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Airports Legislation Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 1)1

Select Legislative Instrument 2012 No. 188

I, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulation under the Airports Act 1996.

Dated 2 August 2012

QUENTIN BRYCE

Governor-General

By Her Excellency’s Command

ANTHONY ALBANESE

Minister for Infrastructure and Transport

1 Name of regulation

  This regulation is the Airports Legislation Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

  This regulation commences on the day after it is registered.

3 Amendment of Airports Regulations 1997, Airports (Building Control) Regulations 1996 and Airports (Environment Protection) Regulations 1997

 (1) Part 1 of Schedule 1 amends the Airports Regulations 1997.

 (2) Part 2 of Schedule 1 amends the Airports (Building Control) Regulations 1996.

 (3) Part 3 of Schedule 1 amends the Airports (Environment Protection) Regulations 1997.

Schedule 1 Amendments

(section 3)

 

Part 1 Amendments of Airports Regulations 1997

[1] Subregulation 8.02 (1)

omit

records

insert

written records

[2] Subregulation 8.02 (2), note 2

substitute

Note 2   Under transitional provisions, this subregulation continues to apply to records relating to a financial year that started before 1 July 2008 (see regulation 4 of the Airports Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 2)).

Note 3   A record may, in certain circumstances, be kept electronically (see section 12 of the Electronic Transactions Act 1999).

[3] Subregulations 8.03 (1) and (2)

substitute

 (1) A person who is obliged to keep a record for an airport under regulation 8.02 must give a copy of the record in writing for a financial year to the ACCC within one month after the end of the financial year.

Note   A record may, in certain circumstances, be given electronically (see section 9 of the Electronic Transactions Act 1999).

 (2) If an airport-operator company carries out a survey about a quality of service matter, the company must give the ACCC a document in writing setting out the results within one month after the end of the financial year in which the survey is carried out.

Note   A document may, in certain circumstances, be given electronically (see section 9 of the Electronic Transactions Act 1999).

Part 2 Amendment of Airports (Building Control) Regulations 1996

[4] Subregulation 1.04 (1), definition of Australian Standard

omit

Part 3 Amendments of Airports (Environment Protection) Regulations 1997

[5] Subregulation 1.05 (1), definition of AS

omit

[6] Subregulation 1.05 (1), definition of Australian Standard

substitute

Australian Standard means a standard published by Standards Australia as an Australian Standard.

[7] Subregulation 1.05 (1), definition of document, note

substitute

Note   For the meaning of document, see section 2B of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

[8] Regulation 1.06

substitute

1.06 References to Australian Standards

  An Australian Standard referred to in these regulations is the standard as in force or existing from time to time.

Note   Section 2L of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 provides that a reference consisting of the words Australian Standard’ followed by the letters ‘AS’ and a number is a reference to the standard so numbered
that is published by, or on behalf of, Standards Australia Limited (ACN 087 326 690).

[9] Further amendments

Provision

omit each mention of

insert

Schedule 1, subitem 1.01 (1), definition of ICP standard method

AS 2800

Australian Standard AS 2800

Schedule 1, item 1.02, table 1, item 1

AS 3543

British Standard BS 2742C

Schedule 1, item 1.02, table 1, item 2

BS893 or AS 4323.2-1995

British Standard BS 893 or
Australian Standard AS 4323.2-1995

Schedule 1, item 1.02, table 1, item 5

AS 3580.3.1

Australian Standard AS 3580.3.1

Schedule 1, item 1.02, table 1, item 6

AS 358 0.5.1

Australian Standard AS 3580.5.1

Schedule 1, item 1.02, table 1, item 9

AS 3580.13.1 and AS 3580.13.2

Australian Standard AS 3580.13.1 and AS 3580.13.2

Schedule 1, item 1.02, table 1, item 11

AS3580.7.11992

Australian Standard AS 3580.7.1-2011

Schedule 1, item 1.02, table 1, item 12

AS 3580.8.1

Australian Standard AS 3580.8.1

Schedule 1, item 1.02, table 1, item 16

NIOSH method 6007

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) method 6007

Schedule 1, item 1.02, table 1, item 17

AS4323: 1995, Part 1

Australian Standard AS 4323.1-1995

Schedule 4, item 1.02, definitions of average maximum A-weighted sound pressure level, A-weighted sound pressure level and equivalent continuous A-weighted sound pressure level

AS 1055

Australian Standard AS 1055

Schedule 4, item 1.02, definition of time weighting ‘F

AS 1259

Australian Standard AS 1259

Schedule 4, subitem 4.01 (3)

AS 1055

Australian Standard AS 1055

Schedule 4, subitem 4.01 (4)

AS 2702

Australian Standard AS 2702

Schedule 4, subitem 4.01 (5)

AS 2377

Australian Standard AS 2377

Schedule 4, subitems 4.01 (6) and (7)

AS 1055

Australian Standard AS 1055

Note

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