Contents

Part 1--Preliminary                                                                                                                1

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

2............ Commencement [see Note 1] .............................................................. 1

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

4............ Act binds the Crown .......................................................................... 5

5............ Extension to external Territories ......................................................... 5

6............ Extra‑territorial application ................................................................ 5

6A......... Application of the Criminal Code ...................................................... 5

Part 2--Establishment, functions and powers of Airservices Australia (AA)            6

Division 1--Establishment of AA                                                                           6

7............ Establishment of AA .......................................................................... 6

Division 2--AA's functions and powers                                                              7

8............ AA's functions ................................................................................... 7

9............ Manner in which AA must perform its functions .............................. 9

10.......... AA must consult and cooperate ......................................................... 9

11.......... AA's general powers .......................................................................... 9

12.......... Delegation of AA's powers by Chief Executive Officer .................. 10

Division 3--Miscellaneous                                                                                       11

13.......... Matters to be considered in preparation of corporate plan .............. 11

14.......... Minister may direct variation of corporate plan .............................. 11

15.......... Tabling of corporate plan ................................................................. 12

16.......... Ministerial directions to AA ............................................................ 12

17.......... Minister may give notices to AA about its strategic direction etc. .. 13

18.......... Supply of information to Minister's nominee ................................. 13

19.......... Immunity of AA from State and Territory land use laws ................ 14

Part 3--Board of AA                                                                                                            15

Division 1--Establishment and functions                                                         15

20.......... Establishment ................................................................................... 15

21.......... Functions .......................................................................................... 15

22.......... Membership ..................................................................................... 15

23.......... Delegation by Board ......................................................................... 16

Division 2--Meetings etc.                                                                                        17

24.......... Meetings ........................................................................................... 17

25.......... Procedure at meetings ....................................................................... 17

26.......... Board resolutions without meetings ................................................. 18

Division 3--Administrative provisions                                                              19

27.......... Period of appointment of appointed members ................................. 19

28.......... Remuneration and allowances of appointed members ...................... 19

29.......... Outside employment ........................................................................ 19

30.......... Leave of absence ............................................................................... 19

31.......... Resignation of appointed members .................................................. 20

32.......... Termination of appointment of appointed members ....................... 20

33.......... Acting appointments ........................................................................ 21

Part 4--Chief Executive Officer, employees and consultants                      23

Division 1--Chief Executive Officer                                                                   23

34.......... Appointment .................................................................................... 23

35.......... Duties ............................................................................................... 23

36.......... Remuneration and allowances ........................................................... 23

37.......... Outside employment ........................................................................ 23

38.......... Leave of absence ............................................................................... 23

39.......... Resignation ....................................................................................... 24

40.......... Termination of appointment ............................................................ 24

41.......... Acting Chief Executive Officer ......................................................... 24

Division 2--Employees and consultants                                                           25

42.......... Employees ........................................................................................ 25

43.......... Consultants ....................................................................................... 25

Part 5--Finance                                                                                                                       26

Division 1--General                                                                                                     26

44.......... AA's capital ..................................................................................... 26

45.......... Revaluation of assets ........................................................................ 26

46.......... Payments of dividends by AA to the Commonwealth .................... 27

47.......... Interim dividends .............................................................................. 28

48.......... Borrowing by AA from the Commonwealth .................................... 29

49.......... AA may give security over its assets ............................................... 29

50.......... Hedging through currency contracts etc. .......................................... 29

51.......... Extra matters to be included in annual report ................................... 30

Division 2--Taxation matters                                                                                 31

52.......... Liability to taxes etc. ........................................................................ 31

Division 3--Services charges for AA services and facilities                 32

53.......... Board can set charges for services and facilities ............................... 32

54.......... Minister's role in setting service charges and late payment penalties 32

55.......... Procedure if Part VIIA of the Trade Practices Act applies .............. 33

56.......... Penalty for late payment of service charge ....................................... 34

57.......... Recovery of service charge and late payment penalty ..................... 34

58.......... Remission of service charge and late payment penalty .................... 34

Division 4--Statutory lien for unpaid service charges etc.                     35

Subdivision A--Imposition of statutory lien                                                          35

