New South Wales Consolidated Acts

AIR TRANSPORT ACT 1964 - SECT 4A

4A Deregulated routes

(1) The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, declare specified routes or classes of routes to be deregulated routes for the purposes of this Act.

(2) In deciding whether to make such a declaration with respect to particular routes or classes of routes, the Minister must have regard to the following matters:

(a) the needs of the public of New South Wales as a whole, and of the public of any area or district, for air transport services along the routes concerned,

(b) fostering competition between airlines in relation to the routes concerned,

(c) the effect, if any, on the maintenance and development of adequate and reasonable public air transport services within New South Wales, of the operation of aircraft over the routes concerned,

(d) the effect, if any, on the economic development of, or on the environment in, any area or district within New South Wales, of the operation of aircraft over the routes concerned.