Contents

Part 1--Preliminary                                                                                                                1

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

2............ Extension to Territories ...................................................................... 1

2A......... Act to bind Crown .............................................................................. 1

2B......... Act not to apply to state aircraft ....................................................... 1

3............ Interpretation ...................................................................................... 1

3AG...... Application of the Criminal Code ...................................................... 3

Part 2--Regulation of Air Navigation                                                                          4

3A......... Approval of ratification of Chicago Convention etc. ......................... 4

4............ Texts of Chicago Convention etc. ....................................................... 5

5............ Contracting States ............................................................................... 5

9............ International airports .......................................................................... 5

10.......... International aircraft to land at and take off from designated airports 5

11.......... Freedoms of the air ............................................................................. 6

11A....... Foreign shareholdings in Australian international airlines .................. 6

11B....... Injunctions relating to section 11A ..................................................... 9

12.......... Requirement to hold international airline licence .............................. 11

13.......... Licensing of scheduled international air services .............................. 12

14.......... Non‑scheduled flights by aircraft possessing nationality of a Contracting State     13

15.......... Definitions ........................................................................................ 13

15A....... Aircraft on non‑scheduled flights not to take on or discharge passengers, cargo or mail without permission         14

15B....... Applications for permission to operate non‑scheduled flights ........ 17

15C....... Information to be contained in application ....................................... 17

15D....... Determination of application for permission ................................... 18

15E........ Variation of permission on application by charter operator ............ 19

15F........ Variation, suspension or cancellation of permission on Secretary's initiative          20

16.......... Aircraft on international flights to comply with laws ...................... 20

17.......... Aircraft on international flights to have permission ......................... 21

18.......... Publication of determinations ........................................................... 22

19.......... Carriage of munitions ........................................................................ 22

Part 4--Miscellaneous                                                                                                        24

23A....... Review of decisions by Administrative Appeals Tribunal .............. 24

23.......... Defences in proceedings with respect to offences ............................ 24

24.......... Crown not liable to prosecution ....................................................... 25

24A....... Conduct by directors, servants and agents ....................................... 25

26.......... Regulations ....................................................................................... 26

27.......... Extra‑territorial operation of regulations .......................................... 28

27A....... Registration of security interests in relation to aircraft and components of aircraft                30

29.......... Annual report ................................................................................... 33

30.......... Powers and functions under State and Northern Territory laws ...... 34

31.......... Delegation ......................................................................................... 34

Schedule 1--Convention on International Civil Aviation                                35

Schedule 2--International Air Services Transit Agreement                         67

Schedule 3--Protocol relating to an amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation           71

Schedule 4--Protocol relating to certain amendments to the Convention on International Civil Aviation                                                                                                                                       73

Schedule 5--Protocol relating to an amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation           75

Schedule 6--Protocol relating to an amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation Signed at Rome, on 15 September 1962                                                                      77

Schedule 7--Protocol relating to an amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation Signed at New York, on 12 March 1971                                                                      79

Schedule 8--Protocol relating to an amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation Signed at Vienna, on 7 July 1971                                                                                     81

Schedule 9--Protocol relating to an amendment to Article 50 (a) of the Convention on International Civil Aviation Signed at Montreal, on 16 October 1974                          83

Schedule 9A--Protocol relating to an amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation signed at Montreal on 6 October 1980                                                                  85

Schedule 10--Protocol relating to an amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation signed at Montreal on 10 May 1984                                                                       88

Schedule 11--Protocol relating to an amendment to Article 56 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation Signed at Montreal on 6 October 1989                              92

Schedule 12--Protocol relating to an amendment to Article 50 (a) of the Convention on International Civil Aviation Signed at Montreal on 26 October 1990                           94

Notes                                                                                                                                             97

An Act relating to Air Navigation

  

Notes to the Air Navigation Act 1920

Note 1

The Air Navigation Act 1920 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 50, 1920 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.

All relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions prior to 1 October 2001 is not included in this compilation. For subsequent information see Table A.

