Commonwealth Numbered Acts

AIRPORTS (TRANSITIONAL) ACT 1996 No. 36 of 1996 - SCHEDULE 4

Schedule 4-Amendment of the Federal Airports Corporation Act 1986 1 Section 6
After "Corporation are", insert "as follows". 2 Paragraph 6(b)
Omit "and" (last occurring). 3 After paragraph 6(b)
Insert:

   (ba) to assist the Commonwealth and other persons in connection with any or
        all of the following:

        (i)    the implementation of the Airports (Transitional) Act 1996;

        (ii)   preparatory work associated with the implementation of the
               Airports Act 1996;

        (iii)  matters relating to the leasing, or proposed leasing, of an
               airport (within the meaning of the
               Airports (Transitional) Act 1996) that was or is a Federal
               airport or a Federal airport development site, including
               matters relating to the transfer, or proposed transfer, of
               responsibility for such an airport to an airport-lessee company
               (within the meaning of the Airports (Transitional) Act 1996); 4
               After subsection 7(2)
Insert:

(2A) Subsection (2) (other than paragraph (2)(a)) does not apply to the
function conferred by paragraph 6(ba). 5 Paragraph 13(1)(d)
Repeal the paragraph, substitute:

   (d)  if the Minister decides to appoint one or more other members-not more
        than 6 other members. 6 Subsection 21(6)
Repeal the subsection, substitute:

(6) At a meeting of the Board, a quorum is constituted by the greater of:

   (a)  3 members; or

   (b)  the number of members that constitutes a majority of the members for
        the time being holding office. 7 Subsection 40(1)
Omit "41(2)", substitute "41(1A) or (2)". 8 After subsection 41(1)
Insert:

(1A) The Minister may, by notice in writing to the Board, give directions to
the Corporation with respect to the performance of its functions, or the
exercise of its powers, if the Minister is satisfied that the directions would
be likely to facilitate any or all of the following:

   (a)  the implementation of the Airports (Transitional) Act 1996;

   (b)  preparatory work associated with the implementation of the
        Airports Act 1996;

   (c)  matters relating to the leasing, or proposed leasing, of an airport
        (within the meaning of the Airports (Transitional) Act 1996) that was
        or is a Federal airport or a Federal airport development site,
        including matters relating to the transfer, or proposed transfer, of
        responsibility for such an airport to an airport-lessee company
        (within the meaning of the Airports (Transitional) Act 1996). 9
        Subsections 41(3) and (4)
After "subsection", insert "(1A) or". 10 Transitional
The amendment made by item 5 does not affect the appointment of a person who
held office as a member immediately before the commencement of this item.