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Airports Act 1996

No. 42, 1996

Compilation No. 37

Compilation date: 14 October 2024

                Includes amendments: Act No. 39, 2024

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Airports Act 1996 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 14 October 2024 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

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Editorial changes

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Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

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Contents
Part 1—Introduction
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Objects
4 Simplified outline
5 Definitions
6 Sydney West Airport
7 Meaning of core regulated airport
7A Transfers and acquisitions by way of the enforcement of a loan security
7B Meaning of joint‑user airport
7C Giving information and the Electronic Transactions Act
8 Crown to be bound
9 External Territories
10 Extra‑territorial operation
10A Application of the Criminal Code
Part 2—Leasing and management of airports
Division 1—Simplified outline
11 Simplified outline
Division 2—Scope of Part
12 Airports to which Part applies
Division 3—Grant of airport leases
13 Commonwealth may grant airport lease
14 Rules about airport leases
15 Termination of airport lease if lessee ceases to be a qualified company
16 Person may acquire airport leases for only one airport site
17 Simultaneous grant of leases to the same person must relate to the same airport
18 Sydney (Kingsford‑Smith) Airport and Sydney West Airport may be under common ownership
19 Only one person to hold airport leases for an airport site
20