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FWIW -  : Add Estimates Program for Betsy's minions    

Via the APH website:

Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport

2024-25 Additional estimates

Program

Monday, 24 February 2025 

Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts, excluding Communications and the Arts

Tuesday, 25 February 2025

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Program (PDF 186KB)

MTF...P2 

PS: FWIW some interesting AQON are finally being tabled...

[*]Question
The announcement of initiative 40 to review the Airports Act 1996 by 2030 via a comprehensive review is welcomed.
Are there any decisions that could occur in the interim prior to 2030 when the review is to be finalised, that could undermine our federally leased airports across Australia?
[*]Answer
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• 146. Initiative 40 of the Airports Act 1996.pdf
  

Answered Date
15/01/2025

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[*]Question
1. Who makes decisions about general aviation businesses on site at our Federally leased sites?
2. Who is the regulator of Federally Leased Airports?
3. What role does the Department see itself in terms of the regulating federally leased airports?

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• 147. Australian Government leases.pdf
  

Answered Date
05/02/2025

Answer:
1. The relevant Airport Lessee Company for each federally leased airport makes decisions around subleasing arrangements with the respective tenant, including arrangements for general aviation businesses on the airport site. These commercial decisions are made in the context of requirements under the Airports Act 1996 (the Act), associated regulations, and the airport lease for the respective airport site. 2. The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts regulates federally leased airports in line with requirements under the Act and associated regulations, and the airport lease for each airport. The department performs these regulatory functions in line with the Statement of Expectations and Statement of Intent—Transport Regulation. The Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government is the decision-maker for a range of matters under the Act, including matters such as approving, or refusing to approve airport master plans and major development plans. The department provides advice to the Minister in relation to decisions under the Act.
3. Refer response to question 2.

Hmm?? -  "Statement of Expectations and Statement of Intent—Transport Regulation"
That would be this: https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/statement-of-intent-transport-regulation-february2024.pdf
What a cop out...

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[*]Question
1. What is the process within the Department to assess a Major Development Plan MDP?
2. What Departmental oversight occurs on the processes or outcomes between the Airport Leasing Company (ALC) and the Airport Building Controller ABC?
3. Does the Department audit the applications between any of the ALC and their respective ABC to ensure that compliance is maintained?
4. How would the Minister of the day have any oversight on the processes or outcomes between the ALC and the ABC if the Department does not have any oversight?
5. Are these costs ever audited?
6. What is to stop the ALC and ABC from colluding to negate the need for a MDP?
7. Are the ALC's allowed to develop the land at the airport?

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• 148. Airport Leasing Company (ALC) and the Airport Building Controller (ABC).pdf
  

Answered Date
03/02/2025

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[*]Question

1. In the Moorabbin Airport Masterplan for 2021, the Department was made aware that multiple aviation tenants who were either unable to obtain a lease from the airport or unable to obtain a lease longer than 5 years.
2. How does the Department ensure that ALC are in fact providing for the use of Airports as an airport and having regard to 'actual and anticipated future growth'?
3. How does the Department regulate what is occurring on federally leased airport sites?

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• 150. Moorabbin Airport Masterplan.pdf
  

Answered Date
05/02/2025