Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated RegulationsStatutory Rules No. 13, 1997
made under the
Compilation No. 10
Compilation date: 14 October 2024
Includes amendments: F2024L01299
About this compilation
This compilation
This is a compilation of the Airports (Environment Protection) Regulations 1997 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 14 October 2024 (the compilation date).
The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.
Uncommenced amendments
The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.
Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments
If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.
Editorial changes
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Modifications
If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the Register for the compiled law.
Self-repealing provisions
If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.
Contents
Part 1--Preliminary
1.01 Name of regulations
1.02 Objects
1.03 Limited application to aircraft activities
1.03A Airports to which Division 3 of Part 6 of the Act applies
1.04 Effect on other laws
1.05 Definitions
1.06 References to Australian Standards
1.07 Who is an operator of an undertaking at an airport
1.08 Testing
Part 2--What is pollution or excessive noise
Division 1--Pollution
2.01 What is air pollution
2.02 What is water pollution
2.03 What is soil pollution
Division 2--Offensive noise
2.04 What is offensive noise
Part 4--Duties of operators of undertakings at airports
Division 1--Pollution
4.01 General duty to avoid polluting
4.02 Assumed compliance with general duty
4.03 Duty--pollution control equipment
Division 2--Preservation of habitat, etc
4.04 General duty to preserve
4.05 Duty to give notice of cultural, etc discovery
Division 3--Offensive noise
4.06 General duty to prevent offensive noise occurring
4.07 Assumed compliance with general duty
4.08 Duty--noisy, or potentially noisy, equipment
4.09 Duty--noise control equipment
Part 5--Local standards and individual authorisations
Division 1--Local standards
5.01 Purpose
5.02 Airport-lessee company may initiate consultations
5.03 Application to Minister
5.04 Determination of application
5.05 Notification of determination
Division 2--Authorisations
5.06 Effect of authorisation
5.07 Application for authorisation
5.08 Certain applications to be advertised
5.09 Determination of application
5.10 Notification of decision
5.11 Authorisation holder to comply with plan
5.12 Duration of authorisations
5.13 Urgently required authorisations
5.14 Notification to airport-lessee company
5.15 Public notification
5.16 Authorisations may be varied or revoked
5.17 Annual report by holder
5.18 Failure to comply with condition of authorisation
5.19 Authorisation may be transferred
Part 6--Monitoring, reporting and remedial action
Division 1--Monitoring and reporting
6.01 Existing pollution to be reported
6.02 Airport-lessee company to monitor pollution levels
6.03 Annual report
6.04 Additional reporting requirements
6.05 Duties of sublessees and licensees
6.06 Inaccurate or incomplete information to be corrected
Division 2--Airport environment officer assessment of soil pollution
6.07 Duty to assess soil condition
6.08 Assessment of contamination of soil
6.09 Expert site examination
6.10 Eligible persons to be appointed assessor
6.11 Conduct of examination
6.12 Site investigator's report
6.13 Assessor's report
Division 3--Remedial plan for soil pollution
6.14 Occupier may prepare remedial plan
6.15 Reporting of plan
6.16 Duty of airport environment officer to monitor plan
Division 4--Remedial work: powers of airport environment officer
6.17 Interpretation
6.18 Power to order remedial work
6.19 Power to enter and perform remedial work
Part 7--Enforcement
Division 1--Environment protection orders
7.01 Pollution
7.02 Preservation of habitat, etc
7.03 Excessive noise
7.04 Order must not conflict with authorisation
7.05 Compliance with order
7.06 Compliance with condition of authorisation
Part 8--General penalty provisions
Division 1--Continuing offences
8.01 Continuing offences
Division 2--Infringement notices
8.02 Purpose of this Division
8.03 Infringement notices
8.04 Extension of time to pay
8.05 Payment by instalments
8.06 If infringement notice disputed
8.07 Payment of penalty if infringement notice not withdrawn
8.08 Effect of payment of infringement notice penalty
8.09 Admissions under paragraph 8.03(2)(h)
8.10 Matter not to be taken into account in determining sentence
8.11 Refund of infringement notice penalty if notice withdrawn
8.12 Evidence for hearing
8.13 Payment of penalty by cheque
8.14 Infringement notice not compulsory, etc
Part 9--Reconsideration and review of certain decisions
Division 1--Decisions of airport environment officer
9.01 Decisions reviewable by Secretary
9.02 Review by Secretary
9.03 Secretary to obtain advice
Division 2--Review by Administrative Review Tribunal
9.04 Interpretation
9.05 Statement to accompany notification of reviewable decisions
9.06 Administrative Review Tribunal review of decisions
Part 10--Miscellaneous
10.01 Airport environment officers
10.02 Airport environment officer's records
10.03 Oversight of airport environment officer
10.04 Giving notices, directions, etc
10.05 Immunity from certain liability
10.06 Confidential information in hands of airport environment officer
10.07 Delegation
Part 11--Transitional
11.01 Commenced actions that are otherwise lawful
Schedule 1--Air pollution--accepted limits
Part 1--Air pollutants emitted from a stationary source
1.01 Definitions
1.02 Table 1--accepted limits of contamination
Part 2--Ambient air quality objectives
2.01 Ambient objectives
Schedule 2--Water pollution--accepted limits
1.01 Interpretation
1.02 Indicators of adverse chemical effect
1.03 Table--accepted limits of contamination
Schedule 3--Soil pollution--accepted limits
1.01 Table 1--areas of an airport generally
1.02 Table 2--areas of environmental significance
Schedule 4--Excessive noise--guidelines
Part 1--Introductory
1.01 Purpose of Schedule
1.02 Interpretation
Part 2--Sensitive receptors
2.01 Application
2.02 Noise from construction, etc
2.03 Noise from road traffic
2.04 Noise from rail traffic
2.05 Noise from ground-based aircraft operations
2.06 Noise from other airport operations
Part 3--Commercial receptors
3.01 Application
3.02 Noise from any source
Part 4--Measuring noise
4.01 Procedures and standards
Endnotes
Endnote 1--About the endnotes
Endnote 2--Abbreviation key
Endnote 3--Legislation history
Endnote 4--Amendment history
The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.
