Runway 30 - Airservices Australia’s In-House Capacity to Conduct Environmental Impact Assessments
Dear Airservices Australia,
Please provide information on the number of professionals employed by Airservices Australia whose specific task is to conduct environmental impact assessments of new flight paths.
Could you also provide a summary breakdown of their academic qualifications and experience.
I also want information on environmental and social impact assessment methodologies and frameworks used at Airservices Australia.
Yours faithfully,
Sharon Nicholson
OFFICIAL
Dear Ms Nicholson
Airservices Australia (Airservices) acknowledge the receipt of your
request for access to documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982
(Cth) (FOI Act) which has been given the reference FOI 24-18.
You have requested access to the following documents:
1 The number of staff employed by Airservices, whose task
is to conduct environmental impact assessments of new flight paths;
2 In respect of those people identified in para 1, a
summary of their academic qualification and experience;
3 Airservices’:
a. environmental impact assessment methodologies
b. environmental impact assessment frameworks
c. social impact assessment methodologies
d. social impact assessment framework
The statutory period for processing your request is 30 calendar days
commencing from the day after the day the request for received, in this
case 17 April 2024.
However, if your request captures documents that contains information
concerning the business, commercial or financial affairs of another
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of those documents: see section 27 of the FOI Act.
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Regards
FOI Coordinator
Alan Woods Building, 25 Constitution Ave
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
airservicesaustralia.com
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OFFICIAL
Dear Ms Nicholson
Please find the attached decision in respect of your FOI request.
Kind regards
Ben
FOI Coordinator
Alan Woods Building, 25 Constitution Ave
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
airservicesaustralia.com
OFFICIAL