
                 no-slot movement
                 off-slot movement
                 operator
                 slot
                 Slot Management Scheme
                 Slot Manager.

        Part 2 When a movement is taken to be off-slot (Act ss 49 (1))

     3 Movements that are taken to be off-slot movements
For subsections 11 (2) and 49 (1) of the Act, a gate movement is taken to be an off-slot movement if:

            (a) for