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Civil Aviation Act 2023

Airports - Airport operators

221: Applications for registration

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"How to register an aerodrome with the government to get approval to operate it"

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If you are in charge of an aerodrome with a space requirement, you must apply to the Secretary to be registered. You do this to get approval for the aerodrome. The Secretary needs information from you to make a decision.

If you are in charge of a different type of aerodrome, you can choose to apply to the Secretary to be registered. You can apply with one or more people as a team. You must apply in the way the Secretary says on the Ministry's Internet site.

When you apply, you must give the Secretary the information they need to consider your application. You can find out how to apply on the Ministry's Internet site. The Secretary will use the information you provide to decide on your application.

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Part 7Airports
Airport operators

221Applications for registration

  1. The operator of an aerodrome, or the proposed operator of an aerodrome not yet in operation, in which there is or will be a space requirement must apply to the Secretary to be registered in relation to the aerodrome.

  2. The operator of any other aerodrome, or the proposed operator of any other aerodrome not yet in operation, may apply to the Secretary to be registered in relation to the aerodrome.

  3. An application under this section may be made by 2 or more people acting jointly as the operator or proposed operator.

  4. An application under this section must be made in the manner specified by the Secretary on the Ministry’s Internet site.

  5. The applicant must provide the Secretary with the information required by the Secretary to assist in determining the application.

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