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Civil Aviation Act 2023

Regulations and miscellaneous provisions - Other miscellaneous provisions - Delegations

462: Delegation of Director’s functions or powers to persons outside CAA

You could also call this:

"The boss of the Civil Aviation Authority can ask others to help with some of their jobs."

The Director can give some of their jobs or powers to people who do not work for the Civil Aviation Authority. You can think of the Director like a boss who can ask others to help with their work. The Director must not give certain important jobs to others, such as revoking aviation documents, which is like taking away a special permission to fly, as stated in section 98 and section 102, or issuing infringement notices, as stated in section 373.

The Director can only give jobs or powers to others if it is allowed by the Act, which is like a set of rules. If the Director gives a job or power to someone in New Zealand who is not a Civil Aviation Authority employee, they can also give that job or power to an officer in Australia, but only for certain New Zealand aviation businesses that operate in Australia.

When the Director gives a job or power to someone, they must write it down and the Minister must agree in writing. If the Director gives a job or power to someone, that person can then give some of those jobs or powers to another person, but only if the Minister agrees in writing first.

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Part 10Regulations and miscellaneous provisions
Other miscellaneous provisions: Delegations

462Delegation of Director’s functions or powers to persons outside CAA

  1. The Director may delegate to any person who is not an employee of the CAA any of the Director’s functions and powers under this Act.

  2. The Director must not delegate under subsection (1)—

  3. the power under section 98 to revoke aviation documents; or
    1. the power under section 102 to suspend or revoke aviation documents; or
      1. the power under section 373 to issue infringement notices.

        1. Subsection (1) is subject to any other provision of this Act that provides that the Director must not delegate a particular function or power.

        2. A function or power that may be delegated under subsection (1) to a person in New Zealand who is not an employee of the CAA may be delegated under that subsection to an officer of CASA for the purpose of enabling that officer to perform the function or exercise the power in Australia in respect of New Zealand AOCs with ANZA privileges.

        3. A delegation under this section must be in writing.

        4. A delegation must not be made under this section without the written consent of the Minister.

        5. In any case where the Director has delegated any functions or powers to any person under this section, the person may, with the prior approval in writing of the Minister, delegate to any other person any of those functions or powers as are so approved.

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