Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 149.440

  (1)   An ASAO contravenes this subregulation   if:

  (a)   a person applies to the ASAO for an authorisation authorising the person to undertake an activity; and

  (b)   the ASAO knows that an exclusion period is in force under an order under section   30A of the Act in relation to the person and an authorisation that is the same in substance as the authorisation applied for; and

  (c)   the ASAO issues the authorisation.

  (2)   Subregulation (1) does not apply if, before the authorisation is issued, CASA has given approval under this subregulation   to the ASAO to issue the authorisation to the person.

Note:   A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in this subregulation: see subsection   13.3(3) of the Criminal Code .

  (3)   An ASAO commits an offence if the ASAO contravenes subregulation   (1).

Penalty:   50 penalty units.

Subpart   149.H -- Authorisations and enforcement