Commonwealth Numbered Regulations Commonwealth Numbered RegulationsNote: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following:
(a) aircraft;
(b) the Chicago Convention.
In this instrument:
90-95 noise level rule : see subsection 15(2).
"Act " means the Air Navigation Act 1920 .
"Annex " means volume 1 of Annex 16 to the Chicago Convention, being that Annex as amended and in force at the commencement of this instrument.
"curfew period " : see section 7.
"eligible freight jet aircraft " : see subsection 12(2).
"eligible passenger jet aircraft " : see subsection 9(2).
(a) do an act; or
(b) omit to perform an act.
"involved in an emergency " : see subsection 17(2).
"land " : an aircraft lands when it touches the ground.
"maximum take-off weight " , of an aircraft, has the same meaning as in the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 .
"movement " , in relation to an aircraft, means the take-off or landing of the aircraft.
"noise level " of an aircraft, expressed as a figure of EPNdB, means the effective perceived noise in decibels certified in a noise certificate (within the meaning of the Air Navigation (Aircraft Noise) Regulations 2018 ) for the aircraft.
"subsonic jet aircraft " has the same meaning as in the Air Navigation (Aircraft Noise) Regulations 2018 .
"take off " : an aircraft takes off when it leaves the ground.
"week " means a period of 7 days starting at 11 pm on a Sunday.
"year " means a calendar year.