The following endnotes are included in every compilation:
Endnote 1--About the endnotes
Endnote 2--Abbreviation key
Endnote 3--Legislation history
Endnote 4--Amendment history
Abbreviation key--Endnote 2
The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.
Legislation history and amendment history--Endnotes 3 and 4
Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.
The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.
The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.
Editorial changes
The Legislation Act 2003 authorises First Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial and presentational changes to a compiled law in preparing a compilation of the law for registration. The changes must not change the effect of the law. Editorial changes take effect from the compilation registration date.
If the compilation includes editorial changes, the endnotes include a brief outline of the changes in general terms. Full details of any changes can be obtained from the Office of Parliamentary Counsel.
Misdescribed amendments
A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe how an amendment is to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, then the misdescribed amendment can be incorporated through an editorial change made under section 15V of the Legislation Act 2003.
If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the amendment is not incorporated and "(md not incorp)" is added to the amendment history.
ad = added or inserted | o = order(s) |
am = amended | Ord = Ordinance |
amdt = amendment | orig = original |
c = clause(s) | par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s) |
C[x] = Compilation No. x | /sub-subparagraph(s) |
Ch = Chapter(s) | pres = present |
def = definition(s) | prev = previous |
Dict = Dictionary | (prev ... ) = previously |
disallowed = disallowed by Parliament | Pt = Part(s) |
Div = Division(s) | r = regulation(s)/rule(s) |
ed = editorial change | reloc = relocated |
exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have | renum = renumbered |
effect | rep = repealed |
F = Federal Register of Legislation | rs = repealed and substituted |
gaz = gazette | s = section(s)/subsection(s) |
LA = Legislation Act 2003 | Sch = Schedule(s) |
Sdiv = Subdivision(s) | |
(md) = misdescribed amendment can be given | SLI = Select Legislative Instrument |
effect | SR = Statutory Rules |
(md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment | Sub-Ch = Sub-Chapter(s) |
cannot be given effect | SubPt = Subpart(s) |
mod = modified/modification | underlining = whole or part not |
No. = Number(s) | commenced or to be commenced |
Endnote 3--Legislation history
Number and year | FRLI registration or gazettal | Commencement | Application, saving and transitional provisions |
13, 1997 | 21 Feb 1997 | 21 Feb 1997 (r 1.01) |
|
112, 1997 | 21 May 1997 | 21 May 1997 (r 1) | -- |
201, 1997 | 24 July 1997 | 24 July 1997 (r 1) | -- |
96, 1998 | 21 May 1998 | 21 May 1998 (r 1) | -- |
209, 1998 | 1 July 1998 | 1 July 1998 (r 1) | -- |
349, 1998 | 22 Dec 1998 | 22 Dec 1998 (r 2) | -- |
13, 2002 | 21 Feb 2002 | Sch 8: 21 Feb 2002 (r 2) | -- |
43, 2009 | 17 Mar 2009 (F2009L01022) | Sch 4: 18 Mar 2009 (r 2) | -- |
187, 2012 | 8 Aug 2012 (F2012L01664) | 9 Aug 2012 (s 2) | -- |
188, 2012 | 8 Aug 2012 (F2012L01663) | Sch 1 (items 5-9): 9 Aug 2012 (s 2) | -- |
Name | Registration | Commencement | Application, saving and transitional provisions |
Airports Legislation Amendment (Essendon Fields Airport) Regulations 2017 | 11 Oct 2017 (F2017L01341) | Sch 1 (item 5): 12 Oct 2017 (s 2(1) item 1) | -- |
Air Navigation (Aircraft Noise--Repeal and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2018 | 29 Mar 2018 (F2018L00449) | Sch 1 (item 7): 1 Apr 2018 (s 2(1) item 1) | -- |
Airports Legislation Amendment (Sydney West Airport Measures No. 1) Regulations 2018 | 6 Apr 2018 (F2018L00469) | Sch 1 (items 7-15): 7 Apr 2018 (s 2(1) item 1) | -- |
