{"id":"air-transport-route-licensing-passenger-services-regulations-2014","name":"Air Transport (Route Licensing—Passenger Services) Regulations 2014","slug":"air-transport-route-licensing-passenger-services-regulations-2014","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"sa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":235212,"registerId":"sa-air-transport-route-licensing-passenger-services-regulations-2014-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-06","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Air Transport (Route Licensing—Passenger Services) Regulations 2014","content":"South Australia\nAir Transport (Route Licensing—Passenger Services) Regulations 2014\nunder the Air Transport (Route Licensing—Passenger Services) Act 2002\n\nContents\n1\tShort title\n3\tInterpretation\n4\tService of notice on person operating a scheduled air service\n5\tNotice of requirements etc for applicants for route service licence\nLegislative history\n\n1—Short title\nThese regulations may be cited as the Air Transport (Route Licensing—Passenger Services) Regulations 2014.\n3—Interpretation\nIn these regulations—\nAct means the Air Transport (Route Licensing—Passenger Services) Act 2002.\n4—Service of notice on person operating a scheduled air service\n\t(1)\tFor the purposes of section 5(11)(f) of the Act, a notice may be served—\n\t(a)\ton the person personally; or\n\t(b)\tby leaving it for the person at his or her place of residence or business with someone apparently over the age of 16 years; or\n\t(c)\tby posting it to the person at his or her last known address; or\n\t(d)\tby transmitting it by fax or email to the person's fax number or email address (in which case the notice will be taken to have been served at the time of transmission).\n\t(2)\tWithout limiting the effect of subregulation (1), if the person is a company or registered body within the meaning of the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth, a notice may be served on the person in accordance with that Act.\n5—Notice of requirements etc for applicants for route service licence\nFor the purposes of section 7(5) of the Act, notice of any requirement, standard, criteria, qualification or condition specified by the Minister to be met by an applicant for a route service licence—\n\t(a)\tmust be published by notice in the Gazette; and\n\t(b)\tmay also be published—\n\t(i)\ton a website determined by the Minister; or\n\t(ii)\tin a newspaper circulating generally throughout the State or throughout Australia.\nLegislative history\nNotes\n\t•\tFor further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.\nLegislation revoked by principal regulations\nThe Air Transport (Route Licensing—Passenger Services) Regulations 2014 revoked the following:\nAir Transport (Route Licensing—Passenger Services) Regulations 2002\nPrincipal regulations and variations\nNew entries appear in bold.\nYear\nNo\nReference\nCommencement\n2014\n223\nGazette 14.8.2014 p4034\n1.9.2014: r 2\n2017\n241\nGazette 8.8.2017 p3485\n8.8.2017: r 2\nProvisions varied\nNew entries appear in bold.\nEntries that relate to provisions that have been deleted appear in italics.\nProvision\nHow varied\nCommencement\nPt 1\n\n\nr 2\nomitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002\n8.8.2017\nPt 2\n\n\nr 5\nsubstituted by 241/2017 r 4\n8.8.2017\nSch 1\nomitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002\n8.8.2017\n","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"},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope cannot be assessed — the legislative text was not available for analysis. No comparison between original intent and current form is possible from the retrieved content."},"complexity_factors":["No actual legislative content was retrievable — the source page returned a 404 error","Unable to assess definitively — score of 1 reflects absence of analysable content, not simplicity of the underlying law","The regulation title suggests moderate-to-high complexity in practice (licensing regimes typically involve multi-step processes, eligibility criteria, and enforcement mechanisms), but this cannot be confirmed without the text"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation would govern which carriers may operate passenger air services on specified routes to, from, or within South Australia, prescribing how route licences are granted, the conditions attached, and compliance obligations. It primarily affects airline and regional aviation operators (and indirectly passengers who depend on licensed routes) by shaping service availability and regulatory requirements."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations remain tightly focused on their original purpose: procedural mechanisms for notice service and publication of licensing requirements under the parent Act. The 2017 amendments removed redundant provisions (regulation 2 and Schedule 1) and updated the publication methods for licensing requirements, but did not expand the scope beyond administrative support for the Act."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 5 regulations, with regulation 2 omitted and regulation 1 being the title","Minimal defined terms: only 1 definition ('Act') in the interpretation section","No cross-references between regulations (only references to specific sections of the parent Act)","No conditional logic or nested exceptions","Straightforward procedural rules with clear, linear structure","Legislative history table is administrative metadata, not substantive law"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this legislation does:**\n\nThese regulations set out two practical administrative rules for South Australia's air transport licensing system:\n\n*   **How to serve legal notices** on airlines operating scheduled passenger services (regulation 4). It allows notices to be delivered in person, left with someone at a home or business, posted, or sent by fax or email. If the airline is a company, notices can also be served using the methods in the Commonwealth *Corporations Act 2001* (the national law governing companies).\n\n*   **How the Minister publishes licensing requirements** (regulation 5). When the Minister sets conditions or standards that airlines must meet to get a route service licence (permission to fly specific passenger routes), these must be published in the *South Australian Government Gazette* (the official public record). They can also be published on a website or in a newspaper.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n*   Airlines and operators seeking licences to run scheduled passenger air services in South Australia.\n*   The South Australian Minister responsible for air transport.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nThese rules ensure airlines receive proper legal notification of decisions affecting them, and that licensing requirements are transparent and publicly accessible. Without these regulations, there would be no clear rules about how airlines are told about licence conditions or how those conditions are made public."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"These regulations replaced the 2002 Air Transport (Route Licensing—Passenger Services) Regulations (see Legislative history). The 2014 instrument sets the current service and publication rules, and reg 5 was later substituted in 2017, reflecting a refinement of how Minister-specified licence requirements must be published (Gazette mandatory; website/newspaper optional)."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow subject-matter: only notice service methods and publication of Minister-specified licence requirements","Short set of clear, prescriptive options for service (personal, residence/business, post, fax, email) (reg 4)","Cross-reference to external law for companies (Corporations Act 2001) increases cross-legislative linkage","Ministerial discretion over website choice and optional publication channels (reg 5) adds limited administrative discretion","Simple mandatory publication requirement (Gazette) complemented by optional media channels reduces ambiguity","Minor legislative history: 2014 regulations revoked 2002 regulations and reg 5 was substituted in 2017 (Legislative history)"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set straightforward procedures for serving legal notices to operators of scheduled air services and for how the Minister must publish requirements for route service licence applicants. They permit personal, residential/business, postal, fax or email service (and service on companies under the Corporations Act) and require publication of any Minister‑specified licence criteria in the Gazette, with optional publication on a Minister‑determined website or in a newspaper (regs 4–5). The rules affect operators, applicants and the Minister’s publication choices."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/air-transport-route-licensing-passenger-services-regulations-2014","history":"/api/acts/air-transport-route-licensing-passenger-services-regulations-2014/history","analysis":"/api/acts/air-transport-route-licensing-passenger-services-regulations-2014/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/air-transport-route-licensing-passenger-services-regulations-2014/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/air-transport-route-licensing-passenger-services-regulations-2014/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/air-transport-route-licensing-passenger-services-regulations-2014/documents"}}