CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 101.275 Approval of operation of large RPA

CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 101.275

  (1)   A person may operate a large RPA only with CASA's approval.

Penalty:   50 penalty units.

  (1A)   A person may apply to CASA, in writing, for approval to operate a large RPA.

Note 1:   An application must be in the approved form, include all the information required by these Regulations and be accompanied by every document required by these Regulations--see regulation   11.030.

Note 2:   Part   11 deals with applications and decision making.

  (1B)   Subject to regulation   11.055, CASA must grant the approval if:

  (a)   the person is certified as an operator of large RPA; and

  (b)   the operation would not contravene any condition of the certification.

Note 1:   Under regulation   201.004, an application may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for review of:

(a)   a decision refusing to issue, or cancelling, suspending or varying, an approval; or

(b)   a decision imposing a condition on an approval.

Note 2:   For certification as an operator of RPA, see Division   101.F.4.

  (3)   Without limiting regulations   11.056 and 11.067, CASA may impose conditions on an approval:

  (a)   prohibiting the operation of the relevant RPA at night or in conditions other than VMC; or

  (b)   restricting the extent to which the RPA may be operated at night or in conditions other than VMC; or

  (c)   requiring the RPA to stay within a specified area, or

  (d)   requiring the operator to make specified broadcasts.

  (6)   An offence against subregulation   (1) is an offence of strict liability.

Note:   For strict liability , see section   6.1 of the Criminal Code .