Table of Acts

Act	Number and year	Date of Assent	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Air Navigation Act 1920	50, 1920	2 Dec 1920	(a)
Air Navigation Act 1936	93, 1936	7 Dec 1936	7 Dec 1936	--
Air Navigation Act 1947	6, 1947	2 Apr 1947	30 Apr 1947	S. 6
Air Navigation Act (No. 2) 1947	89, 1947	11 Dec 1947	11 Dec 1947	S. 4
Statute Law Revision Act 1950	80, 1950	16 Dec 1950	31 Dec 1950	Ss. 16 and 17
Air Navigation Act 1960	39, 1960	10 June 1960	19 Aug 1960 (see Gazette 1960, p. 2903)	S. 6
Air Navigation Act 1961	72, 1961	27 Oct 1961	24 Nov 1961	--
Air Navigation Act 1963	8, 1963	20 May 1963	17 June 1963	--
Statute Law Revision (Decimal Currency) Act 1966	93, 1966	29 Oct 1966	1 Dec 1966	--
Air Navigation Act 1971	79, 1971	7 Oct 1971	4 Nov 1971	--
Air Navigation Act 1973	130, 1973	13 Nov 1973	13 Nov 1973	--
Statute Law Revision Act 1973	216, 1973	19 Dec 1973	31 Dec 1973	Ss. 9(1) and 10
Air Navigation Act 1974	124, 1974	3 Dec 1974	Ss. 4, 5, 6(1) and 10: 1 Apr 1976 (see Gazette 1976, No. S55) Ss. 7, 9, 12(1) and 13: 1 Mar 1975 (see Gazette 1975, No. S36) Remainder: Royal Assent	Ss. 9-11
Air Navigation Amendment Act 1977	91, 1977	12 Sept 1977	12 Sept 1977	--
Jurisdiction of Courts (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1979	19, 1979	28 Mar 1979	Parts II-XVII (ss. 3-123): 15 May 1979 (see Gazette 1979, No. S86) Remainder: Royal Assent	S. 124
Air Navigation Amendment Act 1980	27, 1980	8 May 1980	1 June 1980 (see Gazette 1980, No. G21, p. 3)	--
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act (No. 2) 1982	80, 1982	22 Sept 1982	Part LXXVII (s. 280): Royal Assent (b)	S. 280(2) and (3)
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1983	39, 1983	20 June 1983	S. 3: 18 July 1983 (c)	S. 7(1)
Air Navigation Amendment Act 1984	69, 1984	25 June 1984	25 June 1984	--
Air Navigation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1984	108, 1984	17 Oct 1984	14 Nov 1984	--
Air Navigation Amendment Act 1986	69, 1986	24 June 1986	Ss. 5-7: 5 Aug 1986 (see Gazette 1986, No. S364) Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Civil Aviation Act 1988	63, 1988	15 June 1988	Part III (ss. 17-32), s. 98, Parts IX and X (ss. 99-103): 1 July 1988 (see Gazette 1988, No. S189) Remainder: Royal Assent	Ss. 100, 102(1) and 103
as amended by
Transport Legislation Amendment Act 1989	6, 1989	16 Mar 1989	S. 8: 15 June 1988 (d)	--
Air Navigation Amendment Act 1989	45, 1989	8 June 1989	8 June 1989	--
Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1989	23, 1990	17 Jan 1990	Part 2 (ss. 3-5): Royal Assent (e)	--
Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act 1990	11, 1991	21 Jan 1991	S. 4(1): 1 July 1988 (f)	S. 4(2)
Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1992	71, 1992	26 June 1992	Part 2 (ss. 3-6): Royal Assent (g)	--
Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act 1992	82, 1992	30 June 1992	Ss. 3, 4, 5(1) and 8-15: Royal Assent (h) Ss. 5(2), 6 and 7: 30 Dec 1992 (h)	--
Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1993	5, 1994	18 Jan 1994	Schedule (items 1-3): 2 Oct 1997 (see Gazette 1997, No. S387) (i)	--
Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act 1994	64, 1994	30 May 1994	S. 3(1): Royal Assent (j)	--
Qantas Sale Amendment Act 1994	168, 1994	16 Dec 1994	S. 3: Royal Assent (k)	--
Civil Aviation Legislation Amendment Act 1995	82, 1995	30 June 1995	S. 5: 6 July 1995 (see Gazette 1995, No. S270) (l)	--
Transport Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1995	89, 1995	20 July 1995	Schedule (Part 1 [items 1-22, 24, 25]): 16 Nov 1995 (see Gazette 1995, No. S435) (m) Schedule (Part 1 [item 23]): Royal Assent (m)	--
as amended by
Statute Law Revision Act 1996	43, 1996	25 Oct 1996	Schedule 3 (item 127): 20 July 1995 (n)	--
Transport Legislation Amendment Act 1995	95, 1995	27 July 1995	Schedule 1 (Part A [items 1-4]): Royal Assent (o)	--
Transport Legislation Amendment Act (No. 3) 1995	174, 1995	16 Dec 1995	S. 4: 1 July 1995 Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Aviation Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1997	30, 1997	17 Apr 1997	17 Apr 1997	--
Aviation Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1998	95, 1998	23 July 1998	Schedule 1 (items 1-8, 12-41): 4 June 1999 (see Gazette 1999, No. S233) (p) Schedule 1 (items 9-11): Royal Assent (p)	--
Corporate Law Economic Reform Program Act 1999	156, 1999	24 Nov 1999	Schedule 5 (item 1): 13 Mar 2000 (see Gazette 2000, No. S114) (q)	--
Aviation Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2000	48, 2000	3 May 2000	Schedule 1: Royal Assent (r)	--
Corporations (Repeals, Consequentials and Transitionals) Act 2001	55, 2001	28 June 2001	Ss. 4-14 and Schedule 3 (items 19-21): 15 July 2001 (see Gazette 2001, No. S285) (s)	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 [see Table A]
Transport and Regional Services Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2002	8, 2002	4 Apr 2002	5 Apr 2002	--
Statute Law Revision Act 2002	63, 2002	3 July 2002	Schedule 1 (item 3): 1 July 1999 (t)	--
Aviation Legislation Amendment Act 2002	143, 2002	19 Dec 2002	Schedule 2: Royal Assent	--
Transport Safety Investigation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2003	19, 2003	11 Apr 2003	Schedule 1 (items 1, 2): (u)	Sch. 1 (item 2) [see Table A]
Civil Aviation Legislation Amendment Act 2003	83, 2003	6 Sept 2003	Schedule 2 (item 1): 6 Sept 2004 Schedule 2 (item 2): Royal Assent	--
Legislative Instruments (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2003	140, 2003	17 Dec 2003	S. 4 and Schedule 1 (item 8): (v)	S. 4 [see Table A]
Aviation Transport Security (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2004	9, 2004	10 Mar 2004	Schedules 1-3: 10 Mar 2005 (see s. 2) Remainder: Royal Assent	Sch. 3 (am. by 149, 2004, Sch. 2 [items 2, 3]) [see Table A]
as amended by
Aviation Security Amendment Act 2004	149, 2004	14 Dec 2004	Schedule 2 (item 2): (w) Schedule 2 (item 3): Royal Assent	--
Australian Federal Police and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2004	64, 2004	22 June 2004	Schedule 2 (item 1): 1 July 2004	--
Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Amendment (Security Plans and Other Measures) Act 2006	109, 2006	27 Sept 2006	Schedule 2 (items 1, 2):  Royal Assent	--
Australian Citizenship (Transitionals and Consequentials) Act 2007	21, 2007	15 Mar 2007	Schedules 1-3: 1 July 2007 (see s. 2(1) and F2007L01653) Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Aviation Legislation Amendment (International Airline Licences and Carriers' Liability Insurance) Act 2008	87, 2008	20 Sept 2008	Schedule 1 (items 1-22, 26, 27): 20 Mar 2009	Sch. 1 (items 26, 27) [see Table A]

