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CIVIL AVIATION REGULATIONS 1988 - REG 44

Conditions with respect to maintenance releases

  (1)   CASA may, for the purpose of ensuring the safety of air navigation, give a direction that a condition set out in the direction shall apply in relation to:

  (a)   every maintenance release in force on or after the date of the direction;

  (b)   every maintenance release in respect of an aircraft of a kind specified in the direction in force on or after the date of the direction; or

  (c)   a maintenance release in respect of a specified aircraft.

  (1A)   CASA may, for the purpose of ensuring the safety of air navigation, give directions requiring the endorsement of information on maintenance releases.

  (1B)   It is a condition of a maintenance release that any applicable directions under subregulation   (1A) are complied with.

  (2)   A direction given under this regulation does not have effect in relation to a person until it has been served on the person.

  (3)   A person who contravenes a direction given under this regulation is guilty of an offence punishable, on conviction, by:

  (a)   in the case of a direction under subregulation   (1) -- a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units; and

  (b)   in the case of a direction under subregulation   (1A) -- a fine not exceeding 25 penalty units.

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

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


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