Civil Aviation Act 2023

Rules - Rules made by Minister or Governor-General - Power of Minister to make rules

54: Rules relating to standards, specifications, restrictions, and licensing requirements

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The Minister can make rules about standards and requirements for people and things in aviation. You need to follow these rules if you are involved in aviation. The Minister can make rules about things like licences, training, and medical standards.

The Minister can also make rules about things like aircraft design and maintenance. You must follow these rules if you are building or fixing an aircraft. The Minister can make rules about insurance and providing information to passengers.

The Minister can make rules about who can be an aviation examiner or medical examiner. You must follow these rules if you want to be an examiner. The Minister can also make rules about how medical assessments are done.

The Minister can make rules about the format of documents and applications. You must use the correct forms if you are applying for something in aviation. The Minister can require you to use certain forms for certain things.

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Rules made by Minister or Governor-General: Power of Minister to make rules

54Rules relating to standards, specifications, restrictions, and licensing requirements

  1. The Minister may make rules under section 52 relating to the setting of standards, specifications, restrictions, and licensing requirements for all or any of those persons or things specified in section 53, including but not limited to the following:

  2. the specification of the privileges, limitations, and ratings associated with licences or other forms of approval:
    1. the setting of standards for training systems and techniques, including recurrent training requirements:
      1. the setting of medical standards for personnel:
        1. the requirement for proof of access to appropriate weather services:
          1. the specification of standards of design, construction, manufacture, maintenance, processing, testing, supply, approval, and identification of aircraft and aeronautical products:
            1. the requirements for notification of insurance coverage for air services:
              1. the provision of information to the CAA or the Director by applicants for or holders of aviation documents:
                1. the provision by aviation participants of information to any person (for example, information to passengers about rights under Part 8):
                  1. the requirements relating to the classification of aviation examiners and medical examiners and any related standards and restrictions on the exercise of their functions and powers:
                    1. the requirements for the grant of delegations by the Director under clause 27 of Schedule 2:
                      1. the requirements for the purposes of determining suitably qualified medical examiners and establishing the criteria for standard medical assessments under clause 27 of Schedule 2:
                        1. the requirements and criteria for determining medical experts acceptable to the Director for the purposes of reaching an accredited medical conclusion.
                          1. The Minister may make rules under section 52 that are contemplated by or necessary for giving full effect to subpart 2 of Part 4.

                          2. The Minister may make rules under section 52

                          3. prescribing the content or format, or both, of aviation documents, applications, and forms for other matters:
                            1. requiring the use of forms of aviation documents, applications, or forms for other matters where the content or format, or both, of those forms is prescribed or approved by the CAA or the Director.
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