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Civil Aviation Act 2023

Monitoring, investigation, and enforcement - Detention, seizure, prohibitions, or conditions in relation to aircraft, aerodrome, or aeronautical product

314: Director’s power to detain aircraft, seize aeronautical products, and impose prohibitions and conditions in relation to aerodromes, aircraft, and aeronautical products where prompt action necessary

You could also call this:

"The Director can stop or limit the use of aerodromes, aircraft, or products if they think it's dangerous."

The Director can take action if they think an aerodrome, aircraft, or aeronautical product might put people or property in danger. You might wonder what the Director can do in this situation. The Director can stop or limit the use of the aerodrome, aircraft, or aeronautical product if they think it's necessary to prevent danger.

The Director has the power to make decisions about aerodromes, aircraft, and aeronautical products. If the Director thinks something is dangerous, they can prohibit or impose conditions on its use. This means the Director can stop you from using something or tell you how to use it safely.

The Director can also detain a particular aircraft or seize a particular aeronautical product if necessary. This is done to prevent the aircraft or product from being used and to keep people and property safe, as seen in similar situations like the one mentioned in the 1990 No 98 s 21(2).

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313: Director or specified person may obtain search warrant to detain aircraft, seize aeronautical products, and impose prohibitions and conditions in relation to aerodromes, aircraft, and aeronautical products, or

"A special officer can get a search warrant to stop an aerodrome or aircraft that might be dangerous."

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315: Obligations of Director if action taken under section 313 or 314, or

"What the Director must do if they detain or seize something for safety reasons"

Part 9Monitoring, investigation, and enforcement
Detention, seizure, prohibitions, or conditions in relation to aircraft, aerodrome, or aeronautical product

314Director’s power to detain aircraft, seize aeronautical products, and impose prohibitions and conditions in relation to aerodromes, aircraft, and aeronautical products where prompt action necessary

  1. If the Director has reasonable grounds to believe that the operation or use of any aerodrome, aircraft, or aeronautical product or any class of aircraft or aeronautical products may endanger people or property and that prompt action is necessary to prevent the danger, the Director may do all or any of the following:

  2. prohibit or impose conditions on the operation or use of the aerodrome:
    1. prohibit or impose conditions on the operation of the aircraft or all aircraft of that class:
      1. prohibit or impose conditions on the use of the aeronautical product or aeronautical products of that class:
        1. detain particular aircraft or seize particular aeronautical products where necessary in order to prevent their operation or use.

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