Aviation green Paper - act now to have your say

Don’t miss this opportunity to tell the Government what you expect from airports and the statutory agencies that have responsibility for airspace management and airport regulation. Have your say on the recently published Green Paper.

Our example submission below makes lodging a submission quick and easy. You can either send it without changes, or edit/add to it as you wish. Submissions close 30 November 2023

*Action Network is an open technology platform we use to streamline the submission process. You do not need to become a member of Action Network in order to use our example to make your submission.

Background on the Aviation White Paper

Earlier this year the Australian Government released Terms of Reference calling for submissions on the Aviation White Paper which will establish a framework of long-term policies that will shape and direct the future development and progress of the aviation industry. Our submission can be found here.

The Terms of Reference were used in the development of a Green Paper which has recently been published. The Green Paper will serve as the basis for more detailed consultation in which we will be involved due to our membership of Gold Coast Airport’s Airport Noise Abatement Consultative Committee and Community Aviation Consultative Group. The Government has invited feedback on the Green Paper by 30 November 2023.

The outcomes of the consultation with stakeholders and feedback on the Green Paper will be considered during the development of the White Paper. The White Paper will outline the Government's desired outcomes for aviation in terms of safety, competitiveness, sustainability, and efficiency, which will aim to ensure that the industry is suitably equipped to provide aviation services to the Australian public up to 2050.

Stop Flight Path Impacts (Gold Coast Lifestyle Association Inc) in its Terms of Reference submission identified clear deficiencies in the current regulatory framework, which doesn’t adequately provide appropriate protection of community interests. These interests for example, include the well overdue articulation of regulations governing the use of airspace (where currently there are none), the requirement for public consultation on proposed changes to flight paths, and the requirements for the adoption of noise abatement procedures or noise amelioration programs as conditions to proposed substantial increases in aircraft movement.

These points are reiterated in an example submission we have developed to assist in the preparation of individual submissions. We encourage you to provide feedback on the Green Paper by the deadline of 30 November 2023 and invite you to use any or all of the points in our example submission.

Visit our page on the Aviation White Paper Terms of Reference

Green papers include proposals or solutions to feedback received in response to a proposed white paper. Green papers are often released to generate discussion and feedback.

A white paper is a published statement of government policy or strategy which often includes details of, and the reasons for, planned legislative changes.