Administrative Review Tribunal Legislation Consequential Amendments (2024 Measures No. 1) Regulations 2024 | 11 Oct 2024 (F2024L01299) | Sch 10 (items 30-37): 14 Oct 2024 (s 2(1) item 1) | -- |
Provision affected | How affected |
Part 1 |
|
r 1.01................... | rs No 349, 1998 |
r 1.03................... | am F2018L00449 |
r 1.03A.................. | ad No 96, 1998 |
| am No 209, 1998; No 43, 2009; No 187, 2012; F2017L01341 |
r 1.05................... | am No 96, 1998; No 349, 1998; No 187, 2012; No 188, 2012 |
r 1.06................... | am No 112, 1997 |
| rs No 188, 2012 |
r 1.08................... | rs No 112, 1997 |
| am No 349, 1998 |
Part 2 |
|
Division 1 |
|
r 2.03................... | am F2018L00469 |
Part 3................... | rep No 187, 2012 |
r 3.01................... | rs No 96, 1998 |
| am No 209, 1998; No 43, 2009 |
| rep No 187, 2012 |
r 3.01A.................. | ad No 96, 1998 |
| rep No 187, 2012 |
r 3.02................... | rep No 187, 2012 |
r 3.03................... | rep No 187, 2012 |
r 3.04................... | rep No 187, 2012 |
r 3.05................... | rep No 187, 2012 |
r 3.06................... | rep No 187, 2012 |
r 3.07................... | rep No 187, 2012 |
r 3.08................... | rep No 187, 2012 |
r 3.09................... | rep No 187, 2012 |
r 3.10................... | rep No 187, 2012 |
r 3.11................... | rep No 187, 2012 |
Part 4 |
|
Division 1 |
|
r 4.01................... | am No 112, 1997 |
r 4.02................... | am No 349, 1998 |
Division 2 |
|
r 4.04................... | am No 187, 2012 |
r 4.05................... | am No 112, 1997; No 13, 2002 |
Part 5 |
|
Division 1 |
|
r 5.04................... | am No 187, 2012; F2018L00469 |
r 5.05................... | am F2024L01299 |
Division 2 |
|
r 5.08................... | am No 349, 1998 |
r 5.09................... | am No 187, 2012; F2018L00469 |
r 5.18................... | am No 112, 1997; No 13, 2002 |
r 5.19................... | am No 112, 1997 |
Part 6 |
|
Division 1 |
|
r 6.01................... | am No 201, 1997; No 13, 2002 |
r 6.02................... | am No 112, 1997; No 349, 1998; No 13, 2002; No 187, 2012 |
r 6.03................... | am No 349, 1998; No 187, 2012; F2018L00469 |
r 6.04................... | am No 349, 1998; No 13, 2002 |
r 6.06................... | am No 112, 1997 |
Division 2 |
|
r 6.07................... | am No 187, 2012 |
r 6.08................... | am No 349, 1998 |
r 6.09................... | am No 201, 1997; No 349, 1998 |
r 6.11................... | am No 112, 1997 |
r 6.12................... | am F2018L00469 |
Division 3 |
|
r 6.14................... | am No 112, 1997; No 201, 1997 |
Division 4 |
|
r 6.18................... | am No 112, 1997 |
r 6.19................... | am No 349, 1998 |
Part 7 |
|
Division 1 |
|
r 7.05................... | am No 112, 1997; No 13, 2002 |
r 7.06................... | am No 112, 1997; No 13, 2002 |
Division 2................ | rep No 112, 1997 |
r 7.07................... | rep No 112, 1997 |
r 7.08................... | rep No 112, 1997 |
Part 8 |
|
Division 2 |
|
r 8.02................... | am No 112, 1997 |
r 8.03................... | am No 112, 1997; No 96, 1998 |
Part 9 |
|
Division 1 |
|
r 9.01................... | am No 112, 1997; No 349, 1998 |
Division 2 |
|
Division 2 heading.......... | rs F2024L01299 |
r 9.04................... | am F2024L01299 |
r 9.05................... | am F2024L01299 |
r 9.06................... | am F2024L01299 |
Part 10 |
|
r 10.04.................. | am No 112, 1997 |
r 10.07.................. | ad No 96, 1998 |
Schedule 1 |
|
Schedule 1................ | am No 349, 1998; No 188, 2012 |
Schedule 2 |
|
Schedule 2................ | am No 112, 1997; No 349, 1998 |
Schedule 3 |
|
Schedule 3................ | am No 349, 1998 |
Schedule 4 |
|
Schedule 4................ | am No 187, 2012; No 188, 2012 |
| ed C7 |
| am F2018L00469 |