Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated RegulationsAn aircraft may take off from Gold Coast Airport during a curfew period, despite section 8, if:
(a) the aircraft received taxi clearance for the take - off before the start of the curfew period; or
(b) air traffic control (within the meaning of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 ) is not available, and the aircraft began taxiing for take - off before the start of the curfew period.