(a)     Section 2 of the Air Navigation Act 1920 provides as follows:

                   2.   This Act shall commence in relation to the several States and Territories on such days as are respectively fixed by Proclamation.

         The respective dates so fixed were:

                              (a)   in relation to the then several States and Territories--28 March 1921 (see Gazette 1921, p. 480);

                              (b)   in relation to the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands--23 November 1955 (see Gazette 1955, p. 3824A);

                              (c)   in relation to the Australian Antarctic Territory--19 April 1956 (see Gazette 1956, p. 1068); and

                              (d)   in relation to the Territory of Christmas Island--10 April 1959 (see Gazette 1959, p. 1149).

(b)    The Air Navigation Act 1920 was amended by Part LXXVII (section 280) only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act (No. 2) 1982, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Sections 1, 2, 166 and 195 and Parts III, VI, VII, XVI, XXXVI, XLIV, LI, LIII, LIV, LXI and LXXVII shall come into operation on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

(c)     The Air Navigation Act 1920 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1983, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the twenty‑eighth day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(d)     The Civil Aviation Act 1988 was amended by section 8 only of the Transport Legislation Amendment Act 1989, subsection 2(3) of which provides as follows:

                 (3)   The amendments of the Civil Aviation Act 1988 made by this Act shall be taken to have commenced on 15 June 1988.

(e)     The Air Navigation Act 1920 was amended by Part 2 (sections 3-5) only of the Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1989, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(f)      The Air Navigation Act 1920 was amended by subsection 4(1) only of the Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act 1990, subsections 2(1) and (2) of which provide as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

                 (2)   Subsection 4(1) is taken to have commenced at the same time Part IX of the Civil Aviation Act 1988 commenced.

(g)     The Air Navigation Act 1920 was amended by Part 2 (sections 3-6) only of the Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1992, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(h)     The Air Navigation Act 1920 was amended by sections 3-15 only of the Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act 1992, subsections 2(1) and (3) of which provide as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

                 (3)   If the provisions mentioned in subsection (2) do not commence under that subsection within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the first day after the end of that period.

(i)      The Air Navigation Act 1920 was amended by the Schedule (items 1-3) only of the Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1993, subsection 2(3) of which provides as follows:

                 (3)   The amendments contained in items 1, 2, 3, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 25 of the Schedule commence on a day to be fixed by Proclamation, being a day not before the day on which the Protocol inserting 83 bis into the Convention on International Civil Aviation comes into force in relation to Australia.

(j)      The Air Navigation Act 1920 was amended by subsection 3(1) only of the Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act 1994, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to subsections (2) and (3), this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(k)     The Air Navigation Act 1920 was amended by section 3 only of the Qantas Sale Amendment Act 1994 subsection 2(1)of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(l)      The Air Navigation Act 1920 was amended by section 5 only of the Civil Aviation Legislation Amendment Act 1995 , subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on:

                              (a)   a day to be fixed by Proclamation; or

                              (b)   the first day after the end of the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent; whichever is earlier.

