(1) What services does Airservices Australia (ASA) provide at the following airports: (a) Alice Springs; (b) Cairns; (c) Canberra; (d) Coolangatta; (e) Darwin; (f) Hobart; (g) Launceston; (h) Rockhampton; and (i) Townsville.

(2) What level of charges is applied for each service at each of the above airports.

(3) Since 1 January 1997: (a) on how many occasions have the above charges been varied; and (b) in each case what was the basis for the variation.

(4) Since 1 January 1997, on how many occasions has the provision of fire services at the above airports been the subject of a review.

(5) (a) What were the terms of reference for each review; (b) what were the results of each review; and (c) what action, by ASA or the Government, followed each review.

(6) How many officers engaged in firefighting and related activities are there at each of the above airports.

(7) Since 1 January 1997: (a) on how many occasions has the number of firefighting positions at each of the above airports varied; and (b) in each case, what was the basis for the variation.

(8) At how many of the above airports is the number of firefighters supplemented to meet peaks in air traffic movements.

(9) In each case: (a) how many additional firefighters are provided; (b) how often are additional firefighters provided; (c) what is the duration of each supplementation of fire services; and (d) from where are these additional fire fighters sourced.

(10) What is the cost of providing additional, temporary firefighting capacity, on an annualised per capita basis, compared with the provision of a permanent firefighting service.

(11) As at 1 December 1999, what was the percentage of each ASA charge, at each of the above airports, required to meet the corporate overheads of ASA.

(12) (a) Since 1 December 1997 how has the percentage of each ASA charge, at each airport, required to meet the corporate overheads of ASA varied; and (b) in each instance, what was the basis of the variation.

(13) (a) What was the total number of aircraft movements at each of the above airports in (i) 1997, (ii) 1998, and (iii) 1999; and (b) what is the forecast level of activity at each of the above airports for the next: (i) 12 months, (ii) 24 months, and (iii) 36 months.

Airservices Australia has provided the following:

(1) Airservices advise it provides the following air traffic services (ATS) and aviation rescue and firefighting services (ARFF) at the airports listed below:

(i) Category 6 ARFF caters for regular passenger services by aircraft up to B737-400 type (and occasional flights by some larger aircraft).

(ii) Category 8 ARFF caters for regular passenger services by aircraft up to B767/A300 type (and occasional flights by some larger aircraft).

(2) Airservices advise that the following terminal navigation (TN) prices and aviation rescue and firefighting service(ARFF) prices currently apply to landings at the airports listed below:

(1) Aircraft with Maximum Take-off Weight (MTOW) less than 5.7 tonnes pay $6.75.

(2) Aircraft below 2.5 tonnes MTOW are not charged.

(3) Charges at Darwin and Townsville cover cost of navigational facilities only. ATS are provided free of charge by RAAF.

(3) (a) and (b). Airservices advise that the changes to TN and ARFF prices since 1 January 1997 are as follows:

(4) Three. Airservices advise that the level of service (Category) is reviewed annually.

(5) (a) Airservices advise that the Reviews are conducted in accordance with ICAO standards and recommended procedures and CASA regulatory requirements.

(b) and (c) Airservices advise the following:

(6) Airservices advise the following ARFF staffing levels:

(1) Firestation Managers are not included

(7) (a) Alice Springs 1

Cairns 2

Canberra 1

Coolangatta 0

Darwin 0

Hobart 1

Launceston 1

Rockhampton 1

Townsville N/A

(b) Airservices advise that the staff levels have been varied to take into account category changes and/or efficiency improvements.

(8) Airservices advise that none of the above mentioned airports have supplemented staffing levels. Airservices advise that all ARFF staff are permanent employees with staffing numbers at each location established under the current certified agreement.

(9) Not applicable (See 8 above)

(10) Not applicable (see 8 above)

(11) Airservices advise that the TN and ARFF prices at Alice Springs, Hobart, Launceston and Rockhampton make no contribution to corporate overheads because these ports currently operate at a loss. The percentage contribution of TN and ARFF prices to corporate overheads at other locations is as follows:

12.(a) and (b) Airservices advise that due to business restructuring and the introduction of location specific pricing it is not practical to provide realistic comparisons of changes to corporate overheads for the periods prior to December 1999.

(13) (a) Airservices has provided the following details on movements at the above mentioned airports:

(b) Airservices advises that it expects a range of outcomes, including some reduction in traffic at some ports mentioned in (a). Overall, the average growth in terminal traffic is expected to be in the range 1-2% over the period to end of 2003.