Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 105.095

  (1)   A person contravenes this subregulation   if:

  (a)   the person undertakes a parachute descent other than over a populous area; and

  (b)   the person causes a thing to be dropped:

  (i)   from the aircraft before the descent; or

  (ii)   during the descent; and

  (c)   either or both of the following apply:

  (i)   the thing is dropped otherwise than in accordance with an authorisation from a Part   105 ASAO to cause the thing to be dropped;

  (ii)   the thing is dropped otherwise than in accordance with any requirements prescribed by the Part   105 Manual of Standards for the purposes of this paragraph.

  (2)   A person contravenes this subregulation   if:

  (a)   the person undertakes a parachute descent; and

  (b)   the person causes a thing to be dropped:

  (i)   from the aircraft before the descent; or

  (ii)   during the descent; and

  (c)   the thing creates a hazard to another aircraft, a person or property.

  (3)   A person commits an offence of strict liability if the person contravenes subregulation   (1) or (2).

Penalty:   50 penalty units.

Subpart   105.D -- Operational requirements