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Air Navigation Act 1920
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C2024C00427 (C45)
14 October 2024
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Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Extension to Territories
2A Act binds the Crown
2B Act not to apply to state aircraft
3 Interpretation
3AG Application of the Criminal Code
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Part 2—Regulation of Air Navigation
3A Approval of ratification of Chicago Convention etc.
4 Texts of Chicago Convention etc.
5 Contracting States
9 International airports
10 International aircraft to land at and take off from designated airports
11 Freedoms of the air
11A Foreign shareholdings in Australian international airlines
11B Injunctions relating to section 11A
12 Requirement to hold international airline licence
13 Licensing of scheduled international air services
14 Non scheduled flights by aircraft possessing nationality of a Contracting State
15 Definitions
15A Aircraft on non scheduled flights not to take on or discharge passengers, cargo or mail without permission
15B Applications for permission to operate non scheduled flights
15C Information to be contained in application
15D Determination of application for permission
15E Variation of permission on application by charter operator
15F Variation, suspension or cancellation of permission on Secretary’s initiative
16 Aircraft on international flights to comply with laws
17 Aircraft on international flights to have permission
18 Publication of determinations
19 Carriage of munitions
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Part 4—Miscellaneous
23A Review of decisions by Administrative Review Tribunal
23 Defences in proceedings with respect to offences
24 Crown not liable to prosecution
24A Conduct by directors, employees and agents
26 Regulations
27 Extra territorial operation of regulations
27A Registration of security interests in relation to aircraft and components of aircraft
29 Annual report
30 Powers and functions under State and Northern Territory laws
31 Delegation
Schedule 1—Convention on International Civil Aviation
Schedule 2—International Air Services Transit Agreement
Schedule 3—Protocol relating to an amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation
Schedule 4—Protocol relating to certain amendments to the Convention on International Civil Aviation
Schedule 5—Protocol relating to an amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation
Schedule 6—Protocol relating to an amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation Signed at Rome, on 15 September 1962
Schedule 7—Protocol relating to an amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation Signed at New York, on 12 March 1971
Schedule 8—Protocol relating to an amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation Signed at Vienna, on 7 July 1971
Schedule 9—Protocol relating to an amendment to Article 50 (a) of the Convention on International Civil Aviation Signed at Montreal, on 16 October 1974
Schedule 9A—Protocol relating to an amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation signed at Montreal on 6 October 1980
Schedule 10—Protocol relating to an amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation signed at Montreal on 10 May 1984
Schedule 11—Protocol relating to an amendment to Article 56 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation Signed at Montreal on 6 October 1989
Schedule 12—Protocol relating to an amendment to Article 50 (a) of the Convention on International Civil Aviation Signed at Montreal on 26 October 1990
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Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history