{"id":"F2019L00375","name":"Air Navigation (International Airline Licence Exemption) Determination 2019","slug":"air-navigation-international-airline-licence-exemption-determination-2019","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":439991,"registerId":"F2019L00375-fast-fetch-1775955796991","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Air Navigation (International Airline Licence Exemption) Determination 2019","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nAir Navigation (International Airline Licence Exemption) Determination 2019\n\nI, Stephen Borthwick, delegate of the Secretary of the Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities, make the following determination.\n\nDated 22 March 2019\n\nStephen Borthwick\n\nGeneral Manager, Aviation Industry Policy Branch\n\nDepartment of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Definitions\n\n5  Schedules\n\n6  Scheduled international air services which may be operated other than in accordance with an international airline licence\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nDetermination under subsection 12(3) of the Air Navigation Act 1920 made on 16 December 2008 (F2009L00225)\n\n \n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Air Navigation (International Airline Licence Exemption) Determination 2019.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n  This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under subsection 12(3) of the Act.\n\n4  Definitions\n\nNote: The expression “Australian territory” is defined in subsection 3(1) of the Act.\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Air Navigation Act 1920.\n\n5  Schedules\n\n  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.\n\n6  Scheduled international air services which may be operated other than in accordance with an international airline licence\n\n  Subsection 12(1) of the Act does not apply in relation to any of the following categories of scheduled international air services:\n\n (a) services that fly across Australian territory without landing;\n\n (b) services that land in Australian territory and do not take on or discharge passengers or cargo for reward.\n\n \n\n\n\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nDetermination under subsection 12(3) of the Air Navigation Act 1920 made on 16 December 2008 (F2009L00225)\n\n1  The whole of the instrument\n\nRepeal the instrument\n\n \n\nRepeals.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation maintains its original narrow purpose. It is a direct replacement of a 2008 determination with identical effect, simply updating the legislative instrument to current drafting standards. The scope remains limited to exempting overflights and technical stops from licensing requirements — the same purpose the 2008 instrument served."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 6 substantive sections plus a repeal schedule","Minimal defined terms: only 1 definition ('Act') plus a reference to an existing statutory definition","No cross-references beyond the parent Act (Air Navigation Act 1920)","Simple binary structure: two straightforward exemptions in section 6 with no conditions, exceptions, or nested logic","Single operational provision (section 6) that simply disapplies a licensing requirement for two clearly delineated categories","No temporal limitations, geographic sub-regions, or operational restrictions beyond the two stated categories"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument exempts two types of services from Australia’s international airline licence requirement: flights that merely transit Australian airspace without landing, and flights that make technical stops in Australia without embarking or disembarking paying passengers or cargo. \n\nIt affects international carriers and the Department of Infrastructure by removing needless licensing for non‑commercial transits, reducing red tape and aligning rules with international practice."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument expressly repeals the 2008 determination (Schedule 1) and restates the categories of scheduled international services exempted from subsection 12(1) (section 6). Practically, it removes the earlier instrument and replaces the operative rule with the two specific exemptions listed; whether this narrows or broadens prior coverage requires comparison with the repealed text, but the current instrument's scope is limited to the transit and non‑reward landing exceptions (sections 6 and Schedule 1)."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument with a narrow operative rule — only two exemptions listed (section 6(a)–(b)).","Repeals an earlier 2008 determination in full, so effect depends on the change from that prior instrument (Schedule 1).","Relies on cross‑references to the Air Navigation Act 1920 (definition of 'Australian territory' and subsection 12(1)/(3)) — interpretive dependence on primary statute (section 4; section 3 authority).","Uses an imprecise commercial phrase 'for reward' which may require application guidance or legal interpretation in disputes (section 6(b)).","Limited in‑instrument definitions; administrative application depends on existing Act definitions and agency practice (section 4).","Low procedural complexity for users, but potential operational ambiguity for carriers about which movements qualify as 'scheduled international air services'."],"plain_english_summary":"Mechanically, this determination repeals a 2008 instrument and sets two narrow exemptions to subsection 12(1) of the Air Navigation Act 1920: scheduled international services that transit Australian territory without landing, and services that land but do not embark or disembark passengers or cargo for reward. It applies to international airlines and operators conducting those transits or non‑revenue stops, reducing the need for an international airline licence for those specific flights (see sections 3, 6 and Schedule 1)."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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