{"id":"F2023L00977","name":"Legislation (Airport Curfew Instruments) Sunset-altering Declaration 2023","slug":"legislation-airport-curfew-instruments-sunset-altering-declaration-2023","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":442004,"registerId":"F2023L00977-fast-fetch-1775957141892","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Legislation (Airport Curfew Instruments) Sunset-altering Declaration 2023","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\nLegislation (Airport Curfew Instruments) Sunset‑altering Declaration 2023\n\nI, Mark Dreyfus KC, Attorney‑General, make the following declaration.\n\nDated 3 July 2023\n\nMark Dreyfus KC\n\nAttorney‑General\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Aligning of sunsetting\n\n5 Repeal of this instrument\n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Legislation (Airport Curfew Instruments) Sunset-altering Declaration 2023.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument The day after this instrument is registered. 7 July 2023\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under subsection 51A(1) of the Legislation Act 2003.\n\n4  Aligning of sunsetting\n\n  The following instruments are repealed by section 51A of the Legislation Act 2003 on 1 April 2029:\n\n (a) Adelaide Airport Curfew Regulations 2018;\n\n (b) Air Navigation (Essendon Fields Airport) Regulations 2018;\n\n (c) Air Navigation (Gold Coast Airport Curfew) Regulations 2018;\n\n (d) Sydney Airport Curfew (Curfew Aircraft) Instrument 2015;\n\n (e) Sydney Airport Curfew (Dispensation) Guideline 2016.\n\n5  Repeal of this instrument\n\n  This instrument is repealed at the start of 2 April 2029.\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"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly the narrow administrative function its title suggests — aligning sunset dates for airport curfew instruments. There is no expansion beyond this original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (5 sections, approximately 1 page)","No defined terms section","Single operative provision (section 4) with a simple list of 5 instruments","No conditional logic or nested exceptions","Minimal cross-referencing (only to Legislation Act 2003, section 51A)","Straightforward administrative mechanism (sunset alignment) with clear dates"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument delays the automatic expiry of five existing night‑time flight curfew instruments for Adelaide, Essendon Fields, Gold Coast and Sydney, moving their sunset to 1 April 2029 so current curfew rules remain in force while a coordinated review can proceed.\n\nIt affects airlines, airports and nearby residents by preserving noise protections and avoids staggered expiries that would create legal gaps or force piecemeal renewals."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This declaration changes the expiry timing of specified instruments by providing that they will be repealed under section 51A of the Legislation Act 2003 on 1 April 2029 (s 4). It therefore extends/aligns the period during which those curfew instruments remain law, and requires the affected operators and other regulated parties to continue complying with them until that date (s 4). The declaration itself is repealed at the start of 2 April 2029 (s 5)."},"complexity_factors":["Single, narrow substantive effect: aligns sunsetting of five instruments (s 4).","Statutory authority clear and limited: made under subsection 51A(1) of the Legislation Act 2003 (s 3).","Commencement timing explicit: instrument operates from the day after registration (s 2).","Includes self‑repeal timing, creating a short administrative lifecycle for the declaration itself (s 5).","Operational impact concentrated: ongoing compliance obligations remain with regulated parties until 1 April 2029 (s 4), imposing continued compliance costs and planning certainty for those parties.","Low drafting complexity but moderate administrative coordination: multiple named instruments across different airports must be treated identically (s 4)."],"plain_english_summary":"This declaration moves the scheduled repeal (sunset) date for five named airport curfew instruments so they will be repealed under the Legislation Act 2003 on 1 April 2029. The declaration itself ceases at the start of 2 April 2029. It affects the entities governed by those instruments (airport operators, airlines and others bound by the curfew instruments) by keeping the existing curfew instruments in force until the new repeal date."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/legislation-airport-curfew-instruments-sunset-altering-declaration-2023","history":"/api/acts/legislation-airport-curfew-instruments-sunset-altering-declaration-2023/history","analysis":"/api/acts/legislation-airport-curfew-instruments-sunset-altering-declaration-2023/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/legislation-airport-curfew-instruments-sunset-altering-declaration-2023/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/legislation-airport-curfew-instruments-sunset-altering-declaration-2023/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/legislation-airport-curfew-instruments-sunset-altering-declaration-2023/documents"}}