Public Consultation – Regulation Impact Statement for Drone Noise Regulations
On 30 August 2021, the Australian Government released a Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) on drone and emerging aviation technology noise regulations for industry and broader stakeholder consultation.
The RIS was developed in response to recommendations of the Review of the Air Navigation (Aircraft Noise) Regulations 2018 – Remotely Piloted Aircraft & Specialised Aircraft.
The department accepted submissions between 30 August and 4 October 2021.
List of submissions
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Number |
Author |
Submission |
Date |
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1 |
Richard Fullalove |
1/09/2021 |
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2 |
Confidential |
- |
10/09/2021 |
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3 |
Confidential |
- |
29/09/2021 |
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4 |
Stephen J Ball |
29/09/2021 |
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5 |
Confidential |
- |
29/09/2021 |
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6 |
Logan City Council |
30/09/2021 |
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7 |
Confidential |
- |
1/10/2021 |
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8 |
Australian Association for Unmanned Systems (AAUS) |
4/10/2021 |
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9 |
ACT Government |
14/10/2021 |
The final approved RIS is the Regulation Impact Statement for proposed reform to Remotely Piloted Aircraft noise regulations November 2021.
Review of Noise Regulations
Before releasing the RIS, the Department conducted a review of current noise regulations to determine the appropriate scope and breadth of future noise regulation in relation to such drones, urban air mobility aircraft and specialised aircraft, such as supersonic jets and historic warbirds.
Submissions to the review were due on in November 2019. 92 submissions were received, and they are available at Noise regulation review for Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) and specialised aircraft.
The Report on the Review of the Air Navigation (Aircraft Noise) Regulations 2018 – Remotely Piloted Aircraft & Specialised Aircraft DOCX: 1491 KB PDF: 816 KB is now finalised.
The following submissions were received in November 2019 to the Noise regulation review for Remotely Piloted and specialised aircraft:
| Number | Date | Author | Submission Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8/10/2019 | Andrea Sheather PDF: 194 KB | RPA |
| 2 | 9/10/2019 | Reg Butler PDF: 7 KB | RPA |
| 3 | 17/10/2019 | Paul Tulloch PDF: 5 KB | RPA |
| 4 | 1/11/2019 | Callum Wood PDF: 5150 KB | RPA |
| 5 | 8/11/2019 | Christine Brown, Dept. of State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning PDF: 132 KB | RPA |
| 6 | 8/11/2019 | Peter Clements PDF: 6 KB | Historic aircraft |
| 7 | 10/11/2019 | Shane Tobin PDF: 126 KB | Historic aircraft |
| 8 | 14/11/2019 | CONFIDENTIAL | RPA |
| 9 | 14/11/2019 | CONFIDENTIAL | RPA |
| 10 | 14/11/2019 | Jonah Ruuskanen PDF: 5 KB | RPA |
| 11 | 14/11/2019 | Mitch Gleeson PDF: 5 KB | RPA |
| 12 | 14/11/2019 | CONFIDENTIAL | RPA |
| 13 | 14/11/2019 | Rebecca Evans PDF: 5 KB | RPA |
| 14 | 14/11/2019 | Lee Riley PDF: 5 KB | RPA |
| 15 | 14/11/2019 | Paul Rattigan PDF: 5 KB | RPA |
| 16 | 14/11/2019 | Steve Lewis PDF: 5 KB | RPA |
| 17 | 14/11/2019 | CONFIDENTIAL | RPA |
| 18 | 14/11/2019 | CONFIDENTIAL | RPA |
| 19 | 14/11/2019 | Shellie Flatt PDF: 5 KB | RPA |
| 20 | 14/11/2019 | Ashley Rowe PDF: 5 KB | RPA |
| 21 | 15/11/2019 | CONFIDENTIAL | RPA |
| 22 | 15/11/2019 | R J De La Hunty, OAM, President & Chief Pilot Peter Snelling, Historical Aircraft Restoration Society Inc. PDF: 171 KB | Historic aircraft |
| 23 | 15/11/2019 | Julian Kusa, Mitchell Traders Association PDF: 364 KB | RPA |
| 24 | 16/11/2019 | CONFIDENTIAL | RPA |
| 25 | 16/11/2019 | CONFIDENTIAL | RPA |
| 26 | 16/11/2019 | CONFIDENTIAL | RPA |
| 27 | 17/11/2019 | Edward G Field PDF: 7 KB | Historic aircraft |
| 28 | 17/11/2019 | Jethro Nelson PDF: 98 KB | Historic aircraft |
| 29 | 17/11/2019 | David Kerr PDF: 123 KB | Historic aircraft |
