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77G: Review procedures for security check determinations
77F: Powers and duties of Director relating to security checks
56A: Security check offences
77H: Offence to carry out activity while authorisation withdrawn or after authorisation revoked
77I: Offence to fail to comply with Director's requirement to withdraw or revoke authorisation
80B: Power of aviation security officers to search for and seize certain items or substances to be carried on aircraft or into sterile areas
77BA: Certain Gazette notices may not include security sensitive information
80C: Powers and duties of aviation security officers relating to security enhanced areas
80D: Consent to be screened or searched
80E: Persons who refuse to consent to be screened or searched
80F: Searches of persons refusing consent to be searched
80G: Searches of persons
80H: Power to require drivers to stop vehicles in security enhanced areas for screening or searching
80I: Protection of aviation security officers
96: Carrier, and person in charge, of commercial craft to provide advance passenger processing information before departure
101: Obligations in relation to craft en route to or arriving in New Zealand
102: Obligations of carriers, and persons in charge, of craft to provide information
105: Responsibilities of internationally ticketed passengers travelling by air within New Zealand
106: Responsibilities of domestic passengers travelling by air within New Zealand
118: Obligations of carriers, and persons in charge, of craft
121: Persons deemed not to leave New Zealand in certain circumstances
123: Protection for carriers, and persons in charge, of craft
287: Special biometric information
349: Offences relating to carriers, and persons in charge, of craft
385: Certain operators of airports and ports to provide operating areas, accommodation, facilities, etc
420: Information requirements for carrier, and person in charge, of commercial craft
422: Obligations of carriers of craft leaving New Zealand to provide passage
423: Responsibilities of carrier, and person in charge, of craft en route to New Zealand
DW 1: Airport operators
HR 6: Airport operator’s assets
1: Short Title and commencement
2: Interpretation
3: Act to bind the Crown
4: Application of Act
5: Civil Aviation Authority
6: Requirement to register aircraft
7: Requirement for aviation document
8: Application for aviation document
9: Grant or renewal of aviation document
10: Criteria for fit and proper person test
11: Rights of persons affected by proposed adverse decisions
11A: Purpose
11B: Holder of Australian AOC with ANZA privileges entitled to conduct air operations in New Zealand
11C: New Zealand temporary stop notice
11D: Contents of New Zealand temporary stop notice
11E: Director to notify CASA about New Zealand temporary stop notice
11F: Requirements for AOCs with ANZA privileges
11G: Grant of New Zealand AOC with ANZA privileges
11H: Action by Director when CASA gives Australian temporary stop notice to holder of New Zealand AOC with ANZA privileges
11I: Change of country of certification
11J: Delegation of Australian powers relating to Australian AOCs with ANZA privileges to employees of Authority
12: General requirements for participants in civil aviation system
13: Duties of pilot-in-command
13A: Duties of pilot-in-command and operator during emergencies
14: Objectives of Minister
14A: Functions of Minister
14B: Search and rescue operations
14C: Minister may direct agencies with respect to search and rescue operations
15: Director may require or carry out safety and security inspections and monitoring
15A: Power of Director to investigate holder of aviation document
16: Director of Civil Aviation Safety
17: Power of Director to suspend aviation document or impose conditions
18: Power to revoke aviation document or impose conditions
19: Criteria for action taken under section 17 or section 18
20: Power of Director to amend or revoke aviation document in other cases
21: Power of Director to detain aircraft, seize aeronautical products, and impose prohibitions and conditions
22: Delegation of Minister's functions or powers to Authority
23: Delegation of Authority's functions or powers to employees of Authority
23A: Delegation of Director's functions or powers to employees of Authority
23B: Delegation of Director's functions or powers to persons outside Authority
23C: Restrictions on delegations
24: General power of entry
25: Powers of entry of Corporation
26: Obligation to notify all accidents and incidents
26A: Obligation to identify pilot-in-command
