CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 42.325 Maintenance involving modifications and certain repairs

CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 42.325

Obligation

  (1)   This regulation applies if an individual carries out maintenance on an aircraft or aeronautical product that involves:

  (a)   making a modification to the aircraft or aeronautical product; or

  (b)   a repair of the aircraft or aeronautical product that involves a change to the approved design for the aircraft or aeronautical product.

  (2)   Before a certificate of release to service is issued for the aircraft or aeronautical product in relation to the maintenance, the individual must ensure that:

  (a)   there is a Part   21 approval for the design of the modification or repair; and

  (b)   the modification or repair complies with the design.

Note:   For who issues a certificate of release to service for an aircraft, see Subdivision   42.H.3.2. For who issues a certificate of release to service for an aeronautical product, see Subdivision   42.H.4.2.

Offence--approved maintenance organisation

  (3)   An approved maintenance organisation must ensure that an individual who carries out maintenance on its behalf complies with subregulation   (2).

Penalty:   50 penalty units.

Offences--independent maintainer

  (4)   An independent maintainer must comply with subregulation   (2):

  (a)   when carrying out maintenance on an aircraft; and

  (b)   when supervising the carrying out of maintenance on an aircraft by another individual.

Penalty:   50 penalty units.

Note:   A person mentioned in item   1 of table 42.300 is the only independent maintainer who is permitted to supervise the carrying out of maintenance by another individual--see subregulation   42.300(2).

  (5)   An offence against subregulation   (3) or (4) is an offence of strict liability.