Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 42.340

Offence--approved maintenance organisation

             (1)  If an individual carries out critical control system maintenance on an aircraft on behalf of an approved maintenance organisation, the organisation must ensure that an independent individual has:

                     (a)  verified the matters mentioned in subregulation 42.345(1); and

                     (b)  made a record, in writing, in accordance with regulation 42.345;

before the organisation issues a certificate of release to service for the aircraft in relation to the maintenance.

Penalty:  50 penalty units.

Offence--independent maintainer

             (2)  If an independent maintainer carries out critical control system maintenance on an aircraft, or supervises the carrying out of critical control system maintenance on an aircraft by another individual, the independent maintainer must ensure that an independent individual has:

                     (a)  verified the matters mentioned in subregulation 42.345(1); and

                     (b)  made a record, in writing, in accordance with regulation 42.345;

before the independent maintainer issues a certificate of release to service for the aircraft in relation to the maintenance.

Penalty:  50 penalty units.

Note:          A person mentioned in item 1 of table 42.300 is the only independent maintainer who is permitted to supervise the carrying out of maintenance by another individual--see subregulation 42.300(2).

             (3)  An offence against subregulation (1) or (2) is an offence of strict liability.