Movement Cap Reports Sydney Airport The Sydney Airport Demand Management Act 1997 was enacted on 17 November 1997. The Act sets a cap of 80 hourly movements and establishes a framework for a slot management scheme. In accordance with this legislation, Airservices reports quarterly to the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport on all occasions where…

OverviewDevelopments at and around airports Development activities at and around airports may have the potential to impact air safety and limit the scope of aviation operations at that airport. Airservices works with industry to ensure developments do not penetrate protected airspace, interfere with critical communication, navigation and surveillance equipment or create other hazards. Developments around…

Noise and flight path monitoring system Our Noise and Flight Path Monitoring System (NFPMS) collects noise and flight path data at Brisbane, Cairns, Canberra, Gold Coast, Sydney, Melbourne, Essendon, Adelaide, Hobart, Sunshine Coast and Perth airports. This system operates 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week, collecting data from every aircraft operating to and from the airport. NFPMS uses long-term…

Organisational frameworkOur governance We are a corporate Commonwealth entity established and governed by the Air Services Act 1995. We are wholly owned by the Australian Government, and are accountable to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development. Our governance is also regulated by the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013. We are committed…

Public access to informationFreedom of information We are subject to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 which: gives you a legal right to request access to documents held by us; and requires us to publish certain material on our website. Details on how to submit an FOI request and the information we publish are set…