(m)    The Air Navigation Act 1920 was amended by Schedule (items 1-25) only of the Transport Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1995, section 2 of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

                 (2)   The items in the Schedule (other than items 23 and 30) commence on a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation.

(n)     The Transport Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1995 was amended by Schedule 3 (item 127) only of the Statute Law Revision Act 1996, subsection 2(3) of which provides as follows:

                 (3)   Each item in Schedule 3 is taken to have commenced when the Act containing the provision amended by the item received the Royal Assent.

(o)     The Air Navigation Act 1920 was amended by the Transport Legislation Amendment Act 1995, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(p)     The Air Navigation Act 1920 was amended by Schedule 1 (Part A [items 1-4]) only of the Aviation Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1998, subsections 2(1), (2) and (5) 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.

                 (2)   If an item of Schedule 1 does not commence under subsection (1) within 12 months after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, the item commences on the first day after the end of that period.

                 (5)   The remaining provisions of this Act (including items 9, 10 and 11 of Schedule 1) commence on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

(q)     The Air Navigation Act 1920 was amended by Schedule 5 (item 1) only of the Corporate Law Economic Reform Program Act 1999, subsection 2(2)(b) of which provides as follows:

                 (2)   The following provisions commence on a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation:

                              (b)   the items in Schedules 1 to 7 (other than item 18 of Schedule 7);

(r)     The Air Navigation Act 1920 was amended by Schedule 1 only of the Aviation Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2000, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to subsection (2), this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(s)     The Air Navigation Act 1920 was amended by Schedule 3 (items 19-21) 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.

(t)      Subsection 2(1) (item 4) of  of the Statute Law Revision Act 2002 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, on the day or at the time specified in column 2 of the table.

 

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
4.  Schedule 1, items 3, 4 and 5	1 July 1999	1 July 1999

(u)     Subsection 2(1) (item 2) of the Transport Safety Investigation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2003 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, on the day or at the time specified in column 2 of the table.

 

Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
2.  Schedule 1	Immediately after the commencement of section 3 of the Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003	1 July 2003 (see Gazette 2003, No. S229)

(v)     Subsection 2(1) (items 2 and 3) of the Legislative Instruments (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2003 provide as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, on the day or at the time specified in column 2 of the table.

 

Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
2.  Section 4	Immediately after the commencement of sections 3 to 62 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003	1 January 2005
3.  Schedule 1	Immediately after the commencement of sections 3 to 62 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003	1 January 2005

(w)    Subsection 2(1) (item 3) of the Aviation Security Amendment Act 2004 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
3.  Schedule 2, items 1 and 2	The later of: (a) the start of the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent; and (b) immediately after the commencement of section 3 of the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004.	10 March 2005 (paragraph (b) applies)

