
Air
Navigation Act 1920
Act No. 50
of 1920 as amended
This
compilation was prepared on 24 July 2001
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 55
of 2001
The
text of any of those amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section
Prepared
by the Office of Legislative Drafting,
Attorney‑General’s Department, Canberra
Contents
Part
1—Preliminary
1
1............
Short title [see Note 1].......................................................................
1
2............
Extension to Territories......................................................................
1
2A.........
Act to bind Crown..............................................................................
1
2B.........
Act not to apply to state aircraft.......................................................
1
3............
Interpretation......................................................................................
1
3AA......
Meaning of threaten............................................................................
3
3AB......
Aircraft flights: when do they start?..................................................
3
3AC......
Aircraft flights: when do they end?....................................................
4
3AD......
Screening and clearance.......................................................................
4
3AE.......
Meaning of unlawful interference with
aviation.................................
4
3AF.......
Uniformed security force....................................................................
5
Part 2—Regulation
of Air Navigation
6
3A.........
Approval of ratification of Chicago
Convention etc..........................
6
4............
Texts of Chicago Convention etc........................................................
6
5............
Contracting States...............................................................................
6
9............
International airports..........................................................................
6
10..........
International aircraft to land at and
take off from designated airports
6
11..........
Freedoms of the air.............................................................................
7
11A.......
Foreign shareholdings in Australian
international airlines.................. 7
11B.......
Injunctions relating to section 11A.....................................................
8
12..........
International airline licences................................................................
9
13..........
Suspension or cancellation of
international airline licences.............. 10
14..........
Non‑scheduled flights by aircraft
possessing nationality of a Contracting State
10
15..........
Definitions........................................................................................
10
15A.......
Aircraft on non‑scheduled flights
not to take on or discharge passengers, cargo or
mail without permission
10
15B.......
Applications for permission to operate
non‑scheduled flights........ 11
15C.......
Information to be contained in
application.......................................
12
15D.......
Determination of application for
permission...................................
12
15E........
Variation of permission on application by
charter operator............ 13
15F........
Variation, suspension or cancellation of
permission on Secretary’s initiative
13
16..........
Aircraft on international flights to
comply with laws......................
13
17..........
Aircraft on international flights to have
permission.........................
14
18..........
Publication of determinations...........................................................
14
19..........
Carriage of munitions........................................................................
14
Part 2A—Investigation of accidents etc.