Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Introduction

[1]        Journals of the Senate, No. 126, Thursday, 7 December 2006.

[2]        Selection of Bills Committee, Report No. 16 of 2006, 7 December 2006.

[3]        Section based on information contained in the Explanatory Memorandum (EM), Airspace Bill 2006, p. 1 and Second Reading Speech to the Airspace Bill 2006, p. 1.

[4]        Explanatory Memorandum, Airspace Bill 2006, p. 3.

[5]        Airspace Bill 2006, p. 4.

[6]        EM, Airspace (Consequentials and Other Measures) Bill 2006, p. 5.

[7]        EM, Airspace Bill 2006, p. 8.

[8]        EM, Airspace Bill 2006, p. 9.

[9]        Section based on information contained in the EM, Airspace (Consequentials and Other Measures) Bill 2006, p. 1 and Second Reading Speech to the Airspace (Consequentials and Other Measures) Bill 2006, p. 1.

Chapter 2 - The Legislation

[1]        Mr Mike Mrdak, DOTARS, Committee Hansard, 31 January 2007, p. 2.

[2]        Submission 5, DOTARS, p. 2.

[3]        There are independent Acts and Regulations that regulate Defence aviation, including the designation of areas for military activities. The Government has indicated that there are no current plans to change these Acts and Regulations in relation to Defence authority, responsibility and accountability concerning airspace.

[4]        Submission 5, p. 2.

[5]        Submission 5, DOTARS, p. 2.

[6]        Submission 5, p. 4.

[7]        Submission 5, DOTARS, p. 3.

[8]        For example, Submission 1, ASAC, Submission 6, AAA, Submission 7, Qantas and Submission 8, AIPA.

[9]        Submission 9, RAAA, p. 1.

[10]      Submission 9, p. 1.

[11]      Submission 1, ASAC, p. 2.

[12]      Submission 1, p. 2.

[13]      Submission 7, Qantas, p. 6.

[14]      Submission 7, p. 6.

[15]      Mr John McArdle, AAA, Committee Hansard, 31 January 2007, p. 25.

[16]      Mr Ken Keech AAA, Committee Hansard, 31 January 2007, p. 29.

[17]      Mr Mrdak, DOTARS, Committee Hansard, 31 January 2007, p. 10.

[18]      Mr Mike Mrdak, DOTARS, Committee Hansard, 31 January 2007, p. 9.

[19]      Submission 7, Qantas, p. 6.

[20]      EM, Airspace Bill 2006, p. 6.

[21]      EM, Airspace Bill 2006, p. 7.

[22]      EM, Airspace Bill 2006, p. 6.

[23]      Senator K. O'Brien, Committee Hansard, 31 January 2007, p. 16.

[24]      Correspondence from Mr Mike Mrdak, Deputy Secretary, DOTARS, dated 8 February 2007 in response to Question Taken on Notice at 31 January 2007 hearing.

[25]      Correspondence from Mr Mike Mrdak, Deputy Secretary, DOTARS, dated 8 February 2007 in response to Question Taken on Notice at 31 January 2007 hearing.

[26]      For example, Submission 1, ASAC; Submission 3, RFACA; Submission 6, AAA and Submission 9, RAAA.

[27]      Submission 8, AIPA, p. 1.

[28]      Committee Hansard, 31 January 2007, p. 4.

[29]      Mr Bruce Byron, CASA, Committee Hansard, 31 January 2007, p. 12.

[30]      Submission 9, RAAA, p. 1.

[31]      Submission 3, RFACA, p. 1.

[32]      Submission 7, Qantas, p. 6.

[33]      Submission 7, p. 7.

[34]      Submission 7, p. 7.

[35]      Submission 8, AIPA, p. 2.

[36]      Submission 9, RAAA, p. 1.

[37]      For example, Submission 2, ASFA; Submission 8, AIPA; and Submission 10, RAA.

[38]      Submission 2, ASFA, p. 2.

[39]      Submission 2, p. 3.

[40]      Submission 10, RAA, p. 1.

[41]      Mr Graham King, RFACA, Committee Hansard, 31 January 2007, p. 21.

[42]      Mr Mike Mrdak, DOTARS, Committee Hansard, 31 January 2007, p. 5.

[43]      Ministerial Statement on Australian Airspace, Better Australian Airspace Management, The Hon. Warren Truss, Minister for Transport and Regional Services, 14 September 2006, p. 2.

[44]      Ministerial Statement on Australian Airspace, Better Australian Airspace Management, The Hon. Warren Truss, Minister for Transport and Regional Services, 14 September 2006, p. 3.