59.......... Imposition of statutory lien ............................................................. 35

60.......... Effect of statutory lien ..................................................................... 35

61.......... Limitations on scope of statutory lien ............................................. 36

62.......... Cessation of statutory lien ............................................................... 36

63.......... Notice relating to statutory lien ........................................................ 37

64.......... Register of statutory liens ................................................................ 37

Subdivision B--Seizure and sale of aircraft                                                         37

65.......... Seizure of aircraft .............................................................................. 37

66.......... AA must insure seized aircraft ......................................................... 38

67.......... Sale of aircraft ................................................................................... 38

68.......... Application of proceeds of sale ........................................................ 39

69.......... Order of application of payments of outstanding amounts ............. 39

Subdivision C--Interference with aircraft under statutory lien                       39

70.......... Removal from Australian territory of aircraft under statutory lien .. 39

71.......... Dismantling etc. aircraft under statutory lien ................................... 40

Subdivision D--Miscellaneous                                                                                40

72.......... Protection of AA etc. from legal actions .......................................... 40

73.......... Review of decisions .......................................................................... 41

Part 6--Miscellaneous                                                                                                        42

74.......... Tabling of directions or notices of the Minister ............................... 42

75.......... Lands Acquisition Act ...................................................................... 42

76.......... Conduct by directors, servants and agents ....................................... 42

77.......... Power to make regulations ................................................................ 44

Notes                                                                                                                                             47

  

Notes to the Air Services Act 1995

Note 1

The Air Services Act 1995 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 81, 1995 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 other 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
Air Services Act 1995	81, 1995	30 June 1995	Ss. 13, 14, 16(6), notes to s. 17(3), (4), s. 32(2)(d), 32(5)(b) and 51: 1 Jan 1998 Remainder: 6 July 1995 (see Gazette 1995, No. S270)
Transport Legislation Amendment (Search and Rescue Service) Act 1997	130, 1997	17 Sept 1997	1 Nov 1997 (see Gazette 1997, No. S438)	--
Audit (Transitional and Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 1997	152, 1997	24 Oct 1997	Schedule 2 (item 153): 1 Jan 1998 (see Gazette 1997, No. GN49) (a) Schedule 3 (item 1): 30 June 1995 (a)	--
Aviation Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1998	95, 1998	23 July 1998	Schedule 3: Royal Assent (b)	--
Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999	146, 1999	11 Nov 1999	Schedule 1 (item 85): 5 Dec 1999 (see Gazette 1999, No. S584) (c)	--
Corporations (Repeals, Consequentials and Transitionals) Act 2001	55, 2001	28 June 2001	Ss. 4-14 and Schedule 3 (item 27): 15 July 2001 (see Gazette 2001, No. S285) (d)	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
Transport Safety Investigation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2003	19, 2003	11 Apr 2003	Schedule 1 (item 3): (e)	--
Civil Aviation Legislation Amendment Act 2003	83, 2003	6 Sept 2003	Schedule 4: Royal Assent	--
Trade Practices Legislation Amendment Act 2003	134, 2003	17 Dec 2003	Schedules 1 and 2: 1 Mar 2004 (see Gazette 2004, No. GN8) Remainder: Royal Assent	--
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 [item 2])
as amended by
Aviation Security Amendment Act 2004	149, 2004	14 Dec 2004	Schedule 2 (item 2): (f) Schedule 2 (item 3): Royal Assent	Sch. 2 (item 3)
Tax Laws Amendment (Repeal of Inoperative Provisions) Act 2006	101, 2006	14 Sept 2006	Schedule 2 (item 4) and Schedule 6 (items 1, 6-11): Royal Assent	Sch. 6 (items 1, 6-11)
Airspace (Consequentials and Other Measures) Act 2007	39, 2007	30 Mar 2007	Schedules 1 and 3: 1 July 2007 (see s. 2(1) and F2007L01854) Remainder: Royal Assent	Sch. 3
Transport Safety Investigation Amendment Act 2009	20, 2009	26 Mar 2009	Schedule 1 (item 68): 1 July 2009	--
Customs Legislation Amendment (Name Change) Act 2009	33, 2009	22 May 2009	Schedule 2 (item 2): 23 May 2009	--

(a)     The Air Services Act 1995 was amended by Schedule 2 (item 153) and Schedule 3 (item 1) only of the Audit (Transitional and Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 1997, subsections 2(2) and 3(a) of which provide as follows:

                 (2)   Schedules 1, 2 and 4 commence on the same day as the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.

