{"id":"F2008L01086","name":"Trade Practices Act 1974 - Direction No. 31","slug":"trade-practices-act-1974-direction-no-31","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":73239,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L01086-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Trade Practices Act 1974 - Direction No. 31","content":"COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nTrade Practices Act 1974\n\nDIRECTION NO 31\n\nI, Chris Bowen, Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs, pursuant to section 95ZF of the Trade Practices Act 1974, hereby give the following direction:\n\n1) The ACCC is to monitor prices, costs and profits relating to the supply of car parking services by the following persons:\n\n(a) Sydney Airport Corporation Limited and any other person from time to time operating a car parking facility at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport;\n\n(b) Australia Pacific Airports Corporation Limited and any other person from time to time operating a car parking facility at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport;\n\n(c) Brisbane Airport Corporation Pty Limited and any other person from time to time operating a car parking facility at Brisbane Airport;\n\n(d) Adelaide Airport Limited and any other person from time to time operating a car parking facility at Adelaide Airport;\n\n(e) Westralia Airports Corporation Pty Limited and any other person from time to time operating a car parking facility at Perth Airport;\n\n2) The ACCC is to report to me on its monitoring activities in paragraph (1) following the end of each financial year.\n\nThis Direction takes effect from 7 April 2008.\n\nCHRIS BOWEN\n\n7th April 2008","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1487},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This direction maintains its original narrow scope of price surveillance for airport car parking at five specified major airports. There is no evidence of expansion beyond the initial purpose of monitoring these specific monopoly infrastructure facilities."},"complexity_factors":["Only two operative paragraphs containing the monitoring mandate and reporting requirement","No defined terms requiring legal interpretation","Simple enumerated list identifying specific airports without conditional logic or exceptions","Single enabling provision reference (section 95ZF) with no complex cross-referencing to other legislative schemes","Clear, imperative language ('is to monitor', 'is to report')"],"plain_english_summary":"This direction requires the ACCC to monitor prices, costs and profits for car parking at Australia’s five busiest airports (Sydney, Melbourne/Tullamarine, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth), covering current and future operators, and to report annually to the Minister. It affects airport car-park operators (who must provide data), travellers who rely on these services, and the ACCC. The aim is to detect and deter monopoly pricing where alternatives for motorists are limited."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/trade-practices-act-1974-direction-no-31","history":"/api/acts/trade-practices-act-1974-direction-no-31/history","analysis":"/api/acts/trade-practices-act-1974-direction-no-31/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/trade-practices-act-1974-direction-no-31/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/trade-practices-act-1974-direction-no-31/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/trade-practices-act-1974-direction-no-31/documents"}}