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Civil Aviation Act 2023

International aviation - International air services licensing - Licence-related provisions

178: Licensing authority

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"Who gives licences for international flights in New Zealand"

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The licensing authority is in charge of giving out licences for scheduled international air services. You need to know who the licensing authority is, and it depends on who is applying for the licence. If you are a New Zealand international airline applying for a restricted scheduled international air service, or a foreign international airline from a country without an air services agreement with New Zealand, the Minister is the licensing authority.

The licensing authority has two main jobs: to decide who gets a scheduled international air service licence, and to make decisions about these licences according to the rules in this part of the law, including the matters specified in section 180. The Secretary is the licensing authority in all other cases, and is responsible for determining applications and exercising jurisdiction over these licences.

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Part 6International aviation
International air services licensing: Licence-related provisions

178Licensing authority

  1. The licensing authority for the grant of scheduled international air service licences is—

  2. the Minister, if the applicant is—
    1. a New Zealand international airline, and the application relates to a restricted scheduled international air service; or
      1. a foreign international airline of a country or territory with which New Zealand does not have an air services agreement (or similar arrangement); or
      2. the Secretary, in all other cases.

        1. The licensing authority is responsible for—

        2. determining applications for scheduled international air service licences, taking into account the matters specified in section 180; and
          1. exercising jurisdiction in respect of scheduled international air service licences in accordance with this Part.

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