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted    am. = amended    rep. = repealed    rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
Part 1
Heading to Part 1.................	ad. No. 89, 1995
S. 2 .....................................	rs. No. 39, 1960
	am. No. 216, 1973
S. 2A ..................................	ad. No. 39, 1960
	am. No. 124, 1974; No. 91, 1977
	rs. No. 27, 1980
S. 2B ..................................	ad. No. 124, 1974
S. 3 .....................................	am. No. 6, 1947; No. 80, 1950
	rs. No. 39, 1960
	am. Nos. 130 and 216, 1973; No. 124, 1974; No. 27, 1980; No. 80, 1982; No. 39, 1983; No. 63, 1988; No. 23, 1990; No. 89,1995 (as am. by No. 43, 1996); No. 30, 1997; No. 95, 1998; No. 48, 2000; No. 143, 2002; No. 83, 2003; Nos. 9 and 64, 2004; No. 87, 2008
S. 3AA................................	ad. No. 89, 1995
	rep. No. 9, 2004
Ss. 3AB, 3AC......................	ad. No. 89, 1995
	rep. No. 87, 2008
S. 3AD.................................	ad. No. 89, 1995
	am. No. 95, 1998
	rep. No. 9, 2004
Ss. 3AE, 3AF......................	ad. No. 89, 1995
	rep. No. 9, 2004
S. 3AG ...............................	ad. No. 143, 2001
Part 2
Heading to Part 2 ................	ad. No. 89, 1995
S. 3A ..................................	ad. No. 6, 1947
S. 4 .....................................	am. No. 93, 1936; No. 6, 1947
	rep. No. 6, 1947
	ad. No. 39, 1960
	am. No. 72, 1961; No. 8, 1963; No. 79, 1971; No. 130, 1973; No. 91, 1977; No. 27, 1980; No. 69, 1986; No. 71, 1992; No. 5, 1994
S. 5 .....................................	ad. No. 6, 1947
	rs. No. 89, 1947; No. 39, 1960
	am. No. 130, 1973
S. 6 .....................................	ad. No. 39, 1960
	rep. No. 79, 1971
S. 7......................................	ad. No. 39, 1960
	rep. No. 63, 1988
S. 8 .....................................	ad. No. 39, 1960
	am. No. 124, 1974
	rep. No. 63, 1988
S. 9......................................	ad. No. 39, 1960
	am. No. 124, 1974; No. 27, 1980; No. 89, 1995
S. 10....................................	ad. No. 39, 1960
	am. No. 27, 1980; No. 82, 1992; No. 89, 1995; No. 143, 2001
S. 11....................................	ad. No. 39, 1960
	am. No. 27, 1980; No. 89, 1995; No. 87, 2008
S. 11A ................................	ad. No. 64, 1994
	am. No. 168, 1994; No. 95, 1995; No. 95, 1998; No. 156, 1999; No. 48, 2000; No. 55, 2001; No. 21, 2007
S. 11B .................................	ad. No. 64, 1994
	am. No. 48, 2000
Heading to s. 12 .................	rs. No. 87, 2008
S. 12....................................	ad. No. 39, 1960
	am. No. 124, 1974; No. 82, 1992; No. 89, 1995; No. 143, 2001; No. 87, 2008
S. 13....................................	ad. No. 39, 1960
	am. No. 108, 1984; No. 63, 1988; No. 45, 1989; No. 82, 1992; No. 9, 2004
	rs. No. 87, 2008
S. 13A ................................	ad. No. 82, 1992
	am. No. 89, 1995
	rep. No. 30, 1997
S. 14....................................	ad. No. 39, 1960
	am. No. 130, 1973; No. 124, 1974; No. 27, 1980; No. 63, 1988; No. 82, 1992; No. 89, 1995
	rs. No. 30, 1997
S. 15....................................	ad. No. 39, 1960
	am. No. 27, 1980; No. 63, 1988; No. 82, 1992; No. 89, 1995
	rs. No. 30, 1997
S. 15A ................................	ad. No. 30, 1997
	am. No. 143, 2001; No. 109, 2006
Ss. 15B-15F .......................	ad. No. 30, 1997
S. 16....................................	ad. No. 39, 1960
	am. No. 216, 1973; No. 124, 1974; No. 91, 1977
	rs. No. 82, 1992
S. 17....................................	ad. No. 39, 1960
	am. No. 130, 1973; No. 124, 1974; No. 27, 1980; No. 63, 1988; No. 82, 1992; No. 89, 1995; No. 30, 1997; No. 143, 2001
S. 18....................................	ad. No. 39, 1960
	am. No. 124, 1974
	rep. No. 63, 1988
	ad. No. 82, 1992
	am. No. 82, 1995; No. 30, 1997; No. 87, 2008
S. 19....................................	ad. No. 39, 1960
	am. No. 82, 1992; No. 89, 1995; No. 8, 2002
	rs. No. 143, 2002
Part 2A ...............................	ad. No. 174, 1995
	rep. No. 19, 2003
Ss. 19AA-19AG ................	ad. No. 174, 1995
	rep. No. 19, 2003
S. 19BA ..............................	ad. No. 174, 1995
	am. No. 143, 2001
	rep. No. 19, 2003
S. 19BB ..............................	ad. No. 174, 1995
	rep. No. 19, 2003
S. 19BC ..............................	ad. No. 174, 1995
	am. No. 143, 2001
	rep. No. 19, 2003
Ss. 19CA, 19CB .................	ad. No. 174, 1995
	rep. No. 19, 2003
S. 19CC...............................	ad. No. 174, 1995
	am. No. 143, 2001
	rep. No. 19, 2003
Ss. 19CD-19CR ..................	ad. No. 174, 1995
	rep. No. 19, 2003
S. 19CS ..............................	ad. No. 174, 1995
	rs. No. 143, 2001
	rep. No. 19, 2003
Ss. 19CT, 19CU ..................	ad. No. 174, 1995
	rep. No. 19, 2003
Ss. 19EA-19EE...................	ad. No. 174, 1995
	rep. No. 19, 2003
Ss. 19FA-19FH...................	ad. No. 174, 1995
	rep. No. 19, 2003
Ss. 19DA-19DF...................	ad. No. 174, 1995
	rep. No. 19, 2003
S. 19FJ ...............................	ad. No. 174, 1995
	am. No. 143, 2001
	rep. No. 19, 2003
Ss. 19FK-19FM...................	ad. No. 174, 1995
	rep. No. 19, 2003
Ss. 19GA-19GC..................	ad. No. 174, 1995
	rep. No. 19, 2003
S. 19GD ..............................	ad. No. 174, 1995
	am. No. 143, 2001
	rep. No. 19, 2003
S. 119GE.............................	ad. No. 174, 1995
	rep. No. 19, 2003
Ss. 19HA-19HJ...................	ad. No. 174, 1995
	rep. No. 19, 2003
S. 19HK ..............................	ad. No. 174, 1995
	am. No. 143, 2001
	rep. No. 19, 2003
S. 19HL................................	ad. No. 174, 1995
	rep. No. 19, 2003
S. 19HM...............................	ad. No. 174, 1995
	am. No. 63, 2002
	rep. No. 19, 2003
Ss. 19HN-19HR...................	ad. No. 174, 1995
	rep. No. 19, 2003
