Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00680:section:31
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00680
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 31
Character Range: 47655–48915

31  Obligation to use airport site as an airport
 (1) This section has effect for the purposes of determining whether:
 (a) an airport‑operator company for an airport; or
 (b) a person acting on behalf of an airport‑operator company for an airport;
has a defence to, or an immunity from:
 (c) an action or proceeding in court (whether civil or criminal); or
 (d) an administrative proceeding; or
 (e) a proceeding in a tribunal.

Airports other than joint‑user airports
 (2) In the case of an airport other than a joint‑user airport, the company has, by force of this subsection, an obligation to use the airport site concerned as an airport.

Joint‑user airports
 (3) In the case of a joint‑user airport, the company has, by force of this subsection, an obligation to use the airport site for purposes in connection with the airport.

Licences
 (4) This section does not free a person from a requirement to hold a licence or permit (however described) under a law of the Commonwealth. For this purpose, law of the Commonwealth does not include an applied provision within the meaning of the Commonwealth Places (Application of Laws) Act 1970.

Division 6—Restrictions on lessees

Subdivision A—Airport‑operator company must not carry on non‑airport business