EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1985 No. 203
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. The amount or rate of the charge prescribed for any matter must be reasonably related to the expenses incurred by the Government in relation to that matter and must not amount to taxation.
Regulation 329 of the Air Navigation Regulations (the Regulations) provides that the fees and charges specified in the Schedule to the Regulations are payable in respect of specified regulatory services.
These services relate to authorizations and approvals of aircraft types, issue of certificates of registration, granting of certificates of approval, issue and renewal of licences and certain exemptions and approvals.
The regulations which are expressed to take effect from 1 September 1985 amend the Schedule to the Regulations to increase fees and charges on the basis of a CPI movement of 6.5% between August 1984 and July 1985. Item 15 and all subsequent items of the Schedule are affected. There is no increase in fees and charges in respect of items 2-9 which relate to personal licences and examinations for such licences.