                 (3)   Schedule 3 commences as follows:

                              (a)   the amendments of the Air Services Act 1995 are taken to have commenced on the day on which that Act received the Royal Assent.

(b)    The Air Services Act 1995 was amended by Schedule 3 only of the Aviation Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1998, subsection 2(5) of which provides as follows:

                 (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.

(c)     The Air Services Act 1995 was amended by Schedule 1 (item 85) 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.

(d)     The Air Services Act 1995 was amended by Schedule 3 (item 27) 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.

(e)     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.

 

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
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)

(f)      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
S. 2 .....................................	am. No. 152, 1997
S. 3 .....................................	am. No. 55, 2001; No. 33, 2009
S. 6A ..................................	ad. No. 143, 2001
Part 2
Division 1
Note to s. 7(2).....................	ad. No. 152, 1997
Division 2
S. 8......................................	am. No. 130, 1997; No. 95, 1998; Nos. 19 and 83, 2003; No. 9, 2004; No. 20, 2009
Division 3
S. 13 ...................................	am. No. 152, 1997
S. 16 ...................................	am. No. 152, 1997
Notes to s. 17(3), (4) ..........	am. No. 152, 1997
S. 19 ...................................	am. No. 39, 2007
Part 3
Division 3
S. 30....................................	am. No. 146, 1999
S. 32 ...................................	am. No. 152, 1997
Part 5
Division 1
S. 51 ...................................	am. No. 152, 1997
Division 2
S. 52....................................	am. No. 101, 2006
Division 3
Heading to s. 55..................	am. No. 134, 2003
S. 55....................................	am. No. 134, 2003
Division 4
Subdivision C
S. 70....................................	am. No. 143, 2001
S. 71 ...................................	am. No. 143, 2001
Part 6
S. 76 ...................................	am. No. 143, 2001
S. 77....................................	am. No. 130, 1997; No. 39, 2007

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 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.

Aviation Security Amendment Act 2004 (No. 149, 2004)

Schedule 2

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.

Tax Laws Amendment (Repeal of Inoperative Provisions) Act 2006
(No. 101, 2006)

Schedule 6

1  Application of Schedule 1 and 2 amendments

Except as mentioned in items 2 and 3, the repeals and amendments made by Schedules 1 and 2 apply:

                     (a)  so far as they affect assessments--to assessments for the 2006‑07 income year and all later income years; and

                     (b)  otherwise--to acts done or omitted to be done, or states of affairs existing, after the commencement of the repeals and amendments.

6  Object

The object of this Part is to ensure that, despite the repeals and amendments made by this Act, the full legal and administrative consequences of:

                     (a)  any act done or omitted to be done; or

                     (b)  any state of affairs existing; or

                     (c)  any period ending;

before such a repeal or amendment applies, can continue to arise and be carried out, directly or indirectly through an indefinite number of steps, even if some or all of those steps are taken after the repeal or amendment applies.

7  Making and amending assessments, and doing other things, in relation to past matters

Even though an Act is repealed or amended by this Act, the repeal or amendment is disregarded for the purpose of doing any of the following under any Act or legislative instrument (within the meaning of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003):

                     (a)  making or amending an assessment (including under a provision that is itself repealed or amended);

                     (b)  exercising any right or power, performing any obligation or duty or doing any other thing (including under a provision that is itself repealed or amended);

in relation to any act done or omitted to be done, any state of affairs existing, or any period ending, before the repeal or amendment applies.

Example 1: On 31 July 1999, Greg Ltd lodged its annual return under former section 160ARE of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936. The return stated that the company had a credit on its franking account and that no franking deficit tax was payable for the 1998‑99 franking year. Under former section 160ARH of that Act, the Commissioner was taken to have made an assessment consistent with the return.

                   Following an audit undertaken after the repeal of Part IIIAA of that Act, the Commissioner concludes that Greg Ltd fraudulently overfranked dividends it paid during the 1998‑99 franking year, and had a franking account deficit for that franking year. As a result, the Commissioner considers that franking deficit tax and a penalty by way of additional tax are payable.

