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AUSTRALIAN AIRLINES (CONVERSION TO PUBLIC COMPANY) ACT 1988 - SECT 54

Reference of powers by States: group companies

  (1)   Where there is in force an Act of the Parliament of a State (whether enacted before, at or after the commencement of this section) by which the matter of air transport is referred to the Parliament of the Commonwealth, subsection   ( 4) applies to each group company in relation to that State.

  (2)   Where there is in force an Act of the Parliament of a State that was enacted after the commencement of this section and adopts this section, subsection   ( 4) applies to each group company in relation to that State.

  (3)   Where there is in force an Act of the Parliament of a State (whether enacted before, at or after the commencement of this section) by which there is referred to the Parliament of the Commonwealth a matter (other than the matter of air transport) that is such that, because of the reference, it is within the power of the Parliament of the Commonwealth to make exercisable in that State by a group company the powers conferred by subsection   ( 4), subsection   ( 4) applies to that group company in relation to that State.

  (4)   Where this subsection applies to a group company in relation to a State, the group company may transport passengers and goods, for reward, by air between any place in that State and any other place in that State, but shall not do so otherwise than in accordance with any law of that State applicable to that transport.

  (5)   This section has effect without prejudice to the effect of section   19A of the Airlines Act.



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