Contact: Bronwyn Clarkson & Jayne Wambaa; Carter Newell (Queensland, Australia)
Carter Newell looks at the Queensland Government's recently released 'blueprint' for how it intends to assist the growth of the airports sector in Queensland, with a focus on airports of strategic importance.
On 16 October 2013, the Queensland Government released its Economic Directions Statement - Queensland Airports 2013-2023 (Queensland Airports EDS), issued by the Department of State Development, Infrastructure and Planning.
The Queensland Airports EDS emphasises the importance of the airport sector to the Queensland economy. It also makes the point that whilst the Queensland Government no longer owns any of the airports in the State and does not regulate aeronautical activity on airports, the Government has a key role to play in protecting and fostering the growth of Queensland airports - notably through planning regulation and economic development initiatives.
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