Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) Subject to these Regulations, these Regulations apply to and in relation to:
(a) international air navigation within Australian territory;
(b) air navigation in relation to trade and commerce with other countries and among the States;
(c) air navigation within the Territories;
(d) air navigation to or from the Territories;
(e) air navigation in which a Commonwealth aircraft is engaged;
(f) on and after such date as is fixed by the Minister for the purposes of this paragraph by notice in the Gazette , all air navigation within Australian territory of a kind not specified in paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) of this subregulation.
(2) Except where otherwise prescribed, the provisions of these Regulations shall apply to and in relation to Australian aircraft engaged in air navigation outside Australian territory.
(3) Subject to these Regulations, these Regulations do not apply to or in relation to State aircraft or to an airport under the control of any part of the Defence Force.