Aerodrome Fees Act 2002 (Tas)

Aerodrome Fees Act 2002

An Act to provide for the fixing and recovery of aerodrome fees relating to aircraft activities [Royal Assent 25 June 2002]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Aerodrome Fees Act 2002 .

2. Commencement This Act commences on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

3. Interpretation In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears – aerodrome means an area of land or water (including any buildings, installations and equipment) intended for use wholly or partly for the arrival, departure or movement of aircraft, but does not include an aerodrome excluded by regulation from the ambit of this definition; aircraft means an aircraft registered under Part III of the Civil Aviation Regulations; Aircraft Register means the register of Australian aircraft established and kept under Part III of the Civil Aviation Regulations; Civil Aviation Regulations means the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 of the Commonwealth, as amended from time to time; holder of the certificate of registration, in relation to an aircraft, means the person whose name is entered in the Aircraft Register as the holder of the certificate of registration of that aircraft.

4. Act binds Crown This Act binds the Crown in right of Tasmania and, so far as the legislative power of Parliament permits, in all its other capacities.

5. Act does not affect other powers with respect to fees This Act does not limit or affect contractual or other powers that would exist apart from this Act to charge and recover aerodrome arrival, departure, parking or other fees.