27: Duty of Authority to notify accidents and incidents to Transport Accident Investigation Commission
27A: Interpretation
27B: Power of Director to issue medical certificate
27C: Changes in medical condition of licence holder
27D: Medical examination, report, and disclosure
27E: Expiry of medical certificate
27F: Designation of aviation examiners and medical examiners
27G: General directions and emergency directives
27H: Investigation of medical condition of licence holder
27I: Revocation, suspension, amendment, and surrender of medical certificate
27J: Appointment of convener and deputy convener
27K: Cancellation of appointment as convener or deputy convener
27L: Review of decisions regarding medical certificates or applications
27M: Referral to convener by agreement
27N: Delegation of Director's powers under this Part to medical practitioners who are employees of Authority
27O: Delegation of Director's power under this Part to medical examiners who are not employees of Authority
27P: Right of appeal to District Court
27Q: Transitional provisions
27R: Savings
28: Power of Minister to make ordinary rules
29: Rules relating to safety and security
29A: Rules relating to airspace
29B: Rules for noise abatement purposes
30: Rules relating to general matters
31: Power of Director to make emergency rules
32: Procedures relating to rules
33: Matters to be taken into account in making rules
34: Procedure for making ordinary rules
35: Procedure for making emergency rules
36: Incorporation by reference
37: Exemption power of Director
38: Fees and charges
39: Rebates
40: Payment of fees and charges
41: Suspension or revocation of aviation document where prescribed fees or charges unpaid
42: Recovery of fees and charges for aviation related services
42A: Governor-General may impose levies
42B: Basis on which levies may be imposed
42C: Effect if levy order not confirmed
42D: Other provisions relating to levies
43: Endangerment caused by holder of aviation document
43A: Operating aircraft in careless manner
44: Dangerous activity involving aircraft, aeronautical product, or aviation related service
44A: Failure to comply with inspection or monitoring request
45: Court may disqualify holder of aviation document or impose conditions on holding of document
46: Acting without necessary aviation document
46A: Acting without required medical certificate
46B: Fraudulent, misleading, or intentionally false statements to obtain medical certificate
46C: Failure to disclose information required by Director
46D: Failure to provide information to Director relating to Australian AOCs with ANZA privileges
46E: Failure to cease conducting air operations in New Zealand
47: Additional penalty for offences involving commercial gain
48: Applying for aviation document while disqualified
49: Communicating false information or failing to disclose information relevant to granting or holding of aviation document
49A: Carrying on scheduled international air service without licence or contrary to licence
49B: Operating unauthorised non-scheduled international flight or carrying on non-scheduled international flight contrary to licence
50: Obstruction of persons duly authorised by Director
50A: Failure or refusal to produce or surrender documents
51: Trespass
52: Failure to maintain accurate records
52A: Failure to notify emergency breach of Act or regulations or rules
52B: Failure to notify accident or incident
52C: Failure to provide identifying information
53: Contravention of emergency rule, prohibition, or condition
53A: Flight over foreign country without authority or for improper purpose
54: Security area and security enhanced area offences
55: Personation or obstruction of aviation security officer
56: Communicating false information affecting safety
57: Infringement offences
58: Infringement notices
59: Effect of disqualification
60: Commencement of period of disqualification
61: Retention and custody of document
62: Removal of disqualification
63: Particulars of disqualification orders, etc, to be sent to Director
64: Appeals against disqualification
65: Time for filing charging document
65A: Application of this Part
65B: Liability for offences against this Part despite extraterritoriality
65C: Liability for offences under Summary Offences Act 1981 despite extraterritoriality
65D: Foreign aircraft outside New Zealand
65E: Proceedings for offences
65F: Strict liability for acts endangering safety
65G: Disruptive conduct towards crew member
65H: Interference with aircraft
65I: Intoxicated persons on aircraft
65J: Non-compliance with commands given by pilot-in-command
65K: Offensive behaviour or words
65L: Portable electronic devices not to be operated
