Legislative Implications
79. The companion paper recommends amendments to Parts 4, 4A and 5 of the Commerce Act, and notes that the Ministers of Commerce and Energy propose to recommend that the legislation be introduced and passed in 2008.
80. If the decisions set out in this paper are confirmed, it is proposed that an additional part be added to the Commerce Act covering airports (paralleling the sections on electricity lines and gas pipelines). This is expected to be a relatively short part which:
- Applies the generic information disclosure regime proposed for Part 4 to AIAL,WIAL and CIAL;
- Makes transitional arrangements;
- Provides powers to levy the regulated airports for the costs of preparing input methodologies and the ongoing costs of administering the information disclosure regime;
- Makes consequential amendments to the Airport Authorities Act and the Civil Aviation Act.
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