On 27 September 2023, Airservices Australia submitted its initial draft price notification to the ACCC proposing increases to its charges for enroute navigation, terminal navigation, and aviation rescue and fire-fighting services. Airservices proposed 4 price increases between April 2024 and January 2026 which collectively would have increased the weighted average price by 19% in nominal terms. This initial proposal covered the 2023–24 to 2026–27 financial years.
On 13 November 2023, Airservices provided a revised draft price notification, following consultation with the ACCC. The revised proposal covered the 2023–24 to 2025–26 financial years, proposing the same 4 price increases between April 2024 and January 2026.
The ACCC published an issues paper on 30 November 2023 based on the 13 November 2023 draft price notification, seeking stakeholder views on Airservices' proposal. Submissions to the issues paper were due by 19 January 2024.
On 10 July 2024, Airservices provided further amendments to its draft price notification, following stakeholder and further ACCC feedback. The July 2024 proposal proposes a single 6% price increase. Airservices states that if this price increase is most readily expedited by having regard to the 2024-25 and 2025-26 financial years, Airservices would be happy for the ACCC to assess the proposal on that basis. Airservices also provided revised operating expenditure and air traffic forecasts.
On 29 August 2024, the ACCC published a preliminary view proposing to not object to Airservices Australia's proposed weighted average price increase of 6% for its notified services, over the 2024-25 and 2025-26 financial years. Submissions to the preliminary view paper are due by 27 September 2024.
The ACCC’s assessment of Airservices draft price notification is based on the amendments provided in the 10 July 2024 letter.
Under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010, the ACCC is required to assess Airservices' price notifications. In assessing a price notification, the ACCC may decide to not object to the notified increase; not object to an increase lower than that proposed; or object to the notified increase.
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On 22 June 2015, the ACCC released its decision to not object to Airservices' price notification of 4 June 2015. The price notification proposed new charges for enroute, terminal navigation, and aviation rescue and fire-fighting services.
See Airservices Australia 2015.
For further information on Aviation price notifications, see Airport and aviation price notification.