NRS-15926 | Sydney Airport Role Study Final Reports

This series contains the final reports of the MANS Study (Major Airport Needs of Sydney). They are comb-bound printed reports in chronological date order. They appear to have been prepared by the consultants W.D.Scott & Co Pty. Reports contain an introduction, appendices, graphs and statistical and written information. Reports of studies contain information regarding: traffic forecasts and unit costs, options and sites, airport layout tasks, job transfers, costing of noise and result of passenger surveys.The MANS study was a joint Commonwealth-State Committee announced by the Prime Minister of Australia and the Premier of New South Wales on 20 October, 1976. The Study consisted of eight representatives - four nominated by the Commonwealth Government and four by the State. The Commonwealth nominated representatives of the Departments of Finance, House and Construction, Science and the Environment and Transport. The State representatives were from the Planning and Environment Commission; Premier's Department; State Pollution Control Commission and the Traffic Authority. The Chairman (K.J. Cosgrove) was from the Commonwealth Department of Transport. The Committee was initially requested to report by December, 1977 but the date was later extended until December, 1979. (1) The State Pollution Control Commission which retained these records filled a major role in the Study for which it was represented on the Commonwealth-State Committee, the Evaluation, Urbanization and Environmental Consultative Groups. (2) End Notes(1) NRS 159/1/30 (2) Report of the State Pollution Control Commission for the year ended 30 June, 1977 section 4.18 p. 54-55 In NSW Parliamentary papers 1976-77-78 vol. 11 p. 696-697