The New South Wales Supply Service has provided details of a contract for the use of fixed wing charter aircraft which took effect from 1st November, 1993, and will operate for a period of two years. A list of the approved contractors is attached.

The new contract arrangements have removed the necessity to obtain quotations for the use of fixed wing aircraft and so far as Ministerial Charter requirements are concerned, it will be the responsibility of individual Ministers to select the approved charter company which best meets the need for an aircraft on any particular occasion. State Forests of New South Wales was one of the successful tenderers and where that Organisation is competitive in the provision of a particular service it would be appropriate for the Government to give every consideration to the use of its facilities.

.Where charter from the contract would require diverting aircraft unnecessarily and would clearly be uneconomical, Ministers shall have the option of using a local charter airline on the basis of cost effectiveness subject to quotations as available.

It should be noted that the contract is for fixed wing aircraft only and that any use of helicopters will still involve quotations from at least two organisations or companies.

The obligation for the submission of six monthly returns by Ministers on the use of charter aircraft will remain in place and the format for the returns will be as set out in Ministerial Memorandum 91/40. The "quotes obtained" apply to the use of helicopters and to local charter airlines.

I would appreciate your bringing details of the new arrangements to the notice of appropriate agencies within your administration. Any inquiries concerning the n( contract should be directed to Mr Trevor Staff, New South Wales Supply Service telephone 339-7538.

John Fahey Premier.

FIXED WING AIRCRAFT CHARTER

Contract 621 - List of Contractors

Airtex Aviation

Tower Road

BANKSTOWN AIRPORT

Ph: 771-2111 Fax: 792-1661 Bankstown/Mascot (Twin Piston only).

Aviation Centre Pty Ltd

444 Marion Street

BANKSTOWN AIRPORT

Ph: 791-0244 (Brian Surfleet) Fax: 791-0356

Bankstown/Mascot (Twin Piston only).

Crane Air Pty Ltd PO Box 149

Mascot/Bankstown (Terry Abbott)

Ph: 791-0194 Fax:791-0053 (Twin Piston and jets).

Hazelton Air Services PO Box 12

CUDAL

Bankstown/Mascot/Cudal ~gret O'Dwyer)

Ph: (063) 61-5815 Fax: (063) 61-5894 (Twin Piston only).

Heron Airlines

12 Prospect Place

COMO

(John Ives)

Ph: 528-4150

Fax:589-1013

Bankstown/Mascot (Twin piston only).

1M.A.

Bankstown/Mascot

Ph: 979-7557

Fax: 979-7997

(Twin piston only).

Pel Air Aviation

Unit 4, 26-32 Kent Road

MASCOT

(Alan James)

Ph: 669-3555 Fax: 669-3555 (Jets only).

State Forests of NSW Ph: 796-4774

Fax: 79 1 -~

(Mr Phil Richards) Bankstown based

(Twin piston only)

Dormers Air Services

(Sydney/Dubbo)

Sydney:

Ph: 745 4444 (Pat Cole) Fax: 745-4445

Mascot/Bankstown

Dubbo:

Ph: (068) 84-3588 Fax: (068) 84-1788 (Twin piston only).

Star Air Charter

73 Gilmour Street

KELSO

(Trevor Jones)

Ph: (063) 37-3452

Fax: (063) 37-3319 (Twin piston only).

MacKnight

PO Box 356

DENILIQUIN

(John MacKnight)

Ph: (058) 81-2504

Fax: (058) 81-3115

After Hours: (058) 82-1131