{"id":"F2012L01271","name":"Competition and Consumer Act 2010 - Monitoring of the Prices, Costs and Profits Relating to the Supply of Aeronautical Services and Facilities at Specified Airports in Australia","slug":"f2012l01271","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":314243,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L01271-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Competition and Consumer Act 2010 - Monitoring of the Prices, Costs and Profits Relating to the Supply of Aeronautical Services and Facilities at Specified Airports in Australia","content":"![AustGovt_crest](image.001.jpeg)\n\nCommonwealth of Australia\n\nCompetition and consumer act 2010\n\nMONITORING OF THE PRICES, COSTS AND PROFITS RELATING TO THE SUPPLY OF aeronautical services and facilities at specified airports IN AUSTRALIA\n\nI, David Bradbury, Assistant Treasurer, pursuant to section 95ZF of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010, hereby give the following direction:\n\n1.  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is to undertake formal monitoring of the prices, costs and profits related to the supply of aeronautical services and facilities by the following persons:\n\na) Sydney Airport Corporation Limited (Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport);\n\nb) Australia Pacific Airports Corporation Limited (Melbourne Tullamarine Airport);\n\nc) Brisbane Airport Corporation Pty Limited (Brisbane Airport); and\n\nd) Perth Airport Pty Ltd (Perth Airport).\n\n2. In this direction, ‘aeronautical services and facilities’ has the same meaning as that applying from time to time under Part 7 of the Airports Regulations 1997.\n\n3. The ACCC is to report to me on its monitoring activities in paragraph (1) at the time which is as soon as practicable following the end of each financial year.\n\n4. This Direction takes effect from 1 July 2012 and replaces Direction No. 29 of 28 June 2007, under the former Trade Practices Act 1974.\n\nDated this 12th day of june 2012\n\nDavid Bradbury\n\nAssistant treasurer","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"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a straightforward monitoring direction with narrow, specific scope. It does exactly what it says on the tin: monitor four specific airports. There is no evidence of scope creep — the direction precisely targets the four major capital city airports and a specific category of services (aeronautical), consistent with the original intent of Part 7 of the Airports Act framework."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (4 operative paragraphs plus header)","Only 1 defined term ('aeronautical services and facilities'), which is incorporated by reference to external regulations rather than defined inline","No conditional logic or nested exceptions","No cross-references to other sections of the Act beyond the enabling power (section 95ZF)","Simple directive structure: who must do what, to whom, by when"],"plain_english_summary":"This direction requires the ACCC to monitor prices, costs and profits for aeronautical services at Australia’s four largest airports (Sydney, Melbourne/Tullamarine, Brisbane and Perth), and report annually. It affects those airport operators and airlines (and indirectly passengers), creating transparency and public accountability to guard against excessive airport charges. The direction replaced a 2007 instruction and took effect from 1 July 2012."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument explicitly replaces Direction No. 29 (2007) but continues to require ACCC monitoring of prices, costs and profits at the same four named airports and to report annually. The text does not state any expansion or narrowing of the monitored subject matter; any scope change is not evident from this direction alone."},"complexity_factors":["Statutory authority: issued under section 95ZF of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 — clear legal basis reduces complexity.","External definition dependency: key term ‘aeronautical services and facilities’ is defined by reference to Part 7 of the Airports Regulations 1997, requiring cross‑reference to another instrument.","Operational discretion: timing language — report “as soon as practicable following the end of each financial year” — leaves scheduling discretion to the ACCC.","Limited procedural detail: direction mandates monitoring and reporting but does not specify data collection powers, formats, frequency beyond annual reporting, or enforcement mechanisms, creating implementation ambiguity for the ACCC and the named airports.","Fixed, narrow scope: applies only to four named airport operators, which simplifies coverage but concentrates effects.","Continuity note: expressly replaces Direction No. 29 (28 June 2007) under the former Trade Practices Act 1974, indicating continuity rather than a comprehensive redesign."],"plain_english_summary":"This direction instructs the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to formally monitor the prices, costs and profits of aeronautical services and facilities supplied by four named airport operators (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth). The ACCC must report its monitoring to the Assistant Treasurer each year; ‘aeronautical services and facilities’ is defined by reference to Part 7 of the Airports Regulations 1997. The direction takes effect from 1 July 2012."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2012l01271","history":"/api/acts/f2012l01271/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2012l01271/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2012l01271/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2012l01271/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2012l01271/documents"}}