(1) CASA may, in writing, approve the use, in relation to an Australian aircraft, of an alternative to an aircraft log book or to a particular section of an aircraft log book.
(2) An approval may be subject to such conditions as CASA considers necessary in the interests of the safety of air navigation.
(3) If CASA approves the use of an alternative to an aircraft log book, the holder of the certificate of registration of the aircraft concerned must:
(a) keep a record relating to the aircraft's maintenance; and
(b) make the record, and other documents referred to in the record, available to CASA and to persons engaged in maintenance on the aircraft;
in accordance with the terms of the approval.
(4) If CASA approves the use of an alternative to a particular section of an aircraft log book, the holder of the certificate of registration of the aircraft concerned must:
(a) keep a record relating to the aspects of the aircraft's maintenance that would otherwise be covered by that section; and
(b) make the record, and other documents referred to in the record, available to CASA and to persons engaged in maintenance on the aircraft;
in accordance with the terms of the approval.
(5) A person must not engage in conduct that results in the alteration of an entry in an alternative to an aircraft log book if:
(a) the alteration is not a single line through the words to be struck out; and
(b) the words struck out do not remain legible.
(6) An offence against subregulation (5) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability , see section 6.1 of the Criminal
Code .