Anne Urquhart (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

At the request of Senators Sterle and O'Sullivan, I move:

That the following matter be referred to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee for inquiry and report by 30 March 2018:

The operation, regulation and funding of air route service delivery to rural, regional and remote communities, with particular reference to:

(a) social and economic impacts of air route supply and airfare pricing;

(b) different legal, regulatory, policy and pricing frameworks and practices across the Commonwealth, states and territories;

(c) how airlines determine fare pricing;

(d) the determination of airport charges for landing and security fees, aircraft type and customer demand;

(e) pricing determination, subsidisation and equity of airfares;

(f) determination of regulated routes and distribution of residents' fares across regulated routes;

(g) airline competition within rural and regional routes;

(h) consistency of aircraft supply and retrieval of passengers by airlines during aircraft maintenance and breakdown;

(i) all related costs and charges imposed by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority; and

(j) any related matters.