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Civil Aviation Act 2023

International aviation - International air carriage competition

203: Authorisation of tariffs by Minister in specified circumstances

You could also call this:

"The Minister can approve flight prices between countries if the flight starts or ends in New Zealand and there's an agreement that says they must approve it."

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The Minister can approve tariffs for flying between countries if certain conditions are met. You need to know that one of these conditions is that the flight starts or ends in New Zealand, even if you stop somewhere else on the way. The other condition is that there is an agreement that says the Minister must approve the tariff.

The Minister's approval is required when there is an agreement that includes a rule about getting approval for tariffs. You can find more information about this by looking at the link to legislation that was used in the past. This rule applies to flights between two countries, including New Zealand.

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Part 6International aviation
International air carriage competition

203Authorisation of tariffs by Minister in specified circumstances

  1. The Minister may authorise any tariff in respect of international carriage by air in the circumstances in subsection (2).

  2. The circumstances are—

  3. that the relevant places of departure and destination in relation to the international carriage by air are within the territories of 2 countries, one of which is New Zealand (irrespective of whether there is to be a break in the carriage or a transhipment); and
    1. that an agreement, an arrangement, or an understanding contains a provision that requires the tariff to be subject to an authorisation by the Minister.

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