Inquiry into the Airports Amendment Bill 2006
Information about the Inquiry
On 7 December 2006, the Senate referred the provisions of the above Bills to the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee for inquiry and report by 26 February 2007.
Airports Amendment Bill 2006
The purpose of the Airports Amendment Bill 2006, which amends the Airports Act 1996, is to improve the land use planning system in place at the leased federal airports through increasing the focus on strategic planning, simplifying planning controls and improving development assessment processes.
The Bill also implements a number of recommendations arising from the June 2000 Senate Committee 'Inquiry into the Development of the Brisbane Airport Corporation Master Plan', aligns the planning arrangements for Canberra Airport with those for other federal airports and provides for greater flexibility for further updates of some day-to-day on-airport activities.
Lodging submissions
Submissions are called for by 19 January 2007. Submissions become Committee documents and are only made public after a decision by the Committee. Unauthorised release of submissions is not covered by parliamentary privilege. Further assistance can be obtained by phoning the secretariat on (02) 6277 3511.
For further information, contact:
Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia
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