Trade Practices Act 1974 Direction No. 27 Price Monitoring at Seven Airports (Cth)

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Prices Surveillance Act 1983
 DIRECTION NO 27

I, Ian Campbell, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, pursuant to section 27A of the Prices Surveillance Act 1983, hereby direct:

1) the ACCC to undertake formal monitoring of the prices, costs and profits related to the supply of aeronautical services and aeronautical related services by the following persons:

(a)       Brisbane Airport Corporation Ltd (Brisbane Airport);

(b)       Australian Pacific Airports Melbourne Ltd (Melbourne Airport);

(c)       Westralia Airports Corporation Pty Ltd (Perth Airport);

(d)       Sydney Airports Corporation Ltd (Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport);

(e)       Adelaide Airport Ltd (Adelaide Airport);

(f)        Canberra International Airport Pty Ltd (Canberra Airport);

(g)       Top End Airport Pty Ltd (Darwin Airport);

2) In this direction, 'aeronautical services' is limited to:

(a)     aircraft movement facilities and activities; and

(b)     passenger processing facilities and activities, where

'aircraft movement facilities and activities' means any of the following:

(i)       airside grounds, runways, taxiways and aprons;

(ii)  airfield lighting, airside roads and airside lighting;

(iii) airside safety;

(iv)nose-in guidance;

(v)      aircraft parking;

(vi)visual navigation aids;

(vii)    aircraft refuelling services; and

'passenger processing facilities and activities' means any of the following:

(i)       forward airline support area services;

(ii)      aerobridges and airside buses;

(iii)     departure lounges and holding lounges (but excluding commercially
                   important persons lounges);

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(iv)       immigration and customs service areas;

1. security systems and services (including closed circuit surveillance systems);

   (vi)baggage make-up, handling and reclaim;

2. public areas in terminals, public amenities, public lifts, escalators and moving walkways;

   (viii)flight information display and public address systems.

   3)  The facilities and activities referred to in sub-paragraphs 2(a) and 2(b) do not include, in relation to an airport, the provision of a service which, on the date the airport lease was granted, was the subject of a contract, lease, licence, or authority given under the common seal of the Federal Airports Corporation.

   Note: This exclusion extends to a contract, lease, licence, or authority exercised under an option in a contract, lease, licence, or authority given under the common seal of the Federal Airports Corporation.

   4)  In this direction, 'aeronautical related services' means the provision, by an airport operator company, of any of the following:

   (a) landside vehicle access to terminals;
   (b) landside vehicle services, including:

   (i)    public and staff car parking (but not valet parking); and

   (ii)   taxi holding and feeder rank services on airport;

   (c) check-in counters and related facilities; and

   (d) aircraft light and emergency maintenance sites and buildings.

   5)  The ACCC is to report to me on its monitoring activities in paragraph (1) following the end of each financial year.

   6)  This Direction takes effect from 1 July 2002 and replaces Directions No. 18, 22, 24, 25 and 26.

   IAN CAMPBELL

   26^th  June 2002