Civil Aviation Act 2023

Monitoring, investigation, and enforcement - Powers of Minister to intervene on grounds of national security

358: Effect of disqualification by Minister

You could also call this:

"What happens to your aviation licence if the Minister stops you from flying"

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If you hold an aviation document and the Minister disqualifies you, your document is suspended. This means your document is not valid while the disqualification is in place. You can find more information about this in section 355(2)(c).

If your disqualification will end before your aviation document expires, the document will still not be valid after the disqualification ends. You will need to pass tests and meet requirements set by the Director before your document is valid again. The Director will tell you what you need to do to make your document valid.

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357: Review procedure in relation to notice under section 355, or

"What to do if you disagree with a notice from the Minister about intelligence and security advice"

359: Commencement of period of disqualification by Minister, or

"When the Minister says you can't have a pilot's licence, it starts on the day you get the notice."

Part 9Monitoring, investigation, and enforcement
Powers of Minister to intervene on grounds of national security

358Effect of disqualification by Minister

If the holder of an aviation document is disqualified by a notice under section 355(2)(c) from holding or obtaining an aviation document, the document is suspended while the disqualification continues in force and is of no effect during the period of suspension.
Subsection (3) applies if the holder of an aviation document is disqualified from holding or obtaining a document and the disqualification will expire before the term of the document expires.
The document continues to be of no effect on the expiry of the disqualification and until the holder of it undergoes and passes any tests and fulfils any requirements that the Director may specify.