Australian Govlink Issue 2, 2013 | Page 45

41 Australians benefit from a world-class aviation sector where airports play a key role enabling passenger movement and high-value/timesensitive freight transportation within the country and throughout the world. maximum noise and frequency is considered. Aircraft movements, their frequency, type and timing (as an example during hours of sleep) must be considered not only for the current state but also for future capacity use. The contributions our airports make to Australia’s wealth generation include trade connectivity, employment, tax revenue generation and direct investment and in addition to productivity increases. Unfortunately these guidelines have not been taken up by states in their planning processes yet. Airports operated by councils and those that been privatised have also made significant investments in infrastructure that frees the Federal Government from having to commit to investing tax payer funds to these economic focus points. Since 2002 infrastructure investment by airports has increased by about $9 billion keeping massive numbers of skilled Australians employed. Recently the Federal Government’s working group, National Airports Safeguarding Advisory Group (NASAG), published draft guidelines for Land Use Planners for Managing Safety Risks at and Around Airports. Matters such as intrusions ????????????????)????????????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????e???????????)?????????????????????????)%????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????????(?????????????????????????]????????)?????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????Q????????????)???????????????????????????????)????????????????????)Q?????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????9???)??????????????9?????????????????)???????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????)??????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????()5???????????????????????????????????)???????????????]?????????????????????)?????????????????????e???????????????????)????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????]?????????)??????????????????????????????????)??????]?????????????????????????????)??????????????%