44Determination of applications for air route licence

#### 44 Determination of applications for air route licence 44 Determination of applications for air route licence > > (1) TfNSW may determine an application for an air route licence by granting or refusing the application. > > > (2) In determining an application for an air route licence, TfNSW must take into account the following matters and is not to consider any additional matters— > > > > > (a) the air transport service needs of the public in relation to the route concerned and whether the grant of the licence will meet those needs, > > > > > (b) the allocation of air transport routes so as to facilitate the provision of adequate and reasonable public passenger transport by air in New South Wales by more than one airline and to discourage the development of any monopoly of the provision of such transport in New South Wales, > > > > > (c) the effect, if any, of the operation of the service over the proposed routes on the maintenance and orderly development of adequate and reasonable public passenger transport by air in New South Wales, > > > > > (d) the effect, if any, on the economic development or on the environment of any area within New South Wales, of the operation of aircraft by the applicant over the proposed routes. > > > (3) Nothing in this Part requires TfNSW to grant an air route licence for which applications have been invited to be made or have otherwise been made. > > Note. > > A person who operates a regulated air route under an air route licence is also required to comply with the requirements of the [Civil Aviation Act 1988](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth. These include a requirement to hold an Air Operator’s Certificate of the appropriate kind granted by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority of the Commonwealth under that Act.