Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) A person who does not hold a commercial pilot (balloon) licence or CAR certificate of validation commits an offence if:
(a) the person attempts a flight test for a commercial pilot (balloon) licence; and
(b) the person does not hold a class 1 or 2 medical certificate.
(2) An approved balloon testing officer commits an offence if:
(a) the officer conducts a flight test for the issue of a commercial pilot (balloon) licence or for the issue, or renewal, of a balloon flight crew rating; and
(b) the person attempting the test does not meet the requirement mentioned in subregulation (3).
(3) For paragraph (2)(b), the requirement is that the person must:
(a) hold a current class 1 or 2 medical certificate; or
(b) hold both:
(i) a CAR certificate of validation for an overseas balloon authorisation; and
(ii) a current overseas medical certificate for the authorisation.
(4) An offence against this regulation is an offence of strict liability.