Contents

Part 1--Preliminary                                                                                                              1

1............ Short title [see Note 1] ........................................................................ 1

2............ Commencement ................................................................................... 1

3............ Object of Act ....................................................................................... 1

4............ Interpretation ....................................................................................... 1

5............ Available capacity ............................................................................... 4

5A......... Application of the Criminal Code ....................................................... 4

Part 2--Key provisions                                                                                                        5

6............ The International Air Services Commission ........................................ 5

7............ Determinations allocating capacity ...................................................... 5

8............ Renewal of determinations .................................................................. 6

9............ Effect of determinations on the making of operational decisions ......... 7

10.......... Review of determinations .................................................................... 7

11.......... Policy statements ................................................................................. 7

Part 3--Allocation of available capacity                                                                   9

Division 1--Determinations allocating capacity                                             9

12.......... Applications relating to available capacity ........................................... 9

14.......... Requirements of applications .............................................................. 9

15.......... Content of determinations ................................................................. 10

16.......... Notification of determinations ........................................................... 11

Division 2--Renewal of determinations                                                             13

17.......... Consideration of renewals ................................................................. 13

18.......... Renewal of interim determinations .................................................... 13

19.......... Content of determinations ................................................................. 13

20.......... Notification of renewals .................................................................... 14

Division 3--Review of determinations                                                               15

21.......... Applications for variation of determinations ..................................... 15

22.......... Submissions about reviews ............................................................... 15

23.......... Decisions on review for cause .......................................................... 16

24.......... Decisions on applications for variation ............................................. 16

25.......... Decisions on transfer applications ..................................................... 17

26.......... Assessments of public benefit ........................................................... 17

27.......... Notification of decisions ................................................................... 17

Division 4--Surrender of allocated capacity                                                  18

27AA.... Surrender of allocated capacity .......................................................... 18

Part 3A--Delegation of Commission's powers and functions                   19

27AB.... Delegation of powers and functions .................................................. 19

Part 4--The Commission's procedure                                                                     20

Division 1--General                                                                                                     20

27A....... Meetings of Commission .................................................................. 20

28.......... Commission to act informally etc. ..................................................... 20

Division 2--Hearings                                                                                                   22

30.......... Commission may hold hearings ........................................................ 22

31.......... Evidence on oath etc. ......................................................................... 22

32.......... Representation ................................................................................... 22

33.......... Hearings to be public except in special circumstances ....................... 22

34.......... Summons to give evidence ................................................................ 23

35.......... Failure of witness to attend ............................................................... 23

36.......... False information .............................................................................. 23

37.......... Refusal to provide information etc. ................................................... 24

38.......... Allowances to witnesses ................................................................... 24

Part 5--Membership of the Commission                                                               25

39.......... Constitution of Commission ............................................................. 25

40.......... Appointment of members .................................................................. 25

41.......... Qualification of members .................................................................. 25

42.......... Term of appointment ......................................................................... 25

43.......... Remuneration and allowances ........................................................... 26

44.......... Leave of absence ............................................................................... 26

45.......... Resignation ....................................................................................... 26

46.......... Termination of appointment .............................................................. 26

47.......... Disclosure of interests ....................................................................... 27

48.......... Acting appointments ......................................................................... 27

Part 6--Miscellaneous                                                                                                        29

49.......... Register of available capacity ............................................................ 29

50.......... Secretary to notify Commission of making etc. of operational decisions   29

51.......... Protection of members etc. ................................................................ 29

52.......... Publication of notices ........................................................................ 30

53.......... Annual report .................................................................................... 30

54.......... Pre-existing capacity ......................................................................... 30

54A....... Pre-existing capacity under special bilateral arrangement .................. 31

54B....... Pre-existing capacity ......................................................................... 32

55.......... Regulations ....................................................................................... 32

Notes                                                                                                                                              33

  

Notes to the International Air Services Commission Act 1992

Note 1

The International Air Services Commission Act 1992 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 103, 1992 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

For application, saving or transitional provisions made by the Corporations (Repeals, Consequentials and Transitionals) Act 2001, see Act No. 55, 2001.

For all relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions see Table A.

Table of Acts

Act	Number and year	Date of Assent	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
International Air Services Commission Act 1992	103, 1992	30 June 1992	1 July 1992
International Air Services Commission Amendment Act 1994	139, 1994	28 Nov 1994	28 Nov 1994	--
Aviation Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1998	95, 1998	23 July 1998	Schedule 5 (items 1-22): 24 Jan 1999 (a)	--
Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999	146, 1999	11 Nov 1999	Schedule 1 (item 550): 5 Dec 1999 (see Gazette 1999, No. S584) (b)	--
Corporations (Repeals, Consequentials and Transitionals) Act 2001	55, 2001	28 June 2001	Ss. 4-14 and Schedule 3 (item 303): 15 July 2001 (see Gazette 2001, No. S285) (c)	Ss. 4-14 [see Note 1]
Transport and Regional Services Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001	143, 2001	1 Oct 2001	2 Oct 2001	S. 4
Aviation Legislation Amendment Act 2002	143, 2002	19 Dec 2002	Schedule 1: 19 June 2003 Remainder: Royal Assent	Sch. 1 (items 7, 8)
Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Amendment (Security Plans and Other Measures) Act 2006	109, 2006	27 Sept 2006	Schedule 2 (items 23-30): Royal Assent	--
Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 2011	46, 2011	27 June 2011	Schedule 2 (items 740, 741) and Schedule 3 (items 10, 11): 27 Dec 2011	Sch. 3 (items 10, 11)

(a)     The International Air Services Commission Act 1992 was amended by Schedule 5 (items
1-22) only of the Aviation Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1998, subsections 2(1) and (3) of which provide as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to subsections (2) and (3), Schedule 1 (other than items 9, 10 and 11) and Schedule 5 commence on a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation.

