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Civil Aviation Act 2023

Aviation documents, medical certification, and drug and alcohol testing - Powers of Director in relation to aviation documents - Suspension or revocation of aviation document if prescribed fees, charges, or levies unpaid

102: Suspension or revocation of aviation document if prescribed fees, charges, or levies unpaid

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"What happens to your aviation document if you don't pay fees on time"

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If you do not pay a fee, charge, or levy on time, the Director may suspend your aviation document. The Director can do this if you miss the payment date for a fee, charge, or levy under the Civil Aviation Act 2023. You will not be able to use your aviation document until you pay.

If you still have not paid a fee, charge, or levy after four months, the Director may revoke your aviation document. This means you will not be able to use your aviation document anymore. The Director can revoke your document if it is related to the unpaid fee, charge, or levy.

Before the Director suspends or revokes your aviation document, they must tell you about their plan. They must also tell you that you have the right to appeal under section 453 if they suspend or revoke your document. You can appeal to the District Court if the Director suspends or revokes your aviation document.

You can appeal against the Director's decision to the District Court under section 453. This is an option if you think the Director's decision to suspend or revoke your aviation document is unfair. You can use this option to try to get your aviation document back.

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Powers of Director in relation to aviation documents: Suspension or revocation of aviation document if prescribed fees, charges, or levies unpaid

102Suspension or revocation of aviation document if prescribed fees, charges, or levies unpaid

  1. If any fee, charge, or levy payable under this Act is not paid by the date prescribed or fixed for the payment of that fee, charge, or levy, the Director may suspend any aviation document to which the unpaid fee, charge, or levy relates.

  2. If any fee, charge, or levy payable under this Act is not paid within 4 months after the date prescribed or fixed for the payment of that fee, charge, or levy, the Director may revoke any aviation document to which the fee, charge, or levy relates.

  3. Before suspending an aviation document under subsection (1), or revoking an aviation document under subsection (2), the Director must notify the holder of the document—

  4. that the Director intends to suspend or revoke the document; and
    1. that the person has a right of appeal under section 453 if the Director suspends or revokes the document.

      1. The holder of an aviation document that is suspended under subsection (1) or revoked under subsection (2) may appeal against the decision to the District Court under section 453.

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