Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AIR SERVICES ACT 1995 - SECT 8

  (1)   AA has the following functions:

  (a)   providing services and facilities:

  (i)   for the purpose of Australia or another country giving effect to the Chicago Convention; or

  (ii)   for the purpose of Australia or another country giving effect to another international agreement relating to the safety, regularity or efficiency of air navigation; or

  (iii)   otherwise for purposes relating to the safety, regularity or efficiency of air navigation, whether in or outside Australia ;

  (b)   promoting and fostering civil aviation, whether in or outside Australia ;

  (c)   cooperating with the Australian Transport Safety Bureau in relation to investigations under the Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003 that relate to aircraft;

  (d)   carrying out activities to protect the environment from the effects of, and the effects associated with, the operation of:

  (i)   Commonwealth jurisdiction aircraft, whether in or outside Australia ; or

  (ii)   other aircraft outside Australia ;

  (e)   any functions prescribed by regulations in relation to the effects of, and effects associated with, the operation of:

  (i)   Commonwealth jurisdiction aircraft, whether in or outside Australia ; or

  (ii)   other aircraft outside Australia ;

  (f)   any functions conferred on AA under the Air Navigation Act 1920 or the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004 ;

  (g)   any other functions prescribed by the regulations, being functions relating to any of the matters referred to in this subsection;

  (h)   providing consultancy services and management services relating to any of the matters referred to in this subsection;

  (i)   any functions incidental to any of the above functions;

  (j)   providing services and facilities, whether or not related to aviation, for a purpose other than one that is mentioned or implied in any of paragraphs   ( a) to (i), if doing so:

  (i)   is within the executive or legislative powers of the Commonwealth; and

  (ii)   utilises AA's spare capacity; and

  (iii)   maintains or improves the technical skills of AA's employees; and

  (iv)   does not impede AA's capacity to perform its other functions.

  (1A)   In paragraphs   ( 1)(a) and (j):

"facilities" includes equipment.

"provide" , in relation to facilities, includes build, maintain, operate, license, buy, sell or lease the facilities.

"services" includes:

  (a)   air traffic services; and

  (b)   an aeronautical information service; and

  (c)   an aeronautical radio navigation service; and

  (d)   an aeronautical telecommunications service; and

  (e)   rescue and fire fighting services.

  (2)   AA may provide its services and facilities both within and outside Australian territory.

  (3)   Subject to subsection   ( 5), subsection   9(1) and section   16, the extent to which AA provides services and facilities is subject to AA's discretion.

  (4)   Any service or facility that AA has power to provide may be provided by AA under a contract.

  (5)   Subject to section   16, in performing its function under paragraph   ( 1)(a), AA must give priority to providing services and facilities in relation to air navigation within Australian - administered airspace.