Submission to
The Moorabbin Airport Master Plan Review
From Mentone Resident,
City of
Kingston
Submissions on Air Services Australia
In
undertaking this inquiry, the committee shall consider
whether Air services Australia:
(a) has
conducted an effective, open and informed public
consultation strategy with communities affected by aircraft noise;
(b)
engages with industry and business stakeholders in an
open, informed and reasonable way;
(c) has adequate triggers for
public consultation under
legislation and whether procedures used by Airservices Australia
are
compliant with these requirements;
(d) is
accountable, as a government-owned corporation, for
the conduct of its noise management strategy;
(e) has
pursued and established equitable noise-sharing
arrangements in meeting its responsibilities to provide air traffic
services
and to protect the environment from the effects associated with
aircraft for
which it is responsible;
(f) requires
a
binding Community Consultation Charter to assist it in consulting fully
and
openly with communities affected by aircraft noise; and
I
would say
emphatically yes.
The AA says talk to the Federal
Members as they write the
laws:
AA:
I have lodged four
aircraft noise complaints for
you for your internet submissions to either the Noise Enquiry Unit or
to
Feedback, as follows:
Complaint
222646 dated 30/08/2009 and Complaint 222817 dated 31/08/2009 – Noise
assessments are generally not done at secondary airports such as
Moorabbin.
The noise assessments are based on identifying aircraft movements and
matching
them with flight plans so that the aircraft type and route can be
identified. Few
pilots submit flight plan details when operating at secondary airports,
so the
noise assessments are of little value. More information on
the Noise and
Flight Path Monitoring System is published on the web at http://www.airservicesaustralia.com/projectsservices/reports/nfpms/default.asp.
The
Aircraft
Noise Regulations are a Federal matter, so proposed changes to them
would be
best handled by your local Federal Member.
Complaint
223188 dated 05/09/2009 – Some light aircraft have mufflers
fitted, and some
don’t. The noise limit is not applicable to each individual
aircraft, but
is a noise level placed on the class of aircraft depending on weight
and engine
type. The aircraft noise is not monitored on a continuous
basis and planes
are not routinely tested. You can read more about aircraft
noise
regulations on the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional
Development and Local Government web site at http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/aviation/environmental/noise.aspx.
Complaint
223536 dated 13/09/2009.”
Simon Crean says talk to AA as
they deal with Noise compliants:
‘Like
you, a number of residents have expressed concern regarding noise
associated
with airport activity. This issue has been discussed with officers at
the
Environment Protection Authority, who have advised that residents
concerned about aircraft noise should contact the Airspace
and Environment Regulations Unit of Air Services Australia
regarding their concerns.
The contact details for the unit are: Air Services Australia, Noise
Enquiry
Unit PO Box 211, MASCOT NSW 1460, Telephone: 1800 802 584 (free call)
1300 302
24 (local call) or Email: community.relations@airservicesaustralia.com ‘
(g) any other related matter.
Thank
You
N.C.
Mentone
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