Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) Subject to regulation 11.055, CASA must approve an applicant as a Part 145 organisation if CASA is satisfied that:
(a) the applicant has an exposition that complies with the requirements specified in the Part 145 Manual of Standards; and
(b) the applicant has facilities, equipment, materials, maintenance data and tools that are suitable for:
(i) providing maintenance services for the kinds of aircraft or aeronautical product for which the applicant proposes to provide maintenance services; and
(ii) providing the specialist maintenance that the applicant proposes to provide; and
(iii) providing the permitted training that the applicant proposes to provide for its employees; and
(c) the facilities, equipment, materials, maintenance data and tools mentioned in paragraph (b) comply with the requirements specified in the Part 145 Manual of Standards; and
(d) the applicant has nominated an individual for each of the following positions in the organisation:
(i) accountable manager;
(ii) quality manager;
(iii) safety manager; and
(e) the applicant has nominated an individual for each position of responsible manager in the organisation; and
(f) each individual nominated for a position mentioned in paragraph (d) or (e) is appropriately qualified to hold the position; and
(g) the audit requirements of the applicant's quality management system will be carried out by a person who is not:
(i) the accountable manager; or
(ii) a responsible manager.
Note: Under regulation 201.004, an application may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for review of:
(a) a decision refusing to issue, or cancelling, suspending or varying, an approval; or
(b) a decision imposing a condition on an approval.
(2) If CASA decides to approve an applicant as a Part 145 organisation, CASA must determine:
(a) the approval rating for each kind of aircraft or aeronautical product for which the applicant is approved to provide maintenance services; and
(b) the approval rating for each kind of specialist maintenance that the applicant is approved to provide; and
(c) any limitations applying to an approval rating mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b); and
(d) the permitted training that the applicant is approved to provide for its employees.
(3) In approving the applicant, CASA also approves the applicant's proposed exposition.