Airports Regulations 2024
15Contents of draft or final master plan—general
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15 Contents of draft or final master plan—general
(1) For the purposes of paragraphs 71(2)(j) and (3)(j) of the Act, the following matters are specified as matters that must be set out in a draft or final master plan for an airport: (a) any change to the OLS or TIFPOP surfaces for the airport that is likely to result if development proceeds in accordance with the master plan; (b) if the draft master plan is given to the Minister, or the final master plan is approved by the Minister, before 1 April 2027—for an area of an airport where a change of use of a kind described in subregulation 6.07(2) of the Airports (Environment Protection) Regulations 1997 (as continued in force by section 100 of the Airports (Environment Protection) Regulations 2026) is proposed: (i) the contents of the report of any examination of the area carried out under regulation 6.09 of that instrument as continued in force; and (ii) the airport‑lessee company’s plans for dealing with any soil pollution referred to in the report; and (c) if the draft master plan is given to the Minister, or the final master plan is approved by the Minister, on or after 1 April 2027—for an area of an airport where a change of use of a kind described in subsection 65(1) of the Airports (Environment Protection) Regulations 2026 as in force on or after 1 April 2027 is proposed: (i) the contents of any written assessment report of the area under subsection 65(3) of that instrument or of any report of an examination of the area under the provision mentioned in subparagraph (b)(i) of this subsection; and (ii) the airport‑lessee company’s plans for dealing with any air, water or soil pollution, or offensive noise, referred to in the assessment report. (2) If a matter set out in an airport master plan, in accordance with section 71 of the Act, describes intentions for land use and related development embracing landside aspects, the proposals must (as far as possible) be described in an amount of detail that: (a) is equivalent to that required by; and (b) uses terminology (including definitions) consistent with that applying in; land use planning, zoning and development legislation in force in the State or Territory in which the airport is located. (3) In this section:
OLS has the same meaning as in the Airports (Protection of Airspace) Regulations 2026.
TIFPOP surface has the same meaning as in the Airports (Protection of Airspace) Regulations 2026.