Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1988 NO. 158 CIVIL AVIATION REGULATIONS - REG 240

240. (1) The Authority may, by notice published in Aeronautical Information
Publications, declare that flights included in specified classes of flights
are flights in respect of which flight plans are required, in the interests of
safety and to ensure compliance with the Convention, to be submitted to, and
approved by, Air Traffic Control.

(2) Subject to subregulation (3), an aircraft shall not be flown on a flight
included in a class of flights specified in a notice under subregulation (1)
unless the flight plans for the flight have been approved by Air Traffic
Control.

(3) The Authority may, in a notice under subregulation (1), specify the
circumstances in which, and the conditions subject to which, a flight included
in a class of flights specified in the notice may be commenced and carried on
before Air Traffic Control has approved the flight plans for the flight, and
subregulation (2) does not apply to and in relation to the flight of an
aircraft that has been commenced in those circumstances and so long as those
conditions are complied with.

(4) An aircraft that is flying on a flight in respect of which flight plans
have been approved by Air Traffic Control shall not deviate from the flight
specified in the flight plan unless the deviation is necessary in the
interests of safety or Air Traffic Control has directed or approved the
deviation.