{"id":"F2005B01531","name":"CASA 09/1999 - Exemption relating to certain aerodromes in the Torres Strait and Cape York Peninsula area - regulation 92A","slug":"casa-09-1999-exemption-relating-to-certain-aerodromes-in-the-torres-strait-and-cape-york-peninsula-a","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":32611,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B01531-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CASA 09/1999 - Exemption relating to certain aerodromes in the Torres Strait and Cape York Peninsula area - regulation 92A","content":"EXEMPTION NUMBER: CASA 09/1999\n\nCIVIL AVIATION ACT 1988\n\nCIVIL AVIATION REGULATIONS 1988\n\nEXEMPTION RELATING TO CERTAIN AERODROMES IN THE TORRES STRAIT AND CAPE YORK PENINSULA AREA — REGULATION 92A\n\nI, MICHAEL ROBERT TOLLER, Director of Aviation Safety:\n\n(1) revoke exemption number CASA 05/1999; and\n\n(2) having taken into account all relevant considerations relating to safety, under regulation 308 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 (CAR 1988):\n\n(a) exempt each aircraft employed in regular public transport operations to and from a special category aerodrome from compliance with the provisions of regulation 92A of CAR 1988; and\n\n(b) exempt the operator of an aircraft referred to in paragraph (a) and each member of the flight crew of that aircraft from compliance with regulation 92A of CAR 1988 while he or she is in, on, or otherwise associated with, the operation of that aircraft.\n\nIn this instrument:\n\nspecial category aerodrome has the same meaning as in section 82.3 of the Civil Aviation Orders.\n\n\\[Original signed by Mick Toller\\]\n\nMick Toller\n\nDirector of Aviation Safety\n\n25 March 1999","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a straightforward exemption instrument with a narrow, specific purpose. It replaces an earlier exemption (05/1999) with an updated one (09/1999) for the same geographical area and regulatory provision. The scope remains tightly focused on exempting specific remote aerodromes from regulation 92A requirements."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (under 300 words)","Only 1 defined term ('special category aerodrome') which references an external definition rather than defining it inline","Simple structure: revocation of previous instrument + two exemption paragraphs","No nested conditions or exceptions","Single cross-reference to regulation 308 (the power to exempt) and regulation 92A (the rule being exempted)","No procedural requirements or compliance timelines"],"plain_english_summary":"This CASA exemption revokes the 1999 exemption and issues a new one allowing certain commercial passenger (RPT) flights to and from specified remote aerodromes in the Torres Strait and Cape York to be exempt from Regulation 92A of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988. It affects airlines, flight crews and passengers operating on those routes, recognising limited infrastructure at those aerodromes while stating the Director considered safety before granting the exemption."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Yes. The instrument removes the application of regulation 92A for aircraft used in regular public transport to and from ‘special category aerodromes’ and for their operators and flight crew while engaged in those operations, effectively narrowing the set of operations subject to reg 92A (see paragraphs (2)(a) and (2)(b)). It also revokes the prior exemption CASA 05/1999 (paragraph (1)), substituting this instrument as the governing exemption; ‘special category aerodrome’ is defined by reference to Civil Aviation Orders s 82.3 (see \"In this instrument\")."},"complexity_factors":["Targeted scope: exemption applies only to aircraft engaged in regular public transport to/from special category aerodromes and to their operators and flight crew (see paragraphs (2)(a) and (2)(b)).","Cross-references: relies on multiple instruments — Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 (regs 92A and 308) and the Civil Aviation Orders definition of ‘special category aerodrome’ (see \"In this instrument\").","Administrative action: Director of Aviation Safety exercises discretion under regulation 308 to grant the exemption (instrument header and operative paragraph (2)).","Revocation element: expressly revokes CASA 05/1999, so implementers must treat this instrument as replacing the prior exemption (paragraph (1)).","Limited procedural detail: instrument sets the exemption but contains no conditions, duration, or operational safeguards within the text, creating potential for interpretive questions about application in edge cases (no expiry or conditions specified in instrument text).","Compliance shift: the exemption removes an existing regulatory obligation for specified operators/crew — this changes who bears the compliance cost for those operations (paragraphs (2)(a)–(b))."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument revokes CASA 05/1999 and, under regulation 308 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988, exempts aircraft used in regular public transport to and from ‘special category aerodromes’ — and their operators and flight crew while engaged in those operations — from complying with regulation 92A. It affects RPT carriers, crews and those aerodromes by shifting a compliance obligation away from them; the Director of Aviation Safety is the decision-maker and the measure is tied to the Civil Aviation Orders’ definition of ‘special category aerodrome.’"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-09-1999-exemption-relating-to-certain-aerodromes-in-the-torres-strait-and-cape-york-peninsula-a","history":"/api/acts/casa-09-1999-exemption-relating-to-certain-aerodromes-in-the-torres-strait-and-cape-york-peninsula-a/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-09-1999-exemption-relating-to-certain-aerodromes-in-the-torres-strait-and-cape-york-peninsula-a/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-09-1999-exemption-relating-to-certain-aerodromes-in-the-torres-strait-and-cape-york-peninsula-a/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-09-1999-exemption-relating-to-certain-aerodromes-in-the-torres-strait-and-cape-york-peninsula-a/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-09-1999-exemption-relating-to-certain-aerodromes-in-the-torres-strait-and-cape-york-peninsula-a/documents"}}