66The Compliance Committee

66 The Compliance Committee

(1) The Compliance Committee is established by this section. Membership (2) The *Compliance Committee consists of the following members: (a) the Chair; (b) a representative of the airport‑operator company (within the meaning of the Airports Act 1996) for Sydney Airport or, if there is more than one such company, a representative of the airport‑management company (within the meaning of that Act) for Sydney Airport; (c) a representative of the *Slot Manager; (d) a representative of *Airservices Australia; (e) 3 other members. Appointment of members (3) The Chair and the members mentioned in paragraph (2)(e) are to be appointed, in writing, by the Minister.

Note: A member may be reappointed: see section 33AA of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

(4) The Chair must be a person who is independent from: (a) an airport‑operator company (within the meaning of the Airports Act 1996) for Sydney Airport; and (b) the *Slot Manager; and (c) *Airservices Australia; and (d) an airline that customarily provides air services (whether or not from Sydney Airport); and (e) any other person prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph. (5) A person is not eligible to be a member unless the Minister is satisfied that the person has appropriate qualifications, knowledge, skills or experience. Functions (6) The *Compliance Committee has the following functions: (a) on its own initiative or at the request of the Minister, to inquire into and report to the Minister about any of the following matters: (i) the allocation or use of slots at Sydney Airport; (ii) *gate movements at Sydney Airport; (iii) compliance with this Act; (b) to publish information held by the Committee in accordance with the regulations; (c) such other functions as are conferred on the Committee by this Act; (d) to do anything incidental to, or conducive to, the performance of the above functions. Minister’s requests (7) The Minister may, in writing, request the *Compliance Committee to inquire into and report to the Minister about any matter. (8) If the Minister makes such a request, the Minister may determine the *Compliance Committee’s terms of reference for conducting the inquiry and reporting to the Minister. (9) The request must comply with the requirements (if any) prescribed by the regulations. (10) A request under subsection (7) is not a legislative instrument.