                 (3)   If Schedule 5 does not commence under subsection (1) within 6 months after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, it commences on the first day after the end of that period.

(b)     The International Air Services Commission Act 1992 was amended by Schedule 1 (item 550) only of the Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999, subsections 2(1) and (2) of which provide as follows:

                 (1)   In this Act, commencing time means the time when the Public Service Act 1999 commences.

                 (2)   Subject to this section, this Act commences at the commencing time.

(c)     The International Air Services Commission Act 1992 was amended by Schedule 3 (item 303) only of the Corporations (Repeals, Consequentials and Transitionals) Act 2001, subsection 2(3) of which provides as follows:

                 (3)   Subject to subsections (4) to (10), Schedule 3 commences, or is taken to have commenced, at the same time as the Corporations Act 2001.

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted     am. = amended     rep. = repealed     rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
Part 1
S. 3......................................	rs. No. 143, 2002
S. 4......................................	am. No. 139, 1994; No. 95, 1998; No. 55, 2001; No. 143, 2002
Heading to s. 5..................	rs. No. 95, 1998
S. 5......................................	am No. 139, 1994; No. 95, 1998
S. 5A...................................	ad. No. 143, 2001
Part 2
Ss. 6, 7................................	am No. 139, 1994; No. 95, 1998
S. 9......................................	am. No. 139, 1994
S. 11....................................	am. No. 139, 1994; No. 109, 2006
Part 3
Division 1
S. 12....................................	am. No. 95, 1998; No. 143, 2002
S. 13....................................	rep. No. 95, 1998
S. 14....................................	am. No. 95, 1998
S. 15....................................	am. No. 139, 1994
S. 16....................................	rs. No. 139, 1994
Division 2
S. 17....................................	am. No. 143, 2002
S. 20....................................	rs. No. 139, 1994
Division 3
S. 22....................................	am. No. 139, 1994
S. 24....................................	am. No. 139, 1994
S. 27....................................	rs. No. 139, 1994
	am. No. 95, 1998
Division 4
Div. 4..................................	ad. No. 95, 1998
S. 27AA...............................	ad. No. 95, 1998
Part 3A
Part 3A................................	ad. No. 143, 2002
S. 27AB...............................	ad. No. 143, 2002
Part 4
Division 1
S. 27A.................................	ad. No. 139, 1994
S. 29....................................	rep. No. 139, 1994
Division 2
S. 30....................................	rs. No. 139, 1994
S. 33....................................	am. No. 143, 2001
S. 34....................................	am. No. 139, 1994
S. 35....................................	rs. No. 143, 2001
Ss. 36, 37............................	am. No. 143, 2001
Part 5
S. 39....................................	am. No. 139, 1994
S. 44....................................	am. No. 146, 1999
S. 47....................................	rs. No. 139, 1994
S. 48....................................	am. No. 46, 2011
Notes to s. 48(1), (2).........	ad. No. 46, 2011
Part 6
S. 50....................................	rs. No. 139, 1994
S. 54....................................	am. No. 109, 2006
S. 54A.................................	ad. No. 139, 1994
	am. No. 109, 2006
S. 54B.................................	am. No. 109, 2006

Table A

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Transport and Regional Services Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 (No. 143, 2001)

4  Application of Amendments

             (1)  Each amendment made by this Act applies to acts and omissions that take place after the amendment commences.

             (2)  For the purposes of this section, if an act or omission is alleged to have taken place between 2 dates, one before and one on or after the day on which a particular amendment commences, the act or omission is alleged to have taken place before the amendment commences.

Aviation Legislation Amendment Act 2002 (No. 143, 2002)

Schedule 1

7  Application--paragraph 12(1)(b) of the International Air Services Commission Act 1992

The amendment made by item 4 of this Schedule applies to the making of determinations allocating capacity after the commencement of that item, except where applications for a determination allocating the capacity were invited before the commencement of that item.

8  Application--section 17 of the International Air Services Commission Act 1992

The amendment made by item 5 of this Schedule applies to the renewal of determinations after the commencement of that item, except where the Commission has invited submissions about the renewal before the commencement of that item.

Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 2011 (No. 46, 2011)

Schedule 3

10  Saving--appointments

The amendments made by Schedule 2 do not affect the validity of an appointment that was made under an Act before the commencement of this item and that was in force immediately before that commencement.

11  Transitional regulations

The Governor-General may make regulations prescribing matters of a transitional nature (including prescribing any saving or application provisions) relating to the amendments and repeals made by Schedules 1 and 2.