Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1988 NO. 158 CIVIL AVIATION REGULATIONS - REG 30

30. (1) A person engaged, or intending to engage, in any stage of design,
manufacture, distribution or maintenance of aircraft, aircraft components or
aircraft materials, or in the training of candidates for, or in the conducting
of, the examinations referred to in paragraph 31 (4) (e) may apply to the
Authority for a certificate of approval in respect of those activities.

(2) Where an applicant under subregulation (1):

   (a)  furnishes to the Authority such evidence as the Authority requires:

        (i)    of the qualifications and competence of the applicant or of the
               qualifications and competence of the employees of the
               applicant;

        (ii)   of the facilities at the disposal of the applicant; and

        (iii)  of the work procedures proposed by the applicant;
to carry out the activities to which the application relates; and

   (b)  satisfies the Authority that, having regard to the evidence so
        furnished, the applicant is, or will be, able to carry on
        the activities to which the application relates in a satisfactory
        manner; the Authority may grant to the applicant a
        certificate of approval with respect to those activities.

(3) The Authority may, for the purpose of ensuring the safety of air
navigation, include in a certificate of approval granted under this regulation
an endorsement that the certificate is granted subject to a condition set out
in the endorsement, in a document issued with the certificate of approval or
in a specified Part or Section of Civil Aviation Orders.

(4) An authorised person may, at any time, for the purpose of ascertaining
whether the activities to which a certificate of approval relates are being
carried on in a satisfactory manner:

   (a)  inspect any aircraft, aircraft component or aircraft material;

   (b)  inspect any process or systems carried on by, any records maintained
        by or any documents in the possession of, the holder of the
        certificate of approval in connection with the activities to which the
        certificate of approval relates;

   (c)  conduct any tests that the authorised person considers necessary; and

   (d)  require the holder of the certificate of approval to furnish to the
        authorised person such evidence as the authorised person requires:

        (i)    of the qualifications and competence of the holder or of the
               qualifications and competence of the employees of the holder;
               or

        (ii)   of the facilities at the disposal of the holder.