CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 21.277 Record keeping and production of records to CASA

CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 21.277

  (1)   An approved design organisation commits an offence if the organisation does not retain the documents and records mentioned in subregulation   (2) until at least 12 months after the organisation's approval ceases to be in force.

Penalty:   50 penalty units.

  (2)   For subregulation   (1), the documents and records are:

  (a)   for each approval or certificate issued by the organisation--the technical data, documents and records relating to the issue of the approval or certificate; and

  (b)   for each occasion on which the organisation provided advice under regulation   21.007A--the technical data, documents and records relating to the provision of the advice; and

  (c)   a list identifying, by make, model and serial number, each aircraft or aeronautical product in relation to which the organisation has carried out a design activity; and

  (d)   for each aircraft or aeronautical product in relation to which the organisation has carried out a design activity--a description of the nature of the activity.

  (3)   Despite regulations   11.132, 21.002C and 21.249, if an approval is suspended under these Regulations, then, for subregulation   (1), the approval is taken to remain in force during the period of suspension.

  (4)   CASA may, by written notice given to the organisation, direct an approved design organisation to make the documents and records, or copies or extracts of them, available for inspection by CASA at a time and place stated in the notice.

  (5)   The organisation commits an offence if the organisation does not comply with the direction.

Penalty:   50 penalty units.

  (6)   An offence against this regulation is an offence of strict liability.