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CIVIL AVIATION REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) 1998 NO. 235

Statutory Rules 1998 No. 235

(Issued by the authority of the Minister for Transport and Regional Development)

Civil Aviation Act 1988

Civil Aviation Regulations (Amendment)

Subsection 98 (1) of the Civil Aviation Act 1988 (the, Act) provides that the Governor-General may make regulations for the purposes of the Act and in relation to the safety of air navigation.

Subsection 9 (1) of the Act specifies that the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has the function of conducting safety regulation of civil air operations by means that include developing and promulgating appropriate, clear and concise aviation safety standards and issuing certificates, licenses, registrations and permits.

Part IV of the Regulations sets out airworthiness requirements in relation to design standards and certificates of type approval, certificates of airworthiness and certificates of approval. The Part establishes the requirements for the certification of aircraft and the issuing of certificates of type approval and certificates of airworthiness. The Part also specifies requirements for the approval to design and manufacture aircraft.

Part IVB of the Regulations sets out the requirements for the reporting of defects in Australian aircraft to CASA.

Part X of the Regulations sets out the conditions of flight, and includes requirements for obtaining permission for certain flights and the provision of flight manuals.

Part XIV of the Regulations covers the refusal to grant, and suspension and cancellation of certificates issued under Part IV of the Regulations.

The Civil Aviation Regulations 1998 will extend the Australian aircraft manufacturing and certification regime to align with international standards by amendment to the current Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 practices and requirements.

The amending Civil Aviation Regulations (Amendment) provides for the transitional requirements necessary for the making of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1998.

It is not considered that the amendments will be detrimental to the safety of air navigation.

The amending Regulations commenced on gazettal.