| 30 | 17/11/2019 | Patrick Tolhoek PDF: 122 KB | Historic aircraft |
| 31 | 17/11/2019 | CONFIDENTIAL | RPA |
| 32 | 18/11/2019 | Jason Abela PDF: 5 KB | RPA |
| 33 | 18/11/2019 | Craig Farrell PDF: 5 KB | RPA |
| 34 | 18/11/2019 | Neil Gross, Wilkinson Murray Pty Limited PDF: 109 KB | RPA |
| 35 | 19/11/2019 | Jesse Suskin, Wing Aviation Pty Ltd PDF: 947 KB | RPA |
| 36 | 20/11/2019 | Christine Lawrence, ACT Equestrian Association Incorporated PDF: 142 KB | RPA |
| 37 | 20/11/2019 | Ross Nolan PDF: 106 KB | Urban Air Mobility |
| 38 | 20/11/2019 | CONFIDENTIAL | RPA |
| 39 | 20/11/2019 | Geoff Danes, Sport Aircraft Association of Australia PDF: 183 KB | Historic aircraft |
| 40 | 21/11/2019 | CONFIDENTIAL | RPA |
| 41 | 21/11/2019 | Kim Peart, Space Pioneers Foundation PDF: 88 KB | RPA Urban Air Mobility |
| 42 | 21/11/2019 | Robin and Eileen Blackmore PDF: 5 KB | RPA |
| 43 | 21/11/2019 | CONFIDENTIAL | RPA |
| 44 | 21/11/2019 | Michael Vaughan PDF: 5 KB | RPA |
| 45 | 21/11/2019 | Timothy Morrissey PDF: 6 KB | RPA |
| 46 | 21/11/2019 | Andrew Beard PDF: 8 KB | RPA |
| 47 | 21/11/2019 | Karen Caven PDF: 6 KB | RPA |
| 48 | 21/11/2019 | CONFIDENTIAL | RPA |
| 49 | 21/11/2019 | CONFIDENTIAL | RPA |
| 50 | 21/11/2019 | Joseph Wheeler, International Aerospace Law & Policy Group PDF: 343 KB | RPA |
| 51 | 21/11/2019 | Michael Qualmann PDF: 88 KB | RPA |
| 52 | 21/11/2019 | Ruth Vasey PDF: 6 KB | RPA |
| 53 | 21/11/2019 | Martin Lewicki PDF: 6 KB | RPA |
| 54 | 21/11/2019 | Andrew Morris PDF: 13 KB | Historic aircraft |
| 55 | 21/11/2019 | Daniel Sorbel PDF: 10 KB | RPA |
| 56 | 21/11/2019 | CONFIDENTIAL | RPA |
| 57 | 21/11/2019 | Chris Brady PDF: 125 KB | Historic aircraft |
| 58 | 21/11/2019 | DJI PDF: 556 KB | RPA |
| 59 | 21/11/2019 | CONFIDENTIAL | RPA |
| 60 | 21/11/2019 | Derek PDF: 7 KB | RPA |
| 61 | 22/11/2019 | Brett Goyne PDF: 7 KB | RPA |
| 62 | 22/11/2019 | CONFIDENTIAL | RPA |
| 63 | 22/11/2019 | Australian Association for Unmanned Systems (AAUS) PDF: 179 KB | RPA Urban Air Mobility |
| 64 | 22/11/2019 | Tim Finn PDF: 85 KB | RPA |
| 65 | 22/11/2019 | CONFIDENTIAL | RPA |
| 66 | 22/11/2019 | Penny Costello PDF: 7 KB | RPA |
| 67 | 22/11/2019 | Jeff Parnell, Australian Acoustical Society Dr Rob Bullen, Rob Bullen Consulting PDF: 357 KB | RPA Urban Air Mobility Supersonic Aircraft Historic aircraft |
| 68 | 22/11/2019 | Mark Awad, Australian Warbirds Association Ltd PDF: 129 KB | Historic aircraft |
| 69 | 22/11/2019 | Mark Coster PDF: 8 KB | RPA |
| 70 | 22/11/2019 | Dennis Maddock PDF: 52 KB | RPA |
| 71 | 22/11/2019 | Ian and Robyn McIntyre PDF: 32 KB | RPA |
| 72 | 22/11/2019 | Gray Ardern PDF: 6 KB | RPA |
| 73 | 22/11/2019 | S Jensen PDF: 46 KB | RPA |
| 74 | 22/11/2019 | Louise Fitzgerald | RPA |
| 75 | 22/11/2019 | CONFIDENTIAL | Urban Air Mobility |
| 76 | 22/11/2019 | Peter Elford, Gungahlin Community Council Inc. PDF: 214 KB | RPA |
| 77 | 22/11/2019 | CONFIDENTIAL | RPA |
| 78 | 22/11/2019 | CONFIDENTIAL | RPA |
| 79 | 22/11/2019 | David Radich, Logan City Council PDF: 87 KB | RPA |
| 80 | 22/11/2019 | Luke Hannan, LGAQ PDF: 149 KB | RPA |
| 81 | 25/11/2019 | David Pollard PDF: 152 KB | RPA |
| 82 | 25/11/2019 | Brett Curtis, Gold Coast Airport PDF: 1465 KB | RPA |
| 83 | 27/11/2019 | Adrian Dwyer, Infrastructure Partnerships Australia PDF: 102 KB | RPA |
| 84 | 27/11/2019 | David McNamara, NSW Department of Planning and Environment PDF: 173 KB | RPA Urban Air Mobility Supersonic Aircraft Historic aircraft |
| 85 | 29/11/2019 | Ian Yorke, EPA South Australia PDF: 3239 KB | RPA Urban Air Mobility |
| 86 | 29/11/2019 | Margy Osmond, Tourism and Transport Forum Australia PDF: 169 KB | RPA |
| 87 | 29/11/2019 | John Kearney, City of Gold Coast PDF: 114 KB | RPA |
| 88 | 2/12/2019 | RPA PDF: 477 KB | Urban Air Mobility |
| 89 | 2/12/2019 | Anne-Marie Brits, Government of Western Australia PDF: 360 KB | RPA Urban Air Mobility |
| 90 | 3/12/2019 | Mike Stapleton, Department of Transport and Main Roads PDF: 3355 KB | RPA Urban Air Mobility Supersonic Aircraft Historic aircraft |
| 91 | 5/12/2019 | Caroline Wilkie, Australian Airports Association PDF: 4609 KB | RPA Urban Air Mobility |
| 92 | 6/12/2019 | CONFIDENTIAL | RPA Urban Air Mobility Historic aircraft |