(1) The continuing airworthiness management organisation for an aircraft may extend the time for which an airworthiness review certificate for the aircraft is in force if the organisation:
(a) issued the certificate; and
(b) has been the continuing airworthiness management organisation for the aircraft since the date of issue of the certificate.
(2) A continuing airworthiness management organisation commits an offence if:
(a) it extends the time for which an airworthiness review certificate is in force; and
(b) the extension is not permitted by subregulation (1).
(3) If a continuing airworthiness management organisation extends the time for which an airworthiness review certificate is in force, the organisation must ensure that the time for which the certificate is in force is extended on behalf of the organisation by an individual:
(a) who is an airworthiness review employee of the organisation; and
(b) whose authorisation as an airworthiness review employee permits the employee to issue an airworthiness review certificate for the aircraft.
(4) An offence against subregulation (2) or (3) is an offence of strict liability.