{"id":"F2025L00055","name":"CASA 11/25 — Prescription of Japan as a Recognised Foreign State Instrument 2025","slug":"casa-11-25-prescription-of-japan-as-a-recognised-foreign-state-instrument-2025","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":105831,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2025L00055-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CASA 11/25 — Prescription of Japan as a Recognised Foreign State Instrument 2025","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-description: Prescription of Japan as a Recognised Foreign State Instrument 2025\ntitle: CASA 11/25\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\nInstrument number CASA 11/25\n\nI, STEVEN JAMES CAMPBELL, Executive Manager, National Operations & Standards, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 61.047 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations.\n\n[Signed S. Campbell]\n\nSteven Campbell  Executive Manager, National Operations & Standards\n\n29 January 2025\n\nCASA 11/25 — Prescription of Japan as a Recognised Foreign State Instrument 2025\n\n1 Name\n\n  This instrument is the CASA 11/25 — Prescription of Japan as a Recognised Foreign State Instrument 2025.\n\n2 Duration\n\n This instrument:\n\n(a) commences on 1 February 2025; and\n\n(b) is repealed at the end of 31 January 2027.\n\n3 Prescription\n\n Japan is prescribed as a recognised foreign State under regulation 61.047 of CASR.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument expands the list of States recognised under regulation 61.047 of CASR by adding Japan for the period 1 February 2025 to 31 January 2027 (section 2 and section 3). The instrument itself does not describe the downstream rights, obligations or procedures that follow from that prescription; those must be determined from regulation 61.047 and other relevant CASR provisions."},"complexity_factors":["Very short, self-contained instrument: single operative prescription (section 3).","Substantive legal effect depends entirely on cross-reference to regulation 61.047 of CASR (section 3); the instrument does not define consequences itself.","Temporal limitation requires administrative tracking (commencement and repeal dates in section 2).","Made by a named CASA delegate (signature block), so understanding delegation and procedural validity may require checking CASA delegation instruments and CASR powers.","No explanatory material, conditions, or implementation detail in the instrument increases the need to consult external rules and guidance."],"plain_english_summary":"What this instrument does\n\n- This instrument names itself \"CASA 11/25 — Prescription of Japan as a Recognised Foreign State Instrument 2025\" (section 1) and is signed and made by an authorised CASA delegate, Steven James Campbell, Executive Manager, National Operations & Standards (opening signature block).\n\n- Mechanically, it adds Japan to the set of \"recognised foreign State[s]\" under regulation 61.047 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations (CASR). The operative text is a single prescription: \"Japan is prescribed as a recognised foreign State under regulation 61.047 of CASR\" (section 3).\n\n- The instrument takes effect from 1 February 2025 and automatically ends at the end of 31 January 2027 (section 2).\n\nWho decides and how the change is made\n\n- A CASA delegate made the instrument under the authority of regulation 61.047 of CASR; the instrument records the delegate's name and signature (opening signature block). The instrument does not record any consultation, conditions or explanatory material beyond the prescription.\n\nWho pays, who must act, and compliance burden\n\n- The instrument itself does not impose fees, specify obligations, or set compliance processes. It only prescribes Japan as a recognised foreign State (section 3). Any costs, obligations or administrative actions that flow from that prescription would arise from regulation 61.047 (CASR) or other related laws and instruments, not from this instrument’s text.\n\nPurpose and evidence in the text\n\n- The instrument contains no statement of purpose, policy rationale, or description of downstream effects. It does not explain what being a \"recognised foreign State\" confers or changes; it simply records the prescription (section 3). Any claim about benefits, obligations, or economic effects is not stated in this instrument and would require reference to regulation 61.047 or other parts of CASR.\n\nPractical implications and limits of what this instrument shows\n\n- Concretely, this instrument changes legal status only by prescribing Japan under regulation 61.047 for a fixed 2‑year period (section 2 and section 3). To understand who is affected in practice, what permissions or recognitions follow, what administrative steps are required, or whether there are fees or approvals, a reader must consult regulation 61.047 of CASR and any linked provisions.\n\n- The instrument shows who exercised delegated power (the named Executive Manager) and when the change is effective (signed 29 January 2025; commencement 1 February 2025) but does not set out implementation detail, enforcement mechanisms, or cost allocation.\n\nSummary in one sentence\n\n- Between 1 February 2025 and 31 January 2027, CASA has prescribed Japan as a \"recognised foreign State\" under regulation 61.047 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations by a delegate-signed instrument that records no additional conditions or explanations (sections 1–3, signature block)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly the narrow administrative function it was designed for: adding one country to a list of recognised foreign States under the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond the original regulatory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: 3 operative sections spanning less than one page","Zero defined terms within the instrument itself (relies entirely on external regulation 61.047 of CASR)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references beyond the single citation of the enabling regulation","Single substantive action: prescribing one country for one purpose","No procedural requirements, appeal mechanisms, or administrative detail"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short administrative decision by Australia's aviation safety regulator (CASA) that officially recognises Japan as a 'recognised foreign State' for pilot licensing purposes.\n\n**What it does:**\nUnder Australian aviation law, foreign pilots who want to fly in Australia need their overseas qualifications recognised. This instrument adds Japan to the list of countries whose pilot licences and training CASA trusts enough to grant Australian equivalents without starting from scratch.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Japanese pilots** wanting to convert their licences to Australian ones\n- **Australian aviation operators** who might hire pilots trained in Japan\n- **CASA itself** — it can now process licence conversions from Japan under streamlined rules\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout this recognition, a pilot trained and licensed in Japan would face extra hurdles, testing, or retraining to fly commercially in Australia. This bilateral trust arrangement (called 'recognition' in aviation law) makes it easier for qualified pilots to move between countries, addressing pilot shortages and improving international aviation cooperation.\n\nThe instrument runs for two years (February 2025 to January 2027), suggesting it's either a trial arrangement or pending a more permanent agreement."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-11-25-prescription-of-japan-as-a-recognised-foreign-state-instrument-2025","history":"/api/acts/casa-11-25-prescription-of-japan-as-a-recognised-foreign-state-instrument-2025/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-11-25-prescription-of-japan-as-a-recognised-foreign-state-instrument-2025/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-11-25-prescription-of-japan-as-a-recognised-foreign-state-instrument-2025/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-11-25-prescription-of-japan-as-a-recognised-foreign-state-instrument-2025/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-11-25-prescription-of-japan-as-a-recognised-foreign-state-instrument-2025/documents"}}