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Commonwealth bill
What this bill appears to do (preliminary and conditional)
Creates a legal mechanism to collect an "Aviation Consumer Protection Levy" (ACPL) from air travel transactions and to remit those amounts to the Commonwealth. In practice this usually means levying a small fee on passengers or tickets and requiring airlines or ticketing agents to collect and pass the money to government.
Sets out who is liable to pay the levy (likely the airline or the person who sells the ticket) and who is responsible for collecting and remitting it (likely the carrier, travel agent or an appointed collector).
Establishes rules for how the levy is calculated (for example a fixed amount per passenger or a percentage of the fare), when it must be paid, record‑keeping and reporting obligations, and administrative enforcement (penalties for late payment, audits, interest on unpaid amounts).
Likely includes exemptions and special rules (for certain types of flights such as transit passengers, infants, diplomatic travel, or services provided by small operators) and transitional arrangements for implementation.
Who it affects
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Progress
House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time
01 Apr 2026
Second reading moved
01 Apr 2026
Documents and transcripts
Text of bill
First reading
Explanatory memoranda
Explanatory memorandum
Transcript of speeches
All second reading speeches
Minister's second reading speech
Proposed amendments
No proposed amendments have been circulated.
Schedules of amendments
No documents at present Notes
Referred to Committee (01/04/2026): Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee; Report due 19/06/2026
How it matters (mechanics, incentives and costs)
Revenue transfer: the levy creates a new revenue stream earmarked (in policy terms) for "aviation consumer protection" measures. The bill’s mechanics determine whether revenue is collected centrally (by the tax/collection agency) or retained as trust and passed on.
Price signal and demand: if carriers pass the levy to passengers, ticket prices rise by the levy amount. Even a small increase can affect price‑sensitive travellers and route demand.
Compliance burden: carriers and agents incur administrative costs — system changes to ticketing and accounting, staff time for reporting, and potential costs for advisers and audits. Smaller operators can face proportionally higher compliance costs.
Enforcement and behavioural effects: penalties, interest and audit powers create incentives to comply. Where collection is imposed on carriers rather than passengers, carriers bear legal liability for remittance even if they pass costs to customers. That can change contractual terms between carriers and agents (who collects and who bears risk).
Distribution of costs and benefits: benefits (funding consumer protection) are concentrated for agencies and possibly particular consumer programs; costs are spread across travellers and industry participants. This creates potential for lobbying over exemptions, rates and administrative rules.
What to check in the actual bill text (items required for a full legal analysis)
Limitations of this note
I don’t have the full bill text or the explanatory memorandum in front of me here. The summary above is a reasoned, typical mapping of what a "collection" bill with this title usually contains and the practical legal and economic effects those provisions produce. For a definitive, section‑by‑section legal analysis (including quotes and precise compliance steps), please paste the bill text or the explanatory memorandum, or confirm you want me to proceed once you provide the document links or content.