Part 3 ..................................	ad. No. 89, 1995
	rep. No. 9, 2004
S. 20....................................	ad. No. 39, 1960
	am. No. 130, 1973; No. 124, 1974; No. 91, 1977; No. 27, 1980; No. 80, 1982
	rep. No. 63, 1988
	ad. No. 89, 1995
	am. No. 95, 1998; No. 8, 2002
	rep. No. 9, 2004
S. 20A.................................	ad. No. 95, 1998
	am. No. 8, 2002
	rep. No. 9, 2004
S. 21....................................	ad. No. 39, 1960
	am. Nos. 130 and 216, 1973; No. 124, 1974; No. 91, 1977; No. 27, 1980
	rep. No. 63, 1988
	ad. No. 89, 1995
	rs. No. 95, 1998
	rep. No. 9, 2004
S. 21A ................................	ad. No. 69, 1986
	rep. No. 63, 1988
	ad. No. 95, 1998
	rep. No. 9, 2004
Ss. 21B, 21C.......................	ad. No. 95, 1998
	am. No. 8, 2002
	rep. No. 9, 2004
S. 22....................................	ad. No. 39, 1960
	am. No. 93, 1966; No. 124, 1974; No. 27, 1980; No. 39, 1983; No. 69, 1986; No. 63, 1988
	rep. No. 82, 1992
	ad. No. 89, 1995
	am. No. 8, 2002
	rep. No. 9, 2004
Ss. 22A, 22B.......................	ad. No. 89, 1995
	am. No. 95, 1998; No. 8, 2002
	rep. No. 9, 2004
Ss. 22C, 22D.......................	ad. No. 89, 1995
	am. No. 8, 2002
	rep. No. 9, 2004
S. 22E..................................	ad. No. 89, 1995
	am. No. 143, 2002
	rep. No. 9, 2004
Ss. 22F-22J........................	ad. No. 89, 1995
	am. No. 8, 2002
	rep. No. 9, 2004
S. 22K.................................	ad. No. 89, 1995
	rep. No. 9, 2004
S. 22L..................................	ad. No. 89, 1995
	am. No. 8, 2002
	rep. No. 9, 2004
Ss. 22M-22V......................	ad. No. 89, 1995
	rep. No. 9, 2004
Ss. 22W-22Y......................	ad. No. 89, 1995
	am. No. 8, 2002
	rep. No. 9, 2004
S. 22Z.................................	ad. No. 89, 1995
	rep. No. 9, 2004
S. 22ZA...............................	ad. No. 89, 1995
	rep. No. 9, 2004
S. 22ZB...............................	ad. No. 89, 1995
	am. No. 8, 2002
	rep. No. 9, 2004
Ss. 22ZC-22ZH..................	ad. No. 89, 1995
	rep. No. 9, 2004
S. 22ZJ................................	ad. No. 89, 1995
	am. No. 8, 2002
	rep. No. 9, 2004
S. 22ZK...............................	ad. No. 89, 1995
	rep. No. 9, 2004
Ss. 22ZL-22ZS...................	ad. No. 89, 1995
	am. No. 8, 2002
	rep. No. 9, 2004
Ss. 22ZT, 22ZU...................	ad. No. 89, 1995
	rep. No. 9, 2004
S. 22ZV...............................	ad. No. 89, 1995
	am. Nos. 8 and 143, 2002
	rep. No. 9, 2004
Part 3A................................	ad. No. 143, 2002
	rep. No. 9, 2004
Ss. 22ZVA, 22ZVB.............	ad. No. 143, 2002
	rep. No. 9, 2004
Ss. 22ZVC-22ZVG.............	ad. No. 143, 2002
	rep. No. 9, 2004
S. 22ZW .............................	ad. No. 89, 1995
	rep. No. 30, 1997
Part 4
Heading to Part 4 ................	ad. No. 89, 1995
S. 23A ................................	ad. No. 30, 1997
	am. No. 95, 1998; No. 9, 2004; No. 87, 2008
S. 23....................................	ad. No. 39, 1960
	am. No. 69, 1986; No. 89, 1995
S. 24....................................	ad. No. 39, 1960
	am. No. 124, 1974; No. 91, 1977; No. 27, 1980
S. 24A ................................	ad. No. 89, 1995
	am. No. 143, 2001
S. 25....................................	ad. No. 39, 1960
	am. No. 216, 1973
	rep. No. 19, 1979
S. 26....................................	ad. No. 39, 1960
	am. No. 93, 1966; Nos. 130 and 216, 1973; No. 124, 1974; No. 27, 1980; No. 39, 1983; No. 63, 1988 (as am. by No. 6, 1989); No. 23, 1990; No. 11, 1991; No. 82, 1992; No. 48, 2000; No. 9, 2004
S. 27....................................	ad. No. 39, 1960
	rs. No. 89, 1995
	am. No. 30, 1997
S. 27A ................................	ad. No. 69, 1984
	rep. No. 174, 1995
	ad. No. 30, 1997
S. 28....................................	ad. No. 39, 1960
	am. Nos. 130 and 216, 1973; No. 27, 1980
	rep. No. 63, 1988
	ad. No. 89, 1995
	rep. No. 140, 2003
S. 29....................................	ad. No. 39, 1960
	am. Nos. 130 and 216, 1973
	rs. No. 39, 1983
	am. No. 89, 1995
S. 30....................................	ad. No. 39, 1960
	am. No. 27, 1980
S. 31....................................	ad. No. 39, 1960
	am. No. 124, 1974; No. 89, 1995
Schedules
Heading to the Schedules ..	ad. No. 39, 1960
	rep. No. 27, 1980
Heading to First Schedule...	rep. No. 27, 1980
Heading to Schedule 1 .......	ad. No. 27, 1980
First Schedule ....................	ad. No. 39, 1960
Heading to Second Schedule ........................	rep. No. 27, 1980
Heading to Schedule 2 .......	ad. No. 27, 1980
Second Schedule ...............	ad. No. 39, 1960
Heading to Third Schedule .	rep. No. 27, 1980
Heading to Schedule 3 .......	ad. No. 27, 1980
Third Schedule ...................	ad. No. 39, 1960
Heading to Fourth Schedule ........................................	rep. No. 27, 1980
Heading to Schedule 4 .......	ad. No. 27, 1980
Fourth Schedule .................	ad. No. 39, 1960
Heading to Fifth Schedule ..	rep. No. 27, 1980
Heading to Schedule 5 .......	ad. No. 27, 1980
Fifth Schedule ....................	ad. No. 72, 1961
Heading to Sixth Schedule .	rep. No. 27, 1980
Heading to Schedule 6 .......	ad. No. 27, 1980
Sixth Schedule ...................	ad. No. 8, 1963
Heading to Seventh Schedule ........................	rep. No. 27, 1980
Heading to Schedule 7 .......	ad. No. 27, 1980
Seventh Schedule ..............	ad. No. 79, 1971
Heading to Eighth Schedule ........................................	rep. No. 27, 1980
Heading to Schedule 8 .......	ad. No. 27, 1980
Eighth Schedule .................	ad. No. 130, 1973
Heading to Ninth Schedule .	rep. No. 27, 1980
Heading to Schedule 9 .......	ad. No. 27, 1980
Ninth Schedule ...................	ad. No. 91, 1977
Schedule 9A ......................	ad. No. 5, 1994
Schedule 10 .......................	ad. No. 69, 1986
Schedules 11, 12 ...............	ad. No. 71, 1992

