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Aviation legislation, regulation & policy

Information about airport and aviation policy, planning and regulations and links to aviation submissions received by the department.

Remote Airstrip Upgrade Program Round 8—approved projects

Applicant State Aerodrome/s Project Australian Government Funding
$ (GST exc)

Paupiyala Tjarutja Aboriginal Corporation

WA

Tjuntjuntjara

Replace failing lighting and undertake fencing and surface works.

Remote Airstrip Upgrade Program Round 3 – approved projects

 ApplicantStateAerodromeProjectCommonwealth Funding ($)
1 Richmond Shire QLD Richmond New Airfield ground lighting control panel 42,500.00
2 Blackall-Tambo Regional Council QLD Blackall Aerodrome Repair and restoration of the pavement airstrip

Remote Airstrip Upgrade Program Round 4 – approved projects

Applicant

State

Aerodrome

Project

Cmth Funding
$ (GST exc)

Central Darling Shire Council

NSW

Airservices Australia Enroute Charges Payment Scheme

The Airservices Australia Enroute Charges Payment Scheme (Enroute) provides a subsidy to air operators providing commercial passenger or aeromedical services to regional and remote locations through a reimbursement of the enroute air navigation charges levied by Airservices Australia.

Funding for the Scheme is limited to the annual financial year amounts listed in the Australian Government's Portfolio Budget Statements.

An airline wishing to apply to have a route designated as eligible under the commercial passenger services or aeromedical components of the Scheme should:

Remote Aerodrome Inspection Programme

Overview

The Remote Aerodrome Inspection (RAI) Programme is part of the Australian Government's Regional Aviation Access Programme (RAAP). RAI provides identified remote Indigenous communities with annual aerodrome inspections and related services to assist those communities to meet their aviation safety obligations.

The Programme provides identified Indigenous communities across northern Australia with the following services:

TLAVs Received 2019

Temporary Licence Applications and Variations received in 2019.

Remote Airstrip Upgrade Program Round 7 – approved projects

ApplicantStateAerodrome/sProjectAustralian Government Funding
$ (GST exc)

Northern Territory of Australia

NT

Batchelor and Ramingining

Territory-Wide Coordinated Solar Light Upgrade Program

100,000

Regional Airports Program - Round 1 successful projects

ApplicantStateAerodrome/sProjectCmth Funding

Remote Air Services Subsidy Scheme

The "Mail Plane"

Overview

The Remote Air Services Subsidy (RASS) Scheme is part of the Australian Government's Regional Aviation Access Program (RAAP).
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