{"id":"aerodromes-act-repeal-act-2002","name":"Aerodromes Act Repeal Act 2002","slug":"aerodromes-act-repeal-act-2002","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"nt","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":29824,"registerId":"nt-aerodromes-act-repeal-act-2002-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Aerodromes Act Repeal Act 2002","content":"NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nAERODROMES ACT REPEAL ACT 2002\nAs in force at 1 February 2003\nTable of provisions\n1 Short title ......................................................................................... 1\n2 Commencement .............................................................................. 1\n3 Repeal ............................................................................................. 1\n4 Saving of contracts .......................................................................... 1\nENDNOTES\n\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\n____________________\nAs in force at 1 February 2003\n____________________\nAERODROMES ACT REPEAL ACT 2002\nAn Act to repeal the Aerodromes Act\n1 Short title\nThis Act may be cited as the Aerodromes Act Repeal Act 2002.\n2 Commencement\nThis Act comes into operation on the date fixed by the Administrator\nby notice in the Gazette.\n3 Repeal\nThe Aerodromes Act 1993 (Act No. 32 of 1993) and the\nAerodromes Amendment Act 1997 (Act No. 3 of 1997) are\nrepealed.\n4 Saving of contracts\n(1) In this section:\ncontract means a contract, lease, licence or authority referred to in\nsection 6(2) of the repealed Act.\nrepealed Act means the Aerodromes Act as in force immediately\nbefore the commencement of this Act.\n(2) On the commencement of this Act, any contract in force\nimmediately before the commencement continues in force and has\neffect in accordance with the terms of that contract.\n\nENDNOTES\nENDNOTES\n1 KEY\nKey to abbreviations\namd = amended od = order\napp = appendix om = omitted\nbl = by-law pt = Part\nch = Chapter r = regulation/rule\ncl = clause rem = remainder\ndiv = Division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired rep = repealed\nf = forms s = section\nGaz = Gazette sch = Schedule\nhdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision\nins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation\nlt = long title sub = substituted\nnc = not commenced\n2 LIST OF LEGISLATION\nAerodromes Act Repeal Act 2002 (Act No. 71, 2002)\nAssent date 11 December 2002\nCommenced 1 February 2003 (Gaz S1, 31 January 2003)\nAerodromes Act Repeal Act 2002 2","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation performs exactly the function stated in its title — repealing the Aerodromes Act. It has not expanded beyond this narrow purpose. The savings provision (Section 4) is a standard protective measure accompanying repeals and does not represent scope creep."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 4 operative sections","Only 2 defined terms ('contract' and 'repealed Act') in a single interpretation provision","No cross-references to other legislation except the named repealed Acts","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Straightforward repeal with a simple savings clause"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act repeals two Northern Territory aerodrome laws, removing that old regulatory regime. It mainly affects the Territory government and parties with existing aerodrome contracts, leases, licences or authorities.\n\nImportantly, existing agreements remain valid and enforceable, so the repeal is housekeeping rather than a disruption of current commercial arrangements."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The Act removes the Aerodromes Act 1993 and its 1997 amendment (s3), thereby ending that statutory framework while expressly preserving existing aerodrome contracts, leases, licences or authorities in effect immediately before commencement (s4). The Administrator determines the commencement date by Gazette (s2)."},"complexity_factors":["Very short, few provisions (Commencement s2; Repeal s3; Saving of contracts s4).","Administrative discretion over the commencement date vested in the Administrator (s2).","Saving clause preserves existing contracts but relies on the meaning of 'contract' as defined by the repealed Act (s4, referencing s6(2) of the repealed Act).","No broader transitional arrangements—non‑contractual rights or statutory powers under the repealed Act are not addressed in this instrument (implicit from the narrow text of s4).","Low drafting complexity but potential legal interaction with the repealed statute creates interpretive dependency on external text (the repealed Act)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act repeals the Aerodromes Act 1993 and its 1997 amendment and leaves the date of repeal to the Administrator by Gazette (s2–s3).\n\nAny aerodrome contracts, leases, licences or authorities in force immediately before repeal continue to operate under their existing terms, so parties remain bound by contractual rights and obligations despite the statutory regime being removed (s4)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/aerodromes-act-repeal-act-2002","history":"/api/acts/aerodromes-act-repeal-act-2002/history","analysis":"/api/acts/aerodromes-act-repeal-act-2002/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/aerodromes-act-repeal-act-2002/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/aerodromes-act-repeal-act-2002/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/aerodromes-act-repeal-act-2002/documents"}}