Bill
Air Services Amendment Bill 2018
lapsed, as at 2022-07-25.
- Sponsor
- Janet Rice
- Portfolio
- Not recorded
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2018-03-27
- second reading — 2018-03-27
- other — 2019-07-01
- other — 2019-07-04
- other — 2022-07-25
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 2018-03-27.
The bill would give communities more power over aircraft noise and changed flight paths.
Airservices Australia would have to consult residents and report on noise, and an independent ombudsman and advocate would be created.
In central Melbourne, the bill would ban flights below 2,000 metres above sea level within 5 kilometres of the city, with exceptions for emergency services and similar aircraft.
- Requires Airservices Australia to consult communities and report on aircraft noise.
- Establishes an independent ombudsman and an independent advocate for community aviation.
- Mandates a plan for flight path and airspace management in central Melbourne.
Communities affected by aircraft noise, especially those in central Melbourne.
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