Consultation
73. This paper has been prepared by MOT and MED in consultation with Treasury. DPMC has been advised of the paper.
74. A discussion paper on the broader Commerce Act review was released in April with a 3 month consultation period. Submissions were received from 45 parties. These included AIAL, WIAL, CIAL, Air New Zealand, Virgin Blue, BARNZ, IATA and Peet Aviation. No provincial or regional airports made submissions. The discussion paper did not specifically refer to a change in the regime for airports, or to amendments to the Airport Authorities Act.
75. There is a risk that given the major international airports were not consulted on changes to the airport specific regulatory regime under the AAA, and the proposals involve requiring AIAL, WIAL and CIAL to fund the costs of an enhanced information disclosure regime that will apply to them, that these companies will react negatively to these announcements.
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