Cost recovery for new or restarting international airports

Have your say

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is consulting on proposed new regulations under the Airports (Cost Recovery for Processing of International Travellers) 2014 Act (the Airports Act). If an airport chooses to start or re-start international flights, the Airports Act enables the Government to recover costs incurred by MPI and the New Zealand Customs Service. These costs can be recovered from the airport.

It is appropriate to consider cost recovery for starting or restarting international flights, as travellers and airports receive the benefits from these flights. MPI proposes to recover these costs through proposed regulations under the Airports Act, or by using a mix of new regulations and existing cost recovery methods.

If new regulations were made, they would help manage the Crown’s financial risk. They could also provide greater certainty to airports that may be considering offering international services on the potential costs associated with providing international flights.

Cost recovery plays an important role in funding services which the government provides, such as biosecurity and customs processing of travellers on international flights at airports.

Your feedback is essential for helping make decisions on cost recovery for biosecurity and border services. MPI needs to understand what impacts the proposals may have on you, your business, and your community.

Consultation opens on 7 August and closes at 5pm on 28 August 2024.

Discussion document

Cost recovery for new or restarting international airports [PDF, 859 KB]

Current legislation

Airports (Cost Recovery for Processing of International Travellers) 2014 Act – NZ Legislation

Making your submission

Send your feedback to us by 5pm on Wednesday 28 August 2024. Email your submissions to BSP@mpi.govt.nz

While we prefer email, you can send your submission by post to:

Biosecurity System Policy
Ministry for Primary Industries
PO Box 2526
Wellington 6140
New Zealand.

What to include

Include the following in your submission:

the title of the consultation document
your name and title
your organisation’s name (if you are submitting on behalf of an organisation)
your phone number
your email address.

Submissions are public information

Note that all, part, or a summary of your submission may be published on this website. Most often this happens when we issue a document that reviews the submissions received.

People can also ask for copies of submissions under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA). The OIA says we must make the content of submissions available unless we have good reason for withholding it. Those reasons are detailed in sections 6 and 9 of the OIA.

If you think there are grounds to withhold specific information from publication, make this clear in your submission or contact us. Reasons may include that it discloses commercially sensitive or personal information. However, any decision MPI makes to withhold details can be reviewed by the Ombudsman, who may direct us to release it.

Official Information Act 1982 – NZ Legislation

Cost recovery for new or restarting international airports

Closing date

Contact

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