CIVIL AVIATION ACT 1988 - SECT 30DL Definitions
CIVIL AVIATION ACT 1988 - SECT 30DL
Definitions"accident" means an occurrence that is associated with the operation or maintenance of an aircraft and that results in:
(a) the death of, or serious injury to, a person; or
(b) the destruction of, or serious damage to, an aircraft or other property (whether or not property on the aircraft).
"prescribed person" means the person prescribed under section 30DM.
"reportable contravention" means a contravention of the regulations, other than the following:
(a) a contravention that is deliberate;
(b) a contravention that is fraudulent;
(c) a contravention that causes or contributes to an accident or to a serious incident (whether before or after the contravention is reported);
(d) a contravention of a regulation that is prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph.
"serious incident" means an occurrence that is associated with the operation or maintenance of an aircraft where either or both of the following applies:
(a) the occurrence gives rise to a danger of death or serious harm to a person;
(b) the occurrence gives rise to a danger of serious damage to
an aircraft or other property (whether or not property on the aircraft).