{"id":"F2006B07922","name":"Airworthiness Directives 2004 - Revocation and Remaking - Maule M-7 Series Aeroplanes","slug":"airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-maule-m-7-series-aeroplanes","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":50964,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B07922-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Airworthiness Directives 2004 - Revocation and Remaking - Maule M-7 Series Aeroplanes","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n Airworthiness Directives 2004\n\n I, DAVID ALAN VILLIERS, delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety\n\n Authority, acting under subregulation 39.001 (1) of the Civil\n\n Aviation Safety Regulations 1998:\n\n (a) revoke the Airworthiness Directives mentioned in\n\n Schedule 1; and\n\n (b) make, as separate instruments, each Airworthiness\n\n Directive mentioned in Schedule 1 and attached.\n\n \n\n ![](image.001.png)\n\n David Villiers\n\n Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority\n\n \n\n  20 December 2004\n\n Note:   Each attached Airworthiness Directive is being re-made in exactly the\n\n same form as appears in the latest published edition of the Directive.\n\n \n\n\n Schedule 1 Revocation and Remaking of\n\n Airworthiness Directives\n\n Maule M-7 Series Aeroplanes\n\n AD Name AD Number\n\n Retirement Life of Fatigue Critical Components - CANCELLED AD/ML-M7/1 Amdt 1\n\n Wing Lift Struts AD/ML-M7/2 Amdt 1\n\n Nicopress Sleeves on Control Cables AD/ML-M7/3\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not change the substantive content of the listed Airworthiness Directives. It revokes the listed ADs and re-makes them \"in exactly the same form as appears in the latest published edition of the Directive\" (see paras (a) and (b) and Note). Therefore the scope of regulatory obligations remains the same as in the latest published editions referenced by the instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Administrative nature: the instrument performs procedural revocation and re-issuance rather than substantive policy change (see paras (a) and (b)).","Cross-reference to enabling regulation: relies on subregulation 39.001(1) as the statutory power (see opening paragraph).","Multiple items listed: three separate Airworthiness Directives are affected and will be re-made as separate instruments (see Schedule 1).","Attachment and reliance on external documents: the re-made instruments are identical to the \"latest published edition\" of each Directive, requiring reference to those published editions for substantive content (see Note)."],"plain_english_summary":"What this instrument does\n\n- The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) delegate revokes the specific Airworthiness Directives listed in Schedule 1 and re-issues each of them as separate instruments (see instrument, paras (a) and (b)).\n- The re-issued Airworthiness Directives are re-made in exactly the same wording as the latest published editions of those Directives (see Note).\n\nWho this affects\n\n- The Schedule identifies these items as the Airworthiness Directives for Maule M-7 series aeroplanes; therefore the instrument changes the administrative status of those particular directives (see Schedule 1 heading and listed ADs).\n\nHow it works mechanically\n\n- Authority: the action is taken by a CASA delegate using the power in subregulation 39.001(1) of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 (see opening paragraph).\n- Action taken: (a) revocation of the listed Airworthiness Directives; and (b) making each listed Airworthiness Directive into a separate instrument (see paras (a) and (b)).\n- Form: the re-made instruments adopt the exact form of the latest published editions of the respective Directives (see Note).\n- The Schedule lists three items that are the subject of the revocation/remaking: AD/ML-M7/1 Amdt 1 (titled \"Retirement Life of Fatigue Critical Components - CANCELLED\"), AD/ML-M7/2 Amdt 1 (\"Wing Lift Struts\"), and AD/ML-M7/3 (\"Nicopress Sleeves on Control Cables\") (see Schedule 1).\n\nWho decides, who pays, and behaviour change\n\n- Who decides: a CASA delegate exercises the statutory power to revoke and re-make the listed Directives (see instrument signature block and subregulation reference).\n- Who pays: the instrument itself is an administrative act and does not set new obligations; any costs fall to persons required to comply with the underlying Airworthiness Directives as those Directives impose obligations (the instrument re-issues those Directives in the form of separate instruments — see paras (a), (b) and Note).\n- Behaviour change and compliance burden: this instrument does not, by its text, introduce substantive changes to the content of the listed Directives; it re-issues them in the same form as the latest published editions. Any compliance obligations arise from the content of the re-made Directives themselves (see Note and Schedule 1).\n\nImplementation issues, incentives, and discretion\n\n- Implementation: the instrument is procedural: revocation and re-making of existing Directives into separate instruments. The Note indicates no substantive redrafting; the re-made instruments mirror the latest published versions (see Note).\n- Incentives and costs: because the content is carried forward unchanged, incentives created or costs imposed are those embedded in the re-made Directives rather than this administrative instrument (see Note).\n- Discretion: the delegate exercised the statutory power under subregulation 39.001(1) to carry out the revocation/remaking; the Note shows the exercise was to replicate the latest published editions rather than alter them (see opening paragraph and Note).\n\nPractical detail to note from the text\n\n- One listed item, AD/ML-M7/1 Amdt 1, includes the word \"CANCELLED\" in its title as recorded in Schedule 1; the Schedule treats it as one of the instruments being revoked and re-made (see Schedule 1).\n- Date and signature: the instrument is dated 20 December 2004 and signed by the delegate (see signature block)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation maintains its original narrow scope. It is purely procedural — revoking and remaking existing airworthiness directives without altering their substantive safety requirements. The note explicitly states each directive is re-made 'in exactly the same form' as the previous version."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (under 300 words)","Only 3 defined items in Schedule 1 (the three ADs being revoked and remade)","No nested conditional logic or cross-references to other legislation beyond the basic enabling power (Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998, subregulation 39.001(1))","Straightforward administrative action: revoke and remake in identical form","No exceptions, exemptions, or transitional provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a technical aviation safety instrument issued by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) in December 2004. It does two things:\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Revokes** (cancels) three existing Airworthiness Directives (ADs) for Maule M-7 series aeroplanes — these are official safety orders that tell aircraft owners what repairs or inspections they must carry out\n- **Remakes** those same three directives as separate, standalone legal instruments\n\n**The three safety orders affected:**\n- **AD/ML-M7/1 Amdt 1** — originally about retirement life of fatigue-critical components, but this one was already cancelled\n- **AD/ML-M7/2 Amdt 1** — requires inspection or replacement of wing lift struts (structural supports that hold the wings up)\n- **AD/ML-M7/3** — concerns Nicopress sleeves on control cables (metal fittings that secure the cables controlling the aircraft's flight surfaces)\n\n**Who it affects:**\nOwners and operators of Maule M-7 series aircraft — a type of light, single-engine utility aeroplane commonly used in rural Australia for tasks like mustering and freight.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis is administrative housekeeping. CASA is tidying up how these safety rules are legally structured — converting them from one format to another without changing their actual safety requirements. The note confirms each directive is being \"re-made in exactly the same form\" as before. This ensures the safety standards remain enforceable while improving the legal clarity of how they're issued."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-maule-m-7-series-aeroplanes","history":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-maule-m-7-series-aeroplanes/history","analysis":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-maule-m-7-series-aeroplanes/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-maule-m-7-series-aeroplanes/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-maule-m-7-series-aeroplanes/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-maule-m-7-series-aeroplanes/documents"}}