Bill
Air Services Amendment Bill 2018 (No. 2)
lapsed, as at 2018-10-23. (s) BANDT, Adam, MP portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Adam Bandt
- Portfolio
- (s) BANDT, Adam, MP
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2018-05-21
- second reading — 2018-05-21
- other — 2018-10-23
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2018-05-21.
The bill would give communities more power to challenge aircraft noise and changed flight paths over homes.
It would force Airservices Australia to consult residents, report on noise, and protect the environment and residential areas from aircraft operations.
The bill would create an ombudsman and an advocate to represent communities, and require a plan for central Melbourne that bans flights below 2,000 metres above sea level within 5 kilometres of the city centre, with exceptions for emergency services, hospitals, defence and similar aircraft.
- Set clear rules for Airservices Australia to consult and report on aircraft noise.
- Require Airservices Australia to minimise harm from aircraft operations to people, the environment and residential areas.
- Establish an independent body to investigate noise complaints and an independent representative for affected communities.
- Compel Airservices Australia to write a plan for central Melbourne's airspace that bans low flights near the city centre, except for emergency, hospital, defence and similar aircraft.
Communities affected by aircraft noise, especially those in residential areas and central Melbourne.
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