EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Statutory Rules 1986 No. 284
Issued by the Authority of the Minister for Aviation
AIR NAVIGATION REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)
Under section 26 of the Air Navigation Act 1920 the Governor-General may make regulations not inconsistent with the Act for or in relation to the charging and recovery of fees and other charges in respect of matters specified in the regulations, being matters in relation to which expenses are incurred by Australia under the Act or under the regulations. The amounts or rates of the fees or charges specified in the regulations must not exceed amounts or rates that are reasonably related to the expenses incurred by Australia and must not amount to taxation. Regulation 329 of the Air Navigation Regulations provides that the fees and charges specified in the Schedule to the Regulations are payable in respect of specified regulatory services.
The Government has decided on an increase in charges for certain regulatory services and on the introduction of charges for a range of other regulatory services.
The proposed regulations implement a new structure and level of charges for a wide range of aviation regulatory services in line with the Government’s policy on progressive cost recovery from the aviation industry. The changes follow consultations with industry on implementation of recommendations of the Bosch Inquiry into Aviation Cost Recovery.
Taking into account new and increased charges, revenue from regulatory services will increase from $451,000 in 1985/86 to around $1.8 million in 1986/87, an increase in the rate of cost recovery for such services from 3.5% in 1985/86 to 14% in 1986/87.
The regulations are expressed to commence on 1 October 1986.