Federal Airports Corporation Regulations (Repeal)

Overview

The Federal Airports Corporation Regulations (Repeal) 1997 No. 233, issued under the authority of the Minister for Transport and Regional Development, was enacted to address the redundancy of the Federal Airports Corporation Regulations, which had originally been established under Section 74 of the Federal Airports Corporation Act 1986. The Act was introduced by the Parliament to provide the necessary regulatory framework for the construction and dredging activities associated with the Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport's parallel runway. The primary policy objective was to ensure compliance with environmental standards while exempting specific classes of State law related to environmental assessment and development approval processes from the parallel runway project. With the completion of the parallel runway, the regulations governing the licensing of contractors at the construction and dredging sites have become obsolete, hence the repeal of these regulations which removes the Federal Airports Corporation's licensing powers that are no longer required. The repeal will take effect upon gazette publication.

Scope and Application

The Federal Airports Corporation Regulations (Repeal) 1997 No. 233 applies to the repeal of the Federal Airports Corporation Regulations, which were established under Section 74 of the Federal Airports Corporation Act 1986. The Act and its repealed Regulations specifically concern contractors working at the Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport parallel runway construction and dredging sites. The scope of the Act includes the regulation of these contractors to ensure compliance with environmental standards and to exempt specific classes of state law relating to environmental assessment and development approval processes from applying to the parallel runway project. The Regulations, which are now redundant due to the completion of the parallel runway, have a jurisdictional reach that is federal, applying Commonwealth-wide in the context of national infrastructure and aviation. The repeal of these Regulations is a result of their redundancy and the completion of the parallel runway project, and the repealing Statutory Rules will come into effect upon gazettal. No exclusions, exemptions, or thresholds are stated within the text, and the Act does not extend or restrict its application through subordinate instruments beyond what is noted in the repeal process.

Key Provisions

The Federal Airports Corporation Regulations (Repeal) 1997 No. 233, pursuant to Section 74 of the Federal Airports Corporation Act 1986, provides the authority to repeal certain regulations that were previously established to manage contractors working on the Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport parallel runway construction and dredging sites. These regulations had been implemented to ensure compliance with environmental standards and to exempt specific state laws related to environmental assessment and development approval processes from applying to the parallel runway project. With the completion of the parallel runway, these regulations have now become redundant. The Act imposes specific obligations and requirements on the Federal Airports Corporation and other parties involved in the Sydney Airport's parallel runway construction. These obligations include ensuring that environmental standards are met by contractors, facilitating the exemption of certain state laws from the development approval processes, and managing the licensing regime for contractors working on the project. The repeal of the regulations removes these obligations from the Federal Airports Corporation, as the project's completion has rendered these provisions unnecessary. In terms of consequences for breach, the Federal Airports Corporation Regulations (Repeal) 1997 No. 233 does not explicitly state any offences, penalties, or civil/criminal consequences for non-compliance with the repealed regulations. However, the Act and any relevant environmental legislation would still apply to ensure that environmental standards are met and state laws are properly observed during the construction of the parallel runway. The repeal of the regulations signifies the cessation of the licensing powers of the Federal Airports Corporation which were in place to manage these obligations. The repeal will take effect upon gazette, marking the official end of these regulatory measures.