Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1988 NO. 158*1* CIVIL AVIATION REGULATIONS - REG 34

34. (1) The Authority may give a direction to:

   (a)  the holder of a certificate of approval;

   (b)  the holder of an aircraft maintenance engineer licence (other than a
        person acting in the course of his or her employment with an
        employer); or

   (c)  a person authorised to carry out maintenance of an aircraft, aircraft
        component or aircraft material; requiring him or her to submit to the
        Authority a proposed system of certification of the completion of
        stages of the activities to which his or her certificate, licence or
        authority relates, and any other activities to which an
        aircraft maintenance engineer licence held by an employee relates.

(2) Where a person submits a proposed system of certification under
subregulation (1), the Authority may approve the proposed system, with or
without modifications, and direct the person to institute the system as so
approved.

(3) The Authority may give a direction to a person referred to in
sub-regulation (1) requiring him or her, in carrying out any activities to
which his or her certificate, licence or authority relates, and any other
activities to which an aircraft maintenance engineer licence held by an
employee relates, to institute such system of certification of the completion
of stages of those activities as the Authority specifies in the direction.

(4) A direction given under this regulation does not have effect in relation
to a person until it has been served by post on the person or has otherwise
been brought to his or her attention.

(5) A person to whom a direction under this regulation has been given shall
not fail:

   (a)  to comply with the requirements of a system of certification
        instituted by that person in accordance with the direction, in so far
        as those requirements apply in relation to that person; or

   (b)  to take all steps reasonably required to ensure that persons in his or
        her employ or working under an arrangement with him or her comply with
        the requirements of a system instituted by him or her in accordance
        with the direction in so far as those requirements apply in relation
        to them.