{"id":"F2005B01535","name":"CASA 12/97 - Exemption - Class A Aircraft used in Private Operations and Maintenance Controllers","slug":"casa-12-97-exemption-class-a-aircraft-used-in-private-operations-and-maintenance-controllers","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":32614,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B01535-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CASA 12/97 - Exemption - Class A Aircraft used in Private Operations and Maintenance Controllers","content":"EXEMPTION NUMBER: CASA 12/97\n\nCIVIL AVIATION ACT 1988\n\nCIVIL AVIATION REGULATIONS\n\nEXEMPTION — CLASS A AIRCRAFT USED IN PRIVATE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE CONTROLLERS\n\nI, LEROY ALLEN KEITH, Director of Aviation Safety:\n\n(a) revoke exemption number CASA 23/1996; and\n\n(b) on behalf of CASA, under regulation 308 of the Civil Aviation Regulations (the Regulations), having taken into account all relevant considerations relating to the interests of safety, exempt:\n\n(i) each class A aircraft engaged in private operations; and\n\n(ii) the operator of any such aircraft while they are associated with the operation of those aircraft;\n\nfrom compliance with the provisions of regulations 42ZV and 42ZY of the Regulations on condition that:\n\n(iii) all maintenance on the aircraft is carried out by a maintenance organisation which holds a certificate of approval to carry out maintenance on aircraft of that type; and\n\n(iv) the aircraft’s system of maintenance specifies the name of the individual who is responsible for scheduling the aircraft’s maintenance.\n\n\\[Original signed Leroy Keith\\]\n\nLEROY A. KEITH\n\nDirector of Aviation Safety\n\n30 June 1997","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2889},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument continues the existing exemption framework established by CASA 23/1996 without expanding the scope. It maintains the same coverage (Class A aircraft in private operations) and the same general approach of exempting from maintenance controller requirements subject to alternative safety conditions."},"complexity_factors":["Single-page instrument with only two operative conditions","Minimal cross-referencing (only three regulