Aviation Legislation Amendment (International Airline Licences and Carriers' Liability Insurance) Bill 2008

Type: Government
Portfolio: Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 42

Summary

Amends the Air Navigation Act 1920 to: transfer the regulatory framework for international airline licences (IALs) to the Air Navigation Regulations; enable the Secretary of the Department of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development and Local Government to grant, vary, suspend and cancel IALs; require decisions about certain IAL applications to be subject to merits review by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal; and makes consequential amendments to the Adelaide Airport Curfew Act 2000, Aircraft Noise Levy Collection Act 1995 and Civil Aviation Act 1988. Also amends the Civil Aviation Act 1988 and Civil Aviation (Carriers' Liability) Act 1959 to enable the Civil Aviation Safety Authority to enforce a system of mandatory insurance for airline carriers; and makes amendments consequential on the Civil Aviation Legislation Amendment (1999 Montreal Convention and Other Measures) Act 2008.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	26 Jun 2008
Second reading moved	26 Jun 2008
Referred to Main Committee	26 Aug 2008
Second reading debate	27 Aug 2008
Second reading agreed to	27 Aug 2008
Reported from Main Committee	27 Aug 2008
Third reading agreed to	27 Aug 2008

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	28 Aug 2008
Second reading moved	28 Aug 2008
Second reading debate	04 Sep 2008
Second reading agreed to	04 Sep 2008
Third reading agreed to	04 Sep 2008


Assent Act no.: 87 Year: 2008	20 Sep 2008

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An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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