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.

Transport Safety Investigation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2003
(No. 19, 2003)

Schedule 1

2  Transitional

Despite the repeal of Part 2A of the Air Navigation Act 1920, that Part continues to apply in relation to any investigation commenced under that Part before the repeal (including an investigation that had been completed).

Legislative Instruments (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2003 (No. 140, 2003)

4  Transitional provisions

             (1)  If legislation introduced into the Parliament before the commencing day but commencing on or after that day:

                     (a)  authorises an instrument to be made in the exercise of a power delegated by the Parliament; and

                     (b)  is expressed to require that instrument to be published as a statutory rule under the Statutory Rules Publication Act 1903;

any instrument so made is taken to be an instrument referred to in paragraph 6(b) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 despite the repeal by this Act of the Statutory Rules Publication Act 1903.

             (2)  If legislation introduced into the Parliament before the commencing day but commencing on or after that day:

                     (a)  authorises an instrument to be made in the exercise of a power delegated by the Parliament; and

                     (b)  is expressed to declare that instrument to be a disallowable instrument for the purposes of section 46A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901;

any instrument so made is taken to be an instrument referred to in subparagraph 6(d)(i) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 despite the repeal by this Act of section 46A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

             (3)  If legislation that is in force immediately before the commencing day or that is introduced into the Parliament before that day but that commences on or after that day:

                     (a)  authorised or authorises an instrument to be made in the exercise of a power delegated by the Parliament that adversely affects the rights of a person, or results in the imposition of liabilities on a person; and

                     (b)  provided or provides that the instrument has effect, to the extent that it adversely affects those rights or results in the imposition of those liabilities, despite subsection 48(2) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, before the date of its notification in the Gazette;

that legislation is to be construed, on and after the commencing day or the day of its commencement, whichever last occurs, as if it had provided instead that the instrument, to the extent that it adversely affects those rights or results in the imposition of those liabilities, has effect, despite subsection 12(2) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003, before its registration under that Act.

