Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1988 NO. 158 CIVIL AVIATION REGULATIONS - REG 96

96. (1) In this regulation, "aerodrome" means:

   (a)  an aerodrome established under the Air Navigation Regulations;

   (b)  a place the use of which as an aerodrome is authorised:

        (i)    by a licence granted under regulation 88; or

        (ii)   by the Authority under regulation 89; or

   (c)  an aerodrome in respect of which an arrangement under section 20 of
        the Act is in force.

(2) Where the Authority is satisfied that the presence of waste foodstuffs in
the vicinity of an aerodrome constitutes or may constitute such an attraction
to birds as to create a hazard or a potential hazard to aircraft using that
aerodrome or flying in the vicinity of that aerodrome, the Authority may, by
notice in the Gazette, declare that area to be an area of land to which this
regulation applies.

(3) A person shall not leave waste foodstuffs on, or bring waste foodstuffs
onto, an area of land to which this regulation applies.
Penalty: $5,000.

(4) The Authority may, by notice in writing, require the owner of land on
which waste foodstuffs are, being land within an area of land to which this
regulation applies, to remove, within a time specified in the notice, the
waste foodstuffs from his or her land to a place outside an area of land to
which this regulation applies or to deal, within a time, and in a manner,
specified in the notice, with the waste foodstuffs.

(5) A notice under subregulation (4) may be served personally or by post.

(6) A person shall not fail to comply with the requirements of a notice served
on him or her under subregulation (4).
Penalty: $5,000.

(7) If a person on whom a notice under subregulation (4) is served fails to
comply with the requirements of the notice, an officer authorised for the
purpose by the Authority may, with such assistance as is necessary and
reasonable, enter upon the land and remove or deal with the waste foodstuffs.