65M: Non-compliance with seating and seatbelt instructions
65N: No smoking or vaping
65O: Dangerous goods
65P: Procedure for certain unruly passenger offences
65Q: Form of infringement notice
65R: Payment of fees
65S: Filing of notices
65T: Savings
66: Appeal to District Court
67: Procedure
68: Decision of Director to continue in force pending appeal, etc
71: Evidence and proof
72: Evidence of air traffic services provider
72A: Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand established
72AA: Objective of Authority
72B: Functions of Authority
72C: Authority to comply with policy directions
72CA: Surplus of Aviation Security Service funds payable to the Crown
72D: Authority to have powers of natural person
72E: Authority to consider delegating or contracting out of functions and powers
72F: Restriction applying to statement of intent
72G: Service charter
72H: Use of words Civil Aviation Authority
72I: Director of Civil Aviation
72J: Acting Director of Civil Aviation
72K: Powers of Director in relation to examinations, etc
72L: General Manager of Aviation Security Service
72M: Acting General Manager of Aviation Security Service
72N: Use of words Aviation Security Service
72O: References to Director to be read as General Manager of Aviation Security Service in certain circumstances
73: New Zealand Register of Aircraft
74: Civil Aviation Registry
75: Information services
77: Responsibility of Minister
77A: Powers and duties of Minister to require screening, searching, and seizing
77B: Powers and duties of Director to require screening, searching, and seizing
77C: Transitional provisions for screening
78: Aviation Security Service
79: Authorised aviation security service providers
79A: Further provisions relating to Aviation Security Service
80: Powers, functions, and duties of Aviation Security Service
80A: Powers and duties of aviation security officer relating to dangerous goods
81: Functions and duties of other aviation security service providers
82: Security designated aerodromes and navigation installations
83: Right of access
84: Security areas and security enhanced areas
85: Powers of arrest and seizure of items or substances
86: Arrest of persons delivered to Police
87: Powers of Police
87A: Interpretation
87B: Scheduled international air service not to be carried on except pursuant to licence
87C: Application for licence
87D: Minister to be licensing authority for New Zealand international airlines
87E: Notice of application
87F: Consideration of application for scheduled international air service licence by New Zealand international airline
87G: Scheduled international air service licence may be granted subject to conditions
87H: Duration of scheduled international air service licence
87I: Renewal of scheduled international air service licence
87J: Variation of terms and conditions of scheduled international air service licence
87K: Transfer of scheduled international air service licence
87L: Secretary to be licensing authority for foreign international airlines
87M: Consideration of application for scheduled international air service licence by foreign international airline
87N: Scheduled international air service licence may be granted subject to conditions
87O: Duration of scheduled international air service licence
87P: Renewal of scheduled international air service licence
87Q: Variation of terms and conditions of scheduled international air service licence
87R: Minister may designate countries or territories for open aviation market licences
87S: Secretary to be licensing authority for open aviation market licences
87T: Consideration of application for open aviation market licence
87U: Open aviation market licence may be granted subject to conditions
87V: Duration of open aviation market licence
87W: Renewal of open aviation market licence
87X: Variation of terms and conditions of open aviation market licence
87Y: Transfer of open aviation market licence
87Z: Holder of open aviation market licence may operate non-scheduled international flights without authorisation under section 87ZE
87ZA: Insurance cover against liability
87ZB: Returns to be furnished
87ZC: Suspension of licences
87ZD: Revocation of licences
87ZE: Commercial non-scheduled international flights not to be operated except as authorised by Secretary
87ZF: Provisions of this Part in addition to requirements of regulations and rules
87ZG: This Part not in force in Tokelau
88: Authorisation of contracts, arrangements, and understandings relating to international carriage by air
89: Minister may issue commission regimes
90: Authorisation of tariffs by Minister
