The Senate established the Select Committee on Commonwealth Bilateral Air Service Agreements to inquire into and report on all Federal Government decisions relating to any proposals since 2016 for additional services to Australia’s airports, with particular reference to:

1. the impacts of any such decisions on competition in the Australian aviation sector and the cost of living pressures on families and business;
2. the impacts experienced in other countries associated with such decisions;
3. the impact on the Australian economy, including on Australian travellers, the tourism and hospitality sectors and movement of freight;
4. the rights of airlines or other bodies to appeal decisions regarding bilateral air services agreements made by the responsible minister; and
5. any other related matters.

The resolution establishing the committee is available in the Journals of the Senate No 66—5 September 2023 and was amended on 7 September 2023, see Journals of the Senate No 68—7 September 2023.