{"id":"F2008L03412","name":"AD/SEATS/3 - Sicma Passenger Seats - CANCELLED","slug":"ad-seats-3-sicma-passenger-seats-cancelled","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":120426,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L03412-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Seats and Berths","sectionType":"division","heading":"Seats and Berths","content":"### Seats and Berths\n\n| AD/SEATS/3 | Sicma Passenger Seats | 10/2008 |\n| ---------- | --------------------- | ------- |\n\n| Requirement: | CANCELLED.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |\n| ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n|              | This AD is cancelled on 25 September 2008.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |\n| Background:  | This unique Australian AD, issued in 1988, required modification to Sicma seats lap belt attachments following a turbulence incident involving an Australian Operator. The AD required compliance prior to 30 November 1988. As all affected seats would have been modified and are probably no longer in service, this AD is no longer required. |\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nDavid Villiers  \nDelegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority\n\n11 August 2008","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"AD/SEATS/3","sectionType":"part","heading":"AD/SEATS/3","content":"## AD/SEATS/3","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Sicma Passenger Seats","sectionType":"part","heading":"Sicma Passenger Seats","content":"## Sicma Passenger Seats","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"10/2008","sectionType":"part","heading":"10/2008","content":"## 10/2008","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2675},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument terminates the previous directive rather than expanding its scope. The cancellation eliminates all previous requirements regarding Sicma seat modifications, effectively nullifying the regulatory burden rather than growing it."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (cancellation) with no subsections or paragraphs","No defined terms, interpretive sections, or cross-references to other legislation","No conditional logic, exceptions, or compliance timelines remaining","Straightforward historical background limited to two sentences explaining the rationale"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This document officially cancels an old aviation safety rule about passenger seats. It scraps Airworthiness Directive (AD) SEATS/3, which was issued back in 1988. That old rule required airlines to modify the lap belt attachments on certain Sicma-brand passenger seats after a turbulence incident on an Australian flight.\n\n**Why it matters:** The original deadline for fixing those seats was November 1988—twenty years ago. By now, all affected seats have either been modified or retired from service, so the safety rule is no longer needed. This cancellation simply removes the obsolete requirement from the books."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-seats-3-sicma-passenger-seats-cancelled","history":"/api/acts/ad-seats-3-sicma-passenger-seats-cancelled/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-seats-3-sicma-passenger-seats-cancelled/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-seats-3-sicma-passenger-seats-cancelled/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-seats-3-sicma-passenger-seats-cancelled/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-seats-3-sicma-passenger-seats-cancelled/documents"}}