91: Application of Commerce Act 1986
91A: Interpretation
91B: Application of Guadalajara Convention
91C: Conventions to have force of law
91D: Inconsistency between French and English texts
91E: Fatal accidents
91F: Contributory negligence
91G: Limitation of liability
91H: Value of special drawing right
91I: Time for bringing proceedings
91J: Actions against High Contracting Parties
91JA: Actions against Parties to Montreal Convention
91K: Designation of Parties
91L: Article 40A of amended Convention
91M: Power to exclude aircraft in use for military purposes
91N: Occurrences before commencement of this Part
91O: High Contracting Parties not Party to Hague Protocol
91P: High Contracting Parties not Party to Montreal Protocols
91Q: High Contracting Parties not Party to Protocol No 4
91R: High Contracting Parties not Party to Protocol No 2
91RA: High Contracting Party or Party not Party to Montreal Convention
91S: Currency equivalent notices
91T: Regulations
91U: Interpretation
91V: Application of this Part
91W: Exclusions
91X: Provisions if carriage performed by actual carrier
91Y: Provisions if carriage performed by successive carriers
91Z: Liability of carrier in respect of delay
91ZA: Avoidance of liability
91ZB: Contributory negligence
91ZC: Limitation of liability
91ZD: Contracting out
91ZE: Wilful or reckless misconduct
91ZF: Servants or agents of carrier
91ZG: Aggregation of damages
91ZH: Aggregate liability
91ZJ: Tortfeasors
91ZK: Relationship between carriers
91ZL: Limitation of actions
91ZM: Combined carriage
92: Definition of joint venture airport
93: Powers of Minister in respect of aerodromes and facilities
94: Joint ventures
95: Retention of Crown money in joint venture airport accounts
96: Sale of alcohol at international airports
96A: Minister may prohibit smoking or vaping on international air routes
96B: Offences in respect of smoking on international flights
96C: Procedure for offence of smoking on international flight
96D: Form of infringement notice
96E: Payment of fees
96F: Filing of notices
97: Nuisance, trespass, and responsibility for damage
98: Indemnity in respect of certain messages
99: Airways Corporation to be sole provider of certain airways services
99A: Regulations relating to information disclosure
99B: Information to be supplied to Secretary
99C: Offences
99D: Administration of sections 99A to 99C
100: Regulations
101: Repeals, revocation, amendments, and savings
102: Transitional provisions
103: Effect of Act on Civil Aviation Regulations
Schedule 1: Enactments repealed
Schedule 2: Enactments amended
Schedule 3: Provisions relating to Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand
Schedule 4: The Warsaw Convention as amended by the Hague Protocol of 1955 and the Montreal Additional Protocols Nos 1 and 2 and Protocol No 4 of 1975
Schedule 5: The Guadalajara Convention
Schedule 6: The Montreal Convention
4A: Application of this Act to ships and aircraft of foreign States
34A: Governor-General may make ordinary rules
8: Jurisdiction in respect of crimes on ships or aircraft beyond New Zealand
60: Discipline on ship or aircraft
270: Endangering transport
104: Interpretation
105: Cape Town Convention and Aircraft Protocol to have force of law
106: Cape Town Convention and Aircraft Protocol to have effect in place of New Zealand law in certain circumstances
107: Governor-General may issue copies of declarations
108: Certificates about Contracting States
109: Irrevocable de-registration and export request authorisations
110: De-registration requests
111: Removal requests
112: Director must prescribe and publish forms for de-registration requests
113: Director may not exercise certain powers
Schedule 7: Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment
Schedule 8: Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on Matters Specific to Aircraft Equipment
398: Act subject to application of Cape Town Convention and Aircraft Protocol
188: Removal of trees, buildings, etc, interfering with use of aerodrome
22: Transport of animals
65AA: Burden of proof of reasonable excuse
100A: Burden of proof of exceptions, etc, for offences in rules and regulations
9: Application of Act to aircraft in operation
11: Application of Act in exclusive economic zone and in or on continental shelf
242: This subpart applies to carriage of goods by carrier under contract
243: This subpart does not apply to international carriage, to postal services, or in certain other cases
246: Interpretation
268: Special rules relating to liability of carrier in respect of baggage
269: Other rules relating to hand baggage
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