Civil Aviation Regulations 1988

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Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts

This item is authorised by the following title:

Civil Aviation Act 1988

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30 June 2026

This instrument was backcaptured in accordance with Section 36 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003

Table of contents

Part 1—Preliminary
- 1 Name of Regulations
- 2 Interpretation
- 2AA Meaning of ANZA mutual recognition agreements (Act s 3)
- 2A Approved maintenance data
- 2B Powers to issue directions etc
- 2C How to read CASR
- 3 Application of regulations
Part 2—Administration and organisation
- 4 CASA
- 5 Civil Aviation Orders
Part 4—Airworthiness requirements
- Division 2—Foreign operators
  - 29 Damage etc to aircraft of a Contracting State
- Division 3—Certificates of approval, aircraft maintenance engineer licences, airworthiness authorities and aircraft welding authorities
- Division 4—Miscellaneous
  - 37 Permissible unserviceabilities
Part 4A—Maintenance
- Division 1—Maintenance directions by CASA
  - 38 Maintenance directions
- Division 2—Maintenance for which holder of certificate of registration responsible
- Division 3—Approved systems of maintenance
- Division 4—How maintenance is to be carried out
- Division 5—Who may carry out maintenance
  - 42ZC Maintenance on Australian aircraft in Australian territory
  - 42ZD Maintenance on Australian aircraft outside Australian territory
- Division 6—Certification of completion of maintenance
- Division 7—Exemptions from, and variations of, requirements
- Division 8—Maintenance control manual and maintenance controller
- Division 9—Maintenance releases
- Division 10—Aircraft log books
- Division 11—Miscellaneous
Part 4B—Defect reporting
- 51 Reporting of defects in Australian aircraft—general
- 51A Reporting of defects in Australian aircraft: major defects
- 51B Defects discovered in complying with directions by CASA
- 52 Defects discovered in aircraft components
- 52A How must reports to Authority be made?
- 52B Keeping of defective aircraft and aircraft components
- 53 Investigation of defects of Australian aircraft
Part 4C—Flight manuals
- 54 Registered operators to maintain aircraft flight manuals
Part 4D—Removal or alteration of data plates etc.
- 56 Definitions for this Part
- 57 Removal or alteration of manufacturer’s data plate
- 58 Removal or alteration of identification from heater assembly of manned free balloon or propeller
- 59 Transfer of manufacturer’s data plate to another aircraft etc prohibited
- 60 Removal of manufacturer’s data plates
Part 5—Balloon flight crew licensing
- Division 5.1—Balloon flight crew licensing—preliminary
- Division 5.2—Balloon flight crew licensing—medical certificates
- Division 5.3—Balloon flight crew licensing—licences, ratings and endorsements
- Division 5.4—Balloon flight crew licensing—certificates of validation
- Division 5.5—Balloon flight crew licensing—general
- Division 5.6—Balloon flight crew licensing—balloon flying schools
- Division 5.7—Balloon flight crew licensing—flight radiotelephone operator licence
- Division 5.11—Balloon flight crew licensing—commercial pilot (balloon) licences
Part 9—Aerodromes
- Division 8—Use of aerodromes
  - 93 Protection of certain rights
- Division 9—Removal or marking of obstructions or other hazards
  - 94 Dangerous lights
  - 95 Removal or marking of objects which constitute obstructions or potential hazards to air navigation
Part 10—Air Traffic Services and other services
- Division 1—Air Traffic Services
  - 105 Temporary medical unfitness of holder of licence
  - 115 Medical unfitness of holder of licence
Part 14—Air service operations
- Division 1—General
  - 206 Prescribed purpose—miscellaneous
  - 210A Flight time limitations
- Division 2—Requirements to ensure the safety of commercial operations
- Division 3—Conduct of operations
  - 224A Commercial operations carrying passengers—requirements if pilot in command 60 or more
  - 235 Take-off and landing of aircraft etc
- Division 4—General provisions relating to the operation of aircraft
  - 262 Carriage of examiners
- Division 6—Operating limitations for aircraft certificated in certain categories and experimental aircraft
  - 262AK Application of this Division
  - 262AN Limited category aircraft—approved organisations
Part 16—Refusal to grant, and suspension and cancellation of, approvals, authorities, certificates and licences
- 263 Interpretation
- 264 Refusal to grant certificate under Division 3 of Part 4
- 265 Suspension of licence or authority for purpose of examination
- 267 Variation of authority, certificate or licence at request of holder
- 269 Variation, suspension or cancellation of approval, authority, certificate or licence
- 270 Effect of effluxion of time for suspension of approval, authority, certificate or licence
- 272A Effect of suspension of approval, authority, certificate or licence
Part 17—Penal provisions and prosecutions
- Division 1—Penal provisions
- Division 2—Prosecutions
  - 296 Time for commencing prosecutions
- Division 3—Infringement notices
Part 18—Evidence
- 297 Evidence
Part 19—Miscellaneous
- 297A Review of decisions
- 298A Cheating by examination candidates
- 298B Examination misconduct by persons other than examination candidates
- 298C Personation at examinations
- 298D Person not permitted to sit examination until Tribunal decides
- 298E Sitting examination when not permitted
- 299 Further examination of holders of flight crew licences etc.
- 301 Surrender of documents
- 302 Production of licences
- 303 Conditions subject to which licences or certificates are granted
- 304 Directions and instructions—section 23 of the Act
- 305 Access of authorised persons
- 306 Liability for damage to aircraft during official tests
Part 20—Application, saving and transitional provisions
- Division 1—Transitional provisions—miscellaneous
- Division 2—Transitional provisions relating to Parts 42, 66, 145 and 147 of CASR
- Division 3—Transitional provisions—amendments made by the Civil Aviation Legislation Amendment Regulation 2013 (No. 1) (substitution of Part 5)
- Division 4—Transitional provisions—amendments made by the Civil Aviation Legislation Amendment (Maintenance and Other Matters) Regulation 2013
  - Subdivision 1—Transitional provisions
    - 336 References to certification of completion of maintenance and authorised release certificates (regulation 42W)
    - 337 Application of regulation 214 (Training of maintenance personnel)
  - Subdivision 2—Part 145 organisations approved to undertake CAR maintenance activities
- Division 5—Application provisions—amendments made by the Civil Aviation Legislation Amendment (Minor Changes) Regulations 2026
  - 344 Commercial pilot (balloon) licence—qualifications
Schedule 5—CASA maintenance schedule
- Part 1—Daily inspection
- Part 2—Periodic inspection
- Part 3—Post inspection check
Schedule 6—CASA system of certification of completion of maintenance
- Part 1—Interpretation
- Part 2—Certification of completion of stages of maintenance and inspections under subregulation 42G(2)
- Part 3—Certification of co-ordination of maintenance
- Part 4—Final certification
Schedule 7—Maintenance that must not be carried out on a Class B aircraft by a person referred to in paragraph 42ZC(4)(b)
- Part 1—General
- Part 2—Maintenance of airframes
- Part 3—Maintenance of engines
- Part 4—Maintenance on electrical, instrument and radio systems
- Part 5—Specific maintenance on manned free balloons and hot air airships
Schedule 8—Maintenance that may be carried out on a Class B aircraft by a person entitled to do so under subregulation 42ZC(4)
- Part 1—Maintenance on Class B aircraft other than manned free balloons
- Part 2—Maintenance on manned free balloons
Schedule 9—Maintenance control manual and maintenance controller
- Part 1—Requirements for person who is a maintenance controller
- Part 2—Functions of maintenance controller
Endnotes
- Endnote 1—About the endnotes
- Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
- Endnote 3—Legislation history
- Endnote 4—Amendment history
- Endnote 5—Renumbering table

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Civil Aviation Regulations 1988