CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 101.030 Approval of areas for operation of unmanned aircraft or rockets

CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 101.030

  (1)   A person may apply to CASA for the approval of an area as an area for the operation of:

  (a)   unmanned aircraft generally, or a particular class of unmanned aircraft; or

  (b)   rockets.

  (2)   For paragraph   (1)(a), the classes of unmanned aircraft are the following:

  (a)   tethered balloons and kites;

  (b)   unmanned free balloons;

  (c)   RPA;

  (d)   model aircraft.

  (3)   In considering whether to approve an area for any of those purposes, CASA must take into account the likely effect on the safety of air navigation of the operation of unmanned aircraft in, or the launching of rockets in or over, the area.

  (4)   An approval has effect from the time written notice of it is given to the applicant, or a later day or day and time stated in the approval.

  (5)   An approval may be expressed to have effect for a particular period (including a period of less than 1 day), or indefinitely.

  (6)   CASA may impose conditions on the approval in the interests of the safety of air navigation.

  (7)   If CASA approves an area under subregulation   (1), it must publish details of the approval (including any condition) in NOTAM or on an aeronautical chart.

  (8)   CASA may revoke the approval of an area, or change the conditions that apply to such an approval, in the interests of the safety of air navigation, but must publish details of any revocation or change in NOTAM or on an aeronautical chart.

  (9)   CASA must also give written notice of the revocation or change:

  (a)   to the person who applied for the approval of the area; or

  (b)   if that person applied for that approval as an officer of an organisation concerned with unmanned aircraft or rockets, and no longer holds that office--to the person who now holds the office.

  (10)   In the case of an approval of an area as an area for the operation of model aircraft:

  (a)   subregulation   (7) does not apply; and

  (b)   subregulation   (8) does not require the publication of any details of a revocation or change in NOTAM or on an aeronautical chart.