Commonwealth airport land holdings dataset
Dear Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications,
Can I please have a list of all airports in Australia that are held by (ie land is owned or controlled by) the Commonwealth, both city based and regional in all states please?
For each airport held by the Commonwealth in Australia, if there is varying land tenure types, can I please have the list of airports sorted into land tenure type?
Thank you
Yours faithfully,
Leanne Marie
OFFICIAL
Dear Leanne
Thank you for your email of 15 September 2024 requesting access to
documents held by the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional
Development, Communications and the Arts (the Department) under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act).
You have requested access to:
A list of all airports in Australia that are held by (ie land is owned or
controlled by) the Commonwealth, both city based and regional in all
states.
For each airport held by the Commonwealth in Australia, if there is
varying land tenure types, can the list of airports be sorted into land
tenure type.
Your request has been allocated the reference number FOI 25-109. Could you
please ensure that you quote this reference number in all future
correspondence with the Department.
Timeframes
The statutory due date for you to receive a decision on your request is 15
October 2024. This date may be extended in certain circumstances, and in
the event that this occurs, the Department will notify you. Where the due
date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday, the timeframe will
expire on the next working day.
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direct telephone numbers
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Should you have any questions relating to your request, please do not
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[2][email address]
Kind regards
FOI Coordinator
Freedom of Information Section • People, Culture and Change Division
P 02 6274 6294
E [3][Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications request email]
GPO Box 594 Canberra, ACT 2601
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development,
Communications and the Arts
CONNECTING AUSTRALIANS • ENRICHING COMMUNITIES • EMPOWERING REGIONS
[4]infrastructure.gov.au [5][IMG]
I would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land on
which we meet, work and live.
I recognise and respect their continuing connection to the land, waters
and communities.
I pay my respects to Elders past and present and to all Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islanders.
OFFICIAL
References
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4. http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/
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OFFICIAL
Good afternoon
Thank you for your email of 15 September 2024 requesting access to
documents held by the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional
Development, Communications and the Arts (the Department) under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act).
A list of the 21 currently operating leased federal airports on
Commonwealth land is available on the Department's [1]Airports webpage.
The Airports branch has advised that all of these airports remain federal
land, granted on long-term leases to private entities between 1997 and
2003. All federally leased airports are leased under the same form of land
tenure.
Under section 4 of the FOI Act, the definition of a ‘document’ which may
be subject to a request under the Act does not include “material
maintained for reference purposes that is otherwise publicly available.”
As this information is already available for public reference on the
Department’s website, we would like to propose that you withdraw this
request.
We would greatly appreciate if you could respond to this email by 27
September 2024 to confirm whether you are willing to withdraw this
request.
Kind regards
FOI Coordinator
Freedom of Information Section • People, Culture and Change Division
[2][Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications request email]
P +61 2 6136 8114
GPO Box 594 Canberra, ACT 2601
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development,
Communications and the Arts
CONNECTING AUSTRALIANS • ENRICHING COMMUNITIES • EMPOWERING REGIONS
[3]infrastructure.gov.au [4]cid:image001.png@01DAA578.8E656840
I acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land on which we meet,
work and live.
I recognise and respect their continuing connection to the land, waters
and communities.
I pay my respects to Elders past and present and to all Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander people.
OFFICIAL
OFFICIAL
Good morning
I’m emailing to follow up on the below email seeking your agreement to
withdraw your request.
As advised in my previous email, we consider that the information you were
seeking is already available on the Department’s [1]Airports webpage.
Accordingly, it would greatly assist our efficient processing of your
request if it was withdrawn.
We would greatly appreciate if you could respond to this email by 30
September 2024 to confirm whether you are willing to withdraw this
request.
Kind regards
FOI Coordinator
Freedom of Information Section • People, Culture and Change Division
[2][Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications request email]
P +61 2 6136 8114
GPO Box 594 Canberra, ACT 2601
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development,
Communications and the Arts
CONNECTING AUSTRALIANS • ENRICHING COMMUNITIES • EMPOWERING REGIONS
[3]infrastructure.gov.au [4]cid:image001.png@01DAA578.8E656840
I acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land on which we meet,
work and live.
I recognise and respect their continuing connection to the land, waters
and communities.
I pay my respects to Elders past and present and to all Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander people.
OFFICIAL
From: FOI <[email address]>
Sent: Monday, 23 September 2024 4:15 PM
To: 'Leanne Marie' <[FOI #12057 email]>
Subject: FOI 25-109 - List of airports and proposal that request is
withdrawn [SEC=OFFICIAL]
OFFICIAL
Good afternoon
Thank you for your email of 15 September 2024 requesting access to
documents held by the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional
Development, Communications and the Arts (the Department) under the
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act).
A list of the 21 currently operating leased federal airports on
Commonwealth land is available on the Department's [5]Airports webpage.
The Airports branch has advised that all of these airports remain federal
land, granted on long-term leases to private entities between 1997 and
2003. All federally leased airports are leased under the same form of land
tenure.
Under section 4 of the FOI Act, the definition of a ‘document’ which may
be subject to a request under the Act does not include “material
maintained for reference purposes that is otherwise publicly available.”
As this information is already available for public reference on the
Department’s website, we would like to propose that you withdraw this
request.
We would greatly appreciate if you could respond to this email by 27
September 2024 to confirm whether you are willing to withdraw this
request.
Kind regards
FOI Coordinator
Freedom of Information Section • People, Culture and Change Division
[6][Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications request email]
P +61 2 6136 8114
GPO Box 594 Canberra, ACT 2601
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development,
Communications and the Arts
CONNECTING AUSTRALIANS • ENRICHING COMMUNITIES • EMPOWERING REGIONS
[7]infrastructure.gov.au [8]cid:image001.png@01DAA578.8E656840
I acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land on which we meet,
work and live.
I recognise and respect their continuing connection to the land, waters
and communities.
I pay my respects to Elders past and present and to all Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander people.
OFFICIAL
OFFICIAL
Good afternoon
I refer to your request below for access to documents under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (FOI Act).
Please find attached a decision in response to your request.
Kind regards
FOI Coordinator
Freedom of Information Section • People, Culture and Change Division
[1][Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications request email]
P +61 2 6136 8114
GPO Box 594 Canberra, ACT 2601
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development,
Communications and the Arts
CONNECTING AUSTRALIANS • ENRICHING COMMUNITIES • EMPOWERING REGIONS
[2]infrastructure.gov.au [3]cid:image001.png@01DAA578.8E656840
I acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land on which we meet,
work and live.
I recognise and respect their continuing connection to the land, waters
and communities.
I pay my respects to Elders past and present and to all Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander people.
OFFICIAL