Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1980 No. 269 AIR NAVIGATION REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) - REG 2

                "PART  XVI-ACCIDENT  AND  INCIDENT  INQUIRY".

2. Regulation 270 of the Air Navigation Regulations is repealed and the
following regulation substituted: Interpretation

"270. In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears-
'accident', in relation to an aircraft, means an occurrence associated with
the operation of the aircraft which takes place between the time any person
boards the aircraft with the intention of flight until such time as all such
persons have disembarked in which-

   (a)  any person suffers death or serious injury as a result of being in or
        upon the aircraft or by direct contact with the aircraft or anything
        attached to the aircraft, except when the injuries are from natural
        causes, are self-inflicted or inflicted by other persons, or when the
        injuries are to stowaways hiding outside the area normally available
        to the passengers and crew;

   (b)  the aircraft incurs damage or structural failure that adversely
        affects the structure strength, performance or flight characteristics
        of the aircraft and would normally require major repair or replacement
        of the affected component; or

   (c)  the aircraft is missing or inaccessible;
'recorder' means a recorder installed (whether in an aircraft or elsewhere)
for the purpose of assisting in the investigation of an accident or incident
in relation to an aircraft;
'incident', in relation to an aircraft, means an occurrence, other than an
accident, associated with the operation of the aircraft that affects or could
affect the safety of the operation of the aircraft;
'State of manufacture', in relation to an aircraft, means the country
responsible for the certification as to the airworthiness of the prototype of
the aircraft or, where there is more than one such country, each of those
countries;
'State of registry', in relation to an aircraft, means the country in whose
register of aircraft the aircraft is entered;
'State of the operator', in relation to an aircraft, means the country in
which the operator of the aircraft has his principal place of business or, if
the operator has no place of business, the country in which he has his
permanent residence.".