             (4)  If:

                     (a)  legislation (the enabling legislation) in force immediately before the commencing day:

                              (i)  authorises the making of an instrument; and

                             (ii)  does not declare such an instrument to be a disallowable instrument for the purposes of section 46A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 but nonetheless makes provision for its disallowance by the application, with or without modification, of the provisions of Part XII of that Act; and

                     (b)  an instrument is made in the exercise of that authority on or after the commencing day; and

                     (c)  the instrument is not a legislative instrument for the purposes of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 or otherwise;

the enabling legislation has effect, on and after the commencing day, as if:

                     (d)  it had declared such instruments to be disallowable instruments for the purposes of section 46B of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901; and

                     (e)  it had provided for such modifications of the operation of that section as are necessary to ensure that the effect of the applied provisions of Part XII of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 is preserved.

             (5)  In this section:

commencing day means the commencing day within the meaning of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003.

Aviation Transport Security (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2004 (No. 9, 2004)

Schedule 3

1  Regulations

(1)        The Governor‑General may make regulations prescribing matters:

                     (a)  required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed; or

                     (b)  necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.

(2)        In particular, regulations may be made:

                     (a)  providing for regulations made for the purposes of particular provisions of the old Act to continue to have effect (with any prescribed alterations) for the purposes of the new Act; and

                     (b)  providing for aviation security programs approved under the old Act to continue to be taken to be in force (with any prescribed alterations and for such time as is prescribed) as transport security programs under the new Act; and

                    (ba)  providing for airport security programs approved under the old Act to continue to be taken to be in force (with any prescribed alterations and for such time as is prescribed) as transport security programs under the new Act; and

                    (bb)  providing for ASIC programs and international cargo security programs approved under the old Act to continue to be taken to be in force (with any prescribed alterations and for such time as is prescribed) as transport security programs under the new Act, or as such other programs under the new Act as are prescribed by the regulations; and

                     (c)  for other transitional measures in relation to the transition from the old Act to the new Act.

(3)        In this item:

new Act means the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004.

old Act means the Air Navigation Act 1920 as in force immediately before the commencement of this item.

2  Aviation security program continuation

Subsection 15(2) (which deals with the obligation for aviation industry participants to comply with the transport security programs of other participants) of the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004 does not apply in relation to a program continued as a transport security program under paragraph 1(2)(b) of this Schedule.

3  Transitional provision

The exercise or purported exercise (whether before, at or after the commencement of this item) of the power under regulation 5 of the Air Navigation (Aviation Security Status Checking) Regulations 2004 to determine that a person has an adverse aviation security status is taken for all purposes to be, and is taken for all purposes always to have been, prescribed administrative action in respect of the person for the purposes of Part IV of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979.

Aviation Legislation Amendment (International Airline Licences and Carriers' Liability Insurance) Act 2008 (No. 87, 2008)

Schedule 1

26  Pre‑commencement licences

(1)        Despite the amendments made by this Schedule, the old law continues to apply in relation to the operation of a scheduled international air service in respect of which an international airline licence was in force immediately before the commencement time.

(2)        Subitem (1) has effect in relation to the operation of the service until whichever of the following first occurs:

                     (a)  the international airline licence is surrendered or cancelled in accordance with the old law as it continues to apply under subitem (1);

                     (b)  an international airline licence is granted, in respect of the operation of the service, under regulations made under the Air Navigation Act 1920 as in force at or after the commencement time;

                     (c)  the international airline licence is cancelled under subitem (3).

(3)        If the international airline licence is not surrendered or cancelled as mentioned in paragraph (2)(a) of this item, it is cancelled, by force of this subitem, when whichever of the following first occurs:

                     (a)  an international airline licence is granted in respect of the operation of the service as mentioned in paragraph (2)(b) of this item;

                     (b)  the period of 6 months beginning at the commencement time ends.

(4)        The Minister may, by legislative instrument, determine that the period mentioned in paragraph (3)(b) of this item is extended for a specified licence by the period, not exceeding 2 months, specified in the determination. The Minister cannot extend the period for a particular licence more than once.

(5)        A determination under subitem (4) has effect accordingly.

(6)        In this item:

commencement time means the time when this Schedule commences.

old law means:

                     (a)  an Act amended by this Schedule, as in force immediately before the commencement time; and

                     (b)  regulations, as in force from time to time, made under such an Act, as in force immediately before the commencement time.

27  Constitutional safety net--acquisition of property

(1)        If the operation of this Part would result in an acquisition of property from a person otherwise than on just terms, the Commonwealth is liable to pay a reasonable amount of compensation to the person.

(2)        If the Commonwealth and the person do not agree on the amount of the compensation, the person may institute proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia for the recovery from the Commonwealth of such reasonable amount of compensation as the court determines.

(3)        In this item:

acquisition of property has the same meaning as in paragraph 51(xxxi) of the Constitution.

just terms has the same meaning as in paragraph 51(xxxi) of the Constitution.