Instrument number CASA EX21/05

I, ROBERT COLLINS, Acting Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under subregulation 308 (1) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 (CAR 1988).

[Signed Rob Collins]

Rob Collins

Acting Deputy Chief Executive and

   Chief Operating Officer

7 July 2005

Exemption — Seat belts

1 Commencement

  This instrument commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

2 Application

  This instrument applies to a passenger:

(a) who is being carried as a patient on an aircraft engaged in emergency medical services; and

(b) for whom the medical or nursing authority responsible for the carriage considers that wearing a restraint would be detrimental to his or her health.

3 Exemption

  The passenger is exempt from compliance with subregulation 251 (1) of CAR 1988 (the requirement to wear a seat belt).

4 Condition

  The passenger must comply with any requirement, that the pilot in command considers necessary in the interests of safety, to be restrained.