Key Points:
There have been changes at the Commonwealth, Victoria,
South Australia and the ACT.
Commonwealth
The Airports Amendment Act 2010 (Cth)
(Act) amends the Airports Act 1996 (Cth).
The Act was passed by Parliament on 26 November 2010 and was
assented to on 17 December 2010.
This legislation gives effect to the legislative reforms
announced in the National Aviation Policy White Paper and, in
particular, improves the planning regulatory framework.
The Act:
- strengthens the requirements for airport master plans and major
development plans and restructures the triggers for major
development plans;
- requires additional information on proposed developments and
prohibits specified types of development which are incompatible
with the operation of an airport site as an airport; and
