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Civil Aviation Act 1990

Offences and penalties - Safety offences

43: Endangerment caused by holder of aviation document

You could also call this:

"Aviation document holders must not do dangerous things"

If you have an aviation document, you must be careful not to do anything dangerous with it. This means you can't do or allow anything that might put other people or property in danger when you're using your document. If you do something dangerous, you're breaking the law.

If you break this law, you can get in trouble. If you're a person, you might have to go to jail for up to 12 months or pay a fine of up to $10,000. If you're a company, you might have to pay a fine of up to $100,000.

This law works alongside other rules about aviation. It doesn't replace those rules, but adds to them to make sure everyone stays safe.

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Part 5Offences and penalties
Safety offences

43Endangerment caused by holder of aviation document

  1. Every holder of an aviation document commits an offence who, in respect of any activity or service to which the document relates, does or omits to do any act or causes or permits any act or omission, if the act or omission causes unnecessary danger to any other person or to any property.

  2. Every person who commits an offence against subsection (1) is liable on conviction,—

  3. in the case of an individual, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding $10,000; or
    1. in the case of a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding $100,000.

      1. The provisions of this section shall be in addition to and not in derogation of any regulations or rules made under this Act.

      Notes
      • Section 43(2): amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).
      • Section 43(2)(b): amended, on , by section 41 of the Civil Aviation Amendment Act 1992 (1992 No 75).