Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) A qualified person may apply to CASA for the issue of an aircraft maintenance engineer licence in one or more of the following categories:
(a) airframes;
(b) engines;
(c) radio;
(d) electrical;
(e) instruments.
(1A) CASA may issue to the person a licence in the category specified in the application.
(1B) When issuing a licence, CASA must endorse it with the category in which the licence is issued.
(2) CASA may, when issuing an aircraft maintenance engineer licence or at any time while such a licence is in force, enter an endorsement on the licence specifying the limits of the work to which the licence relates.
(2A) A person must not carry out work that exceeds the limits of the work specified in an endorsement on his or her licence.
Penalty: 25 penalty units.
(2B) An offence against subregulation (2A) is an offence of strict liability.
Note For strict liability , see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .
(3) CASA may, for the purpose of ensuring the safety of air navigation, include in an aircraft maintenance engineer licence an endorsement that the licence is issued subject to a condition set out in the endorsement or in a specified Part or Section of Civil Aviation Orders.
(3A) A person must not contravene a condition subject to which his or her licence is granted.
Penalty: 25 penalty units.
(3B) An offence against subregulation (3A) is an offence of strict liability.
Note For strict liability , see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .
(3C) It is a defence to a prosecution under subregulation (3A) if the defendant had a reasonable excuse.
Note A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subregulation (3C) (see subsection 13.3 (3) of the Criminal Code ).
(4) In this regulation, qualified person means a person who:
(a) has attained the age of 21 years; and
(b) satisfies CASA that he or she possesses such knowledge as CASA requires of:
(i) the principles of flight of aircraft;
(ii) the assembly, functioning and principles of construction of, and the methods and procedures for the maintenance of, those parts of an aircraft that CASA considers relevant having regard to the licence sought; and
(iii) these regulations and the Civil Aviation Orders; and
(c) satisfies CASA that he or she has had such practical experience of the duties performed by a holder of the licence sought as CASA requires and directs in Civil Aviation Orders; and
(d) satisfies CASA that he or she is not suffering from any disability likely to affect his technical skill or judgment; and
(da) satisfies CASA that he or she possesses sufficient knowledge of the English language to carry out safely the duties required to be performed by a holder of the licence; and
(e) has passed such examinations as CASA requires to be passed by an applicant for the licence sought.
(5) Any requirement formulated by CASA for the purposes of subregulation (4) shall be not less than the corresponding minimum requirement adopted in pursuance of the Convention.
(6) Where a person satisfies CASA that the person:
(a) is the holder of a licence equivalent to the licence sought issued by a competent authority in, and in force in accordance with the law of, a country other than Australia;
(b) has complied with the minimum conditions required under the Convention and with such other requirements as CASA specifies; and
(c) does not suffer from any disability likely to affect his or her technical skill or judgment;
CASA may, for the purposes of this regulation, treat the person as if he or she were a qualified person.