EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Statutory Rules 1987 No. 207
Issued by the Authority of the Minister for Land Transport and Infrastructure Support
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. In 1986 the Government decided on an increase in charges for certain regulatory services and to introduce charges for a range of other regulatory services.
These regulations further 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 $1.3 million in 1986/87 to around $1.9 million in 1987/88. This represents an increase in the rate of cost recovery for such services (costs of which are revised annually) from around 10% in 1986/87 to around 20% in 1987/88.
The regulations commenced on 1 October 1987.