Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) If an airworthiness directive has been issued for a kind of aircraft or a kind of aeronautical product, then, except for aircraft or aeronautical products excluded from the operation of the airworthiness directive under subregulation (2) or paragraph 39.004(2)(b) or (3)(b), all aircraft or aeronautical products of that kind are covered by the airworthiness directive until:
(a) the airworthiness directive is revoked; or
(b) the requirements of the airworthiness directive have been complied with; or
(c) the requirements of a means of compliance with the airworthiness directive, approved by CASA under paragraph 39.004(2)(a) or (3)(a), have been complied with; or
(d) the requirements of a means of compliance with the airworthiness directive, approved by the national aviation authority that issued the airworthiness directive, have been complied with.
(2) An aircraft, or an aeronautical product fitted to an aircraft, is excluded from the operation of an airworthiness directive mentioned in subregulation (3) if:
(a) the aircraft is a type certificated aircraft; and
(b) a standard certificate of airworthiness is not in force for the aircraft; and
(c) the aircraft is not type certificated in the primary, intermediate or restricted category.
(3) The airworthiness directives are:
(a) unless the airworthiness directive is expressed to apply to the aircraft--an airworthiness directive mentioned in paragraph (a) of the definition of airworthiness directive in regulation 39.001A; and
(b) an airworthiness directive mentioned in paragraph (b)
or (c) of the definition of airworthiness directive in regulation
39.001A.