Civil Aviation Act 2023

Monitoring, investigation, and enforcement - Powers of entry and inspection

293: Duty to assist inspectors

You could also call this:

"Helping inspectors check aviation rules is your duty"

If you are involved in aviation, you must help inspectors do their job. You need to let them enter, inspect, and examine things, and answer their questions. This is so they can make sure everyone is following the civil aviation rules.

If you do not help the inspectors, you can get in trouble. You might have to pay a fine of up to $10,000 if you are an individual. If you are not an individual, you might have to pay a fine of up to $50,000. This rule is similar to one in the Civil Aviation Act 1986.

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Part 9Monitoring, investigation, and enforcement
Powers of entry and inspection

293Duty to assist inspectors

  1. An aviation participant must give all reasonable assistance to enable an inspector to enter, inspect, examine, inquire, or exercise any other power under relevant civil aviation legislation.

  2. A person who breaches subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction,—

  3. in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding $10,000:
    1. in the case of any other person, to a fine not exceeding $50,000.
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