                   The Commissioner can amend the assessment under former section 160ARN of that Act, because item 7 of this Schedule disregards the repeal of that section for the purposes of making an assessment in relation to the 1998‑99 franking year. Item 7 will also disregard the repeal of Division 11 of former Part IIIAA to the extent necessary for the Commissioner to assess Greg Ltd's liability to a penalty by way of additional tax.

                   Despite the repeal of sections 160ARU and 160ARV, item 9 will ensure that the general interest charge will accrue on the unpaid franking deficit tax and penalty until they are paid.

                   Item 7 will also preserve Greg Ltd's right, under former section 160ART of that Act, to object against the Commissioner's amended assessment (including the penalty), since the objection is the exercise of a right in relation to a franking year that ended before the repeal of Part IIIAA.

Example 2: During the 1997‑98 income year, Duffy Property Ltd withheld amounts from its employees' wages as required by former Divisions 1AAA and 2 of Part VI of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936. The company failed to notify the Commissioner of those amounts, and failed to remit them to the Commissioner.

                   Following an audit undertaken after the repeal of those Divisions, the Commissioner discovers that the withheld amounts have not been remitted. The company's records are incomplete and the Commissioner is unable to completely ascertain the extent of its liability for the withheld amounts. Under section 222AGA of that Act, the Commissioner makes an estimate of the liability.

                   Item 7 will disregard the repeal of section 220AAZA of that Act (which empowered the Commissioner to recover the amount of the estimate). Even though the estimate is made after the repeal, it relates to amounts withheld before the repeal.

8  Saving of provisions about effect of assessments

If a provision or part of a provision that is repealed or amended by this Act deals with the effect of an assessment, the repeal or amendment is disregarded in relation to assessments made, before or after the repeal or amendment applies, in relation to any act done or omitted to be done, any state of affairs existing, or any period ending, before the repeal or amendment applies.

9  Saving of provisions about general interest charge, failure to notify penalty or late reconciliation statement penalty

If:

                     (a)  a provision or part of a provision that is repealed or amended by this Act provides for the payment of:

                              (i)  general interest charge, failure to notify penalty or late reconciliation statement penalty (all within the meaning of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936); or

                             (ii)  interest under the Taxation (Interest on Overpayments and Early Payments) Act 1983; and

                     (b)  in a particular case, the period in respect of which the charge, penalty or interest is payable (whether under the provision or under the Taxation Administration Act 1953) has not begun, or has begun but not ended, when the provision is repealed or amended;

then, despite the repeal or amendment, the provision or part continues to apply in the particular case until the end of the period.

10  Repeals disregarded for the purposes of dependent provisions

If the operation of a provision (the subject provision) of any Act or legislative instrument (within the meaning of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003) made under any Act depends to any extent on an Act, or a provision of an Act, that is repealed by this Act, the repeal is disregarded so far as it affects the operation of the subject provision.

11  Schedule does not limit operation of section 8 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901

This Schedule does not limit the operation of section 8 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

Airspace (Consequentials and Other Measures) Act 2007 (No. 39, 2007)

Schedule 3

1  Transitional provision

(1)        This item applies if regulations are made under the Air Services Act 1995 repealing Part 2 of the Air Services Regulations in connection with the enactment of Part 3 of the Airspace Act 2007.

Note:       This item relates to the transfer of airspace management functions from Airservices Australia to CASA.

(2)        The Governor‑General may make regulations prescribing matters of a transitional nature (including prescribing any saving or application provisions) arising out of that repeal.

(3)        Regulations under subitem (2) may provide that specified things done by, or in relation to, Airservices Australia for the purposes of Part 2 of the Air Services Regulations have effect after that repeal as if those things had been done by, or in relation to, CASA for the purposes of regulations under Part 3 of the Airspace Act 2007.

(4)        Subitem (3) does not limit subitem (2).

(5)        In this item:

Airservices Australia means the body established by subsection 7(1) of the Air Services Act 1995.

CASA means the Civil Aviation Safety Authority established by the Civil Aviation Act 1988.