Commonwealth Numbered Acts

INDEPENDENT AIR FARES COMMITTEE ACT 1981 No. 76 of 1981 - SECT 19

19. (1) At a cost allocation review, major air fares review or minor air
fares review conducted in relation to Ansett and the Commission, Ansett and
the Commission shall be parties to the review.

(2) At a cost allocation review, other than a cost allocation review of the
kind referred to in sub-section (1), conducted after receipt by the Chairman
of a notice given by the Minister under sub-section 13 (1), the passenger
operator or passenger operators specified in the notice shall be parties to
the cost allocation review.

(3) At a major air fares review, other than a major air fares review of the
kind referred to in sub-section (1), conducted after the receipt by the
Chairman of a notice given by a passenger operator under sub-section 15 (1),
that passenger operator shall be a party to the major air fares review.

(4) At a major air fares review, other than a major air fares review of the
kind referred to in sub-section (1), conducted by the Committee in accordance
with sub-section 15 (2), the passenger operator in relation to whom the review
is being conducted shall be a party to the major air fares review.

(5) At a minor air fares review, other than a minor air fares review of the
kind referred to in sub-section (1), conducted after the receipt by the
Chairman of a notice given by a passenger operator under sub-section 16 (1),
that passenger operator shall be a party to the review.

(6) In proceedings conducted by the Committee pursuant to a request made by a
passenger operator in accordance with sub-section 17 (1), that passenger
operator shall be a party to the proceedings.

(7) In proceedings conducted by the Committee pursuant to sub-section 17 (5) -

   (a)  the passenger operator in relation to whom the proceedings are being
        conducted; and

   (b)  if the proceedings are conducted following a request made by another
        passenger operator in accordance with sub-section 17 (5) - the other
        passenger operator, shall be a party to the proceedings.

(8) Any person or any body of persons may apply to the Committee to be made a
party to a cost allocation review.

(9) If, upon the making of an application referred to in sub-section (8), the
Committee is of the opinion that the person or body of persons making the
application has a substantial interest in the matter that is the subject of
the review, the Committee may, in its discretion, grant the application.

(10) A party to proceedings of the Committee is entitled to give evidence, or
to call witnesses to give evidence, and to make submissions to the Committee,
in relation to the matter that is the subject of those proceedings.