16Applying for a licence

16 Applying for a licence

(1) A person (the applicant) may apply in writing to the Secretary for the granting of a licence in relation to a scheduled international air service (an international airline licence).

(2) Except as provided in subregulation (4) and regulation 16A, the application must include the following:

(a) the applicant’s name and address;

(b) the applicant’s contact telephone number in Australia;

(c) if the applicant is a corporation:

(i) if it is incorporated in Australia — its ACN number; and

(ii) if it is not incorporated in Australia — its business registration details; and

(iii) evidence of the place at which it was incorporated, or has its corporate headquarters; and

(iv) evidence of its corporate existence; and

(v) if paragraph (d) does not apply to the applicant — evidence of its ownership and control arrangements;

(d) if the applicant is an airline of a foreign country and is subject to principal place of business arrangements under a relevant agreement operating between the country and Australia — evidence of one or more of the following:

(i) substantial operations and capital investment in facilities of the corporation in the foreign country;

(ii) payment of tax by the corporation in the foreign country;

(iii) registration of the corporation’s aircraft in the foreign country;

(iv) a substantial proportion of the corporation’s employees being citizens of the foreign country;

(e) evidence of insurance coverage for the scheduled international air service in relation to the following:

(i) passenger liability;

(ii) third party liability;

(iii) cargo and baggage liability;

(iv) injury and loss as a result of active hostilities or civil unrest;

(f) a copy of the relevant Air Operator’s Certificate for the scheduled international air service that has been issued under Division 2 of Part III of the Civil Aviation Act 1988;

(g) evidence of the relevant transport security program for the scheduled international air service approved under Part 2 of the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004;

(h) if the applicant is an Australian carrier under section 4 of the International Air Services Commission Act 1992 —details of the applicant’s capacity, as allocated by the International Air Services Commission;

(i) details of the scheduled international air services that are to be covered by the licence, including the type of aircraft to be used for each service;

(j) any other information relating to the application that the Secretary, in writing, requests.