桃園國際機場股份有限公司為我國依據特別法,第一個由民航局所屬行政機關直接轉型為國營公司之案例,而國內其餘16座民用航空站則仍維持民航局所屬之四級機關。 國營公司是否適用國家賠償法而應負有國家賠償責任,在我國並非全無爭議,而在桃園國際機場之經營管理者轉型為私法人,其他機場仍由行政機關經營管理之情形下,同樣一件因機場設施設置管理有欠缺抑或機場管理人員違法有責肇生損害之情事,將因為發生地點為桃園國際機場或其他民用機場,而有不同之賠償責任型態,更凸顯出其可能衍生之爭議及現行國家責任法令的問題。 桃園國際機場公司之經營管理者,由原行政機關轉型為一依公司法所設立之國營公司,乃形式民營化之風潮所趨,並具有「國際機場園區發展條例」及「國營國際機場園區股份有限公司設置條例」之授權,應為憲法之所許。 由行政機關轉型公司化後之桃園國際機場公司,在人的責任及物的責任上,均宜肯認應適用國家賠償法之規定。否則,在欠缺法律明文規定以及不具有功能性差異之前提下,遽爾否定桃園國際機場公司之國家賠償責任,可能有發生違反憲法上平等原則情事之危險。
Based on the special law of ROC, Taoyuan International Airport Corporation, which was one of the administrative organizations of Civil Aeronautics Administration, has been the first one that was transformed into the government-owned business while the other 16 civil aviation stations have still remained in the fourth rank of the government organizations under the supervision of Civil Aeronautics Administration of Ministry of Transportation and Communications. The debate over whether the state-owned business can be accused of compensating for people’s loss by State Compensation Law is controversial and emotive. Due to either terminal facilities poorly managed or management teams violating the law, the same problem occurring in either Taoyuan International Airport Corporation or the other civil airports will be dealt with differently because Taoyuan International Airport Corporation is Private Legal Person whereas the others are the government institutions. It will result in different liability for the compensation, and will cause heated controversy over State Liability Act. Taoyuan International Airport Corporation has undergone a transformation from the government institution to the government-owned business owing to a growing tendency to privatize many industries previously owned by the state. And not only has Taoyuan International Airport Corporation been authorized to be the state-controlled company by “International Airport Park Development Act” and “Act of the establishment of State-Run International Airport Park Corporation Limited” but also constitutional permission has been granted for. Having already transferred from state to private ownership, Taoyuan International Airport Corporation should compensate for their guests’ injuries or for the loss of or damage to their guests’ personal property according to the rules of Compensation State Law. Otherwise, based on the premise that the law doesn’t say clearly and that the services are the same at all the airports in ROC, allegations that Taoyuan International Airport Corporation should not adopt State Compensation Law will result in violating equality of the Constitution.