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Australia has federal legislation that applies state law to federal land, in general (the Commonwealth Places (Application of Laws) Act 1970). (Also, it's only
by ajdlinux 5y ago
Australia has federal legislation that applies state law to federal land, in general (the Commonwealth Places (Application of Laws) Act 1970).
(Also, it's only major airports - state capital city airports, plus a handful of regional airports that were formerly owned by the Federal Airports Corporation - that are federal land. Most airports in Australia are small regional airports that are and were always owned by local government and not subject to the special federal land ownership and leasing regime of the major airports.)
- cjrp 4y agoAdelaide looks like it's actually operated by a private company too.
- ajdlinux 4y agoIt is operated by a private company, but as a former Federal Airports Corporation airport, the land on which the airport is built is owned by the Commonwealth and leased to the private operator on a 99-year lease.