Airport Environmental Legislation & Returns

Gold Coast Airport is committed to environmental responsibility and operates in line with key Commonwealth legislation. This page provides access to relevant environmental documents, including regulatory information and annual return requirements for airport tenants.

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Environmental Management

Gold Coast Airport primarily operates under the Commonwealth Airports Act 1996, Airports (Environmental Protection) Regulations 1997 and Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999  which are administered by Commonwealth government.

The Gold Coast Airport Environment Strategy is included in the Gold Coast Airport 2024 Master Plan.

Tenant Environmental Management

Incident Management

All airport operators have a general duty to avoid pollution. Guidelines for responding to spills from airport operator activities have been developed to:

  1. Enable a consistent response by trained responders,
  2. Minimise potential environmental impacts caused by spills; and
  3. Facilitate fulfilling legislative obligations.

Management of Construction and Development

Approval of new developments at Gold Coast Airport is undertaken via the Airport Building Control process.