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regularly use Sydney Airport; or
 (b) if there is an organisation that is accepted by the Minister as representing those airlines — that organisation.

 (3) At least 1 of those 3 members must be somebody nominated by:
 (a) regional service operators that regularly use Sydney Airport; or
 (b) if there is an organisation that is accepted by the Minister as representing those operators — that organisation.

 (4) At least 1 member of the Committee must be somebody nominated by the operator of Sydney Airport.

 (5) In subregulation (4):
operator of Sydney Airport means:
 (a) if there is an airport lease for Sydney Airport — the airport‑lessee company, within the meaning given by the Airports Act 1996; or
 (b) otherwise — the Federal Airports Corporation.

 (6) At least 1 member of the Committee must be somebody nominated by the body that provides air traffic control services at Sydney Airport.

 (7) For paragraphs (2) (a) and (3) (a), an operator regularly uses Sydney Airport if the operator operates 10 or more scheduled gate movements per week (on average during a scheduling season) through the airport.

 (8) In subregulation (7):
scheduling season has the same meaning as in the Slot Management Scheme 1998.

Note   Notice of the approval of the Slot Management Scheme 1998 was published in the Gazette on 20 April 1998.

6 Alternate members

 (1) The Minister may appoint someone as an alternate member to a member.

 (2) If a member was appointed on the nomination of a person or body, the Minister may appoint an alternate to the member only on the nomination of the person or body.

 (3) An alternate member may attend meetings of the Committee, but must not vote unless the member to whom he or she is alternate is absent.

7 Duration of appointment etc

 (1) The duration of an appointment is the period, no longer than 3 years, that the Minister specifies in the instrument of appointment.

 (1A) However, the Minister may reappoint a member, including a member who has previously been reappointed under this subregulation, for a further period of no longer than 3 years.

 (2) A member or alternate member may resign his or her office by writing to the Minister.

8 Chair of the Committee

 (1) The Minister must appoint 1 of the members to be the Chair of the Committee.

 (2) If the Chair is not present at a meeting of the Committee:
 (a) if there is an alternate member to the Chair — the alternate member presides; or
 (b) if there is no alternate member to the Chair, or there is such an alternate member but he or she is absent — the members of the Committee present at the