Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) If the maintenance is carried out by an independent maintainer, the independent maintainer must perform maintenance certification for the maintenance before the independent maintainer issues a certificate of release to service for the aircraft in relation to the maintenance.
(2) If the maintenance is carried out by an individual mentioned in item 2 of table 42.300, the independent maintainer who supervised the carrying out of the maintenance must perform maintenance certification for the maintenance before the independent maintainer issues a certificate of release to service for the aircraft in relation to the maintenance.
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.