Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 47.015

  (1)   For paragraph   20AA(1)(b) of the Act, an aircraft is required to be registered unless it is one of the following:

  (a)   an aircraft that is not intended to be used as an aircraft;

  (b)   an aircraft that, under Subpart   200.B, is exempt from these Regulations;

  (c)   an unmanned free balloon;

  (d)   a permanently tethered balloon;

  (e)   a kite;

  (f)   a model aircraft;

  (g)   a parachute;

  (h)   a rocket;

  (i)   an aircraft that is prescribed by an instrument under subregulation   (1B) for the purposes of this paragraph;

  (j)   an aircraft that is registered under the law of a foreign country referred to in subregulation   (2);

  (k)   an aircraft that satisfies all the following conditions:

  (i)   it has been manufactured in Australia for delivery outside Australia to a foreign operator;

  (ii)   it is registered under the law of a foreign country referred to in subregulation   (2);

  (iii)   it displays nationality and registration marks in accordance with the law of that country;

  (iv)   it has no certificate of airworthiness issued, or rendered valid, under the law of that country;

  (v)   it is flown within Australia only for a purpose mentioned in paragraph   21.197(1)(b) or (c);

  (l)   a Part   103 aircraft mentioned in subparagraph   103.005(4)(b)(i), (ii), (iva), (v), (vi) or (vii) that is listed with a Part   103 ASAO;

  (m)   a Part   103 aircraft mentioned in subparagraph   103.005(4)(b)(iii) or (iv);

  (n)   an RPA (other than a large RPA or an aircraft prescribed for the purposes of subregulation   47.096(2)) that is being operated only:

  (i)   for the purposes of a test flight; and

  (ii)   in circumstances applicable to the aircraft and the test flight that are prescribed by the Part   101 Manual of Standards for the purposes of subregulation   101.099B(1).

Note:   For registration requirements affecting aircraft for which a special flight permit is issued, see subregulation   21.197(3).

  (1B)   For the purposes of subsection   98(5A) of the Act and paragraph   47.015(1)(i) of this regulation, CASA may issue an instrument prescribing:

  (a)   classes of medium RPA, small RPA, very small RPA   or micro RPA ; or

  (b)   particular medium RPA, small RPA, very small RPA or micro RPA.

Note 1:   An instrument made under paragraph   (a) is a legislative instrument: see subsection   98(5AA) of the Act.

Note 2:   An instrument made under paragraph   (b) is not a legislative instrument: see subsection   98(5AB) of the Act.

  (2)   For paragraph   (1)(j) and subparagraph   (1)(k)(ii), the foreign countries are:

  (a)   the Contracting States; and

  (b)   any other foreign country with which Australia has an agreement that allows an aircraft registered under the law of that country to be operated in Australia.

Note:   For the definition of Contracting State see section   3 of the Act.