{"id":"F2006B06593","name":"AD/RES/25 - Seat Mounted Cargo Containers","slug":"ad-res-25-seat-mounted-cargo-containers","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":48411,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B06593-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/RES/25 - Seat Mounted Cargo Containers","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 107 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY\n\nSCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES\n\n \n\n![](image.001.png)  Restraint Equipment\n\n \n\nAD/RES/25 Seat Mounted Cargo Containers 5/90\n\nApplicability: All cargo containers used in/on normal passenger seats.\n\n \n\nRequirement: Withdraw from service any seat mounted cargo container which has not been designed, manufactured and installed in accordance with a scheme approved by the Authority or by an appropriately authorised person.\n\n \n\nCompliance: Forthwith.\n\n \n\nBackground: The Authority has been made aware that some operators may be utilizing passenger seat cargo containers that have not received an Approval from the Authority.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1692},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This appears to be the original 1990 directive and maintains its original narrow scope targeting only unapproved seat-mounted cargo containers. There is no indication of scope creep or expansion beyond the specific safety risk identified in the background."},"complexity_factors":["Single, unambiguous operative requirement","No definitions section or technical terminology requiring interpretation","No cross-references to other legislative provisions","No exceptions, conditions, or nested logic","Extremely brief - less than 50 words of substantive legal content"],"plain_english_summary":"This rule immediately bans aircraft operators from using cargo containers mounted on passenger seats unless those containers are designed, manufactured and installed under an approval from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) or an authorized delegate. It affects all operators who carry freight in passenger cabins and matters because unapproved containers can fail in turbulence or crashes, risking injury and blocking evacuations."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-res-25-seat-mounted-cargo-containers","history":"/api/acts/ad-res-25-seat-mounted-cargo-containers/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-res-25-seat-mounted-cargo-containers/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-res-25-seat-mounted-cargo-containers/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-res-25-seat-mounted-cargo-containers/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-res-25-seat-mounted-cargo-containers/documents"}}