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Airports Act 1996
7BMeaning of joint‑user airport
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7B Meaning of joint‑user airport
(1) For the purposes of this Act, each of the following airports is a joint‑user airport: (a) Darwin International Airport; (b) Townsville Airport; (c) an airport specified in the regulations, where the site of the airport is a Commonwealth place. (2) For the purposes of this Act, Canberra Airport is a joint‑user airport. However, the regulations may declare that, for the purposes of this Act, Canberra Airport ceases to be a joint‑user airport at a specified time. (3) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(c), the boundaries of the site of an airport are to be ascertained in accordance with the regulations.