Sydney Airport has launched legal action against the Federal Transport Minister who has demanded a fast-tracked upgrade.
Minister Anthony Albanese had brought forward a deadline from July 2014 to 2013 for Sydney Airport to prepare a new draft master plan.
Lawyers for Sydney Airport have filed documents with the Administrative Appeals Tribunal claiming the airport was given no notice of the decision to revise the deadline.
“Sydney Airport is thus unable, meaningfully and properly, to comply with the direction of the Minister … to prepare and submit the draft master on or before the new deadline,” the court document says.
Mr Albanese and Sydney Airport chairman Max Moore-Wilton have been squabbling about the need for a second airport in Sydney.
A spokesman for Mr Albanese said the minister was determined to “act in the national interest”.
“This means dealing with both the congestion issues around the existing airport as well as building a second airport sooner rather than later,” he said.
Requiring Sydney Airport to begin preparing its next five year master plan 12 months early was a recommendation contained in the landmark report by the joint Federal-NSW taskforce tasked with assessing the city’s future aviation needs, the spokesman said.
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