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Civil Aviation Act 2023

Aviation documents, medical certification, and drug and alcohol testing - Medical certification - Offences relating to medical certification

111: Fraudulent, misleading, or false statements to obtain medical certificate

You could also call this:

"Telling lies to get a medical certificate for flying is against the law"

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If you make a false statement to get a medical certificate, you can get in trouble. You do this when you lie or give wrong information to get a medical certificate under Schedule 2. This also happens when you lie during an investigation or review under clauses in Schedule 2.

If you put false information in a logbook or report that is needed for a medical certificate, you can get in trouble. You are also in trouble if you fake a medical certificate for a bad reason. This is because a medical certificate is an important document that needs to be honest and true.

If you do any of these things, you might go to prison for up to 12 months or have to pay a fine of up to $30,000, or both. This is a serious punishment because giving false information or faking documents is not allowed. You need to tell the truth when getting a medical certificate or filling out important documents.

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Part 4Aviation documents, medical certification, and drug and alcohol testing
Medical certification: Offences relating to medical certification

111Fraudulent, misleading, or false statements to obtain medical certificate

  1. A person commits an offence if the person—

  2. makes or causes to be made a fraudulent statement, or knowingly or recklessly makes or causes to be made a false or misleading statement,—
    1. for the purpose of obtaining a medical certificate under Schedule 2; or
      1. during an investigation under clause 10 or 11 of Schedule 2 or a review under clauses 19 to 21 of that schedule or an assessment under clause 4 of that schedule; or
      2. makes or causes to be made a fraudulent entry, or knowingly or recklessly makes or causes to be made a false or misleading entry, in any logbook, record, form, or report that is required to be kept, made, or used to show compliance with any conditions, restrictions, or endorsements placed on a medical certificate under Schedule 2; or
        1. makes or causes to be made a reproduction or alteration for fraudulent purposes of a medical certificate issued under Schedule 2.

          1. A person who commits an offence against subsection (1) is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to a fine not exceeding $30,000, or both.

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