We are seeking feedback on proposed updates to the Schedules of the Airports (Environment Protection) Regulations 2026, to be made through a Ministerial instrument.
Why we want your input
Your feedback will help ensure the Schedules are fit for purpose and aligned with national environmental standards and practices. This will support clear, consistent and effective environmental protection at leased federal airports.How you can voice your opinion
Upload your submission using the 'Have your Say' form or email your response to aeo@infrastructure.gov.au. A copy of the proposed content for a Ministerial Instrument under the Airports (Environment Protection) Regulations 2026 is available to support your submission.What will be the outcome of this consultation?
Submissions will be used to refine the proposed Ministerial Instrument ensuring the final Instrument is fit-for-purpose.The issue
The Schedules to the Airports (Environment Protection) Regulations 2026 set out key requirements for managing environmental impacts at leased federal airports. These Schedules are being reviewed to ensure they remain fit for purpose and aligned with current national environmental standards and practices. The consultation seeks feedback on proposed updates to the Schedules, to be made through a Ministerial Instrument, to support clear, consistent and effective environmental protection outcomes.
We’re seeking feedback from Airport Lessee Companies (ALCs), airport operator and tenants, environmental regulators, industry stakeholders and community members with an interest in environmental protection at leased federal airports, specifically on:
- Key updates to specific content in Schedules 1 to 4 to better align with national standards for air, water and soil pollution.
- Key updates to standards to identify excessive noise.
Submissions close 19 May 2026 at 17:00pm AEDT. To make a submission, complete the feedback form below, or email AEO@infrastructure.gov.au.
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We invite you to tell us your views on this topic.
Please include:
- contact name
- organisation name, if applicable
- contact details, including telephone number, postal and email addresses
- confirmation whether or not your submission can be made public—published—or kept confidential.
All submissions to be made public need to meet the Digital Service Standard for accessibility. Any submission that does not meet this standard may be modified before being made public.
If your submission is to be made public, please ensure you do not include any personal information that you don't want to be published.
If your submission is confidential, please ensure each page of the submission is marked as confidential.
Please click on the 'Have your say now' button below to upload your submission.
Proposed content for a Ministerial Instrument under the Airports (Environment Protection) Regulations
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Use
The Department may use your submission to inform consideration of issues relating to environmental regulation at leased federal airports and, in particular, the content of Schedules 1 to 4 of the Airports (Environment Protection) Regulations.
Contacting You
The Department may use your contact information to make further contact with you about your submission and the consultation process.
Publication
Submissions will not be published on the Department’s website or in any public response by the Department. Submissions may be used by the Department to inform consideration of issues relating to environmental regulation at leased federal airports, particularly the content of Schedules 1 to 4 of the Airports (Environment Protection) Regulations.
Confidentiality
Confidential submissions will not be published on the Department's website or any in any public response by the Department and will only be disclosed in the following circumstances:
- in response to a request by a Commonwealth Minister;
- where required by a House or a Committee of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia;
- where necessary in the public interest; or
- where authorised or required by law.
Submissions will only be treated as confidential if they are expressly stated to be confidential. Automatically generated confidentiality statements or disclaimers appended to an email do not suffice for this purpose. If you wish you make a confidential submission, you must indicate this by ensuring your submission is clearly marked confidential. Even if a submission is not marked confidential, the Department may choose not to publish it, or any part of it, in the Department’s discretion (for example where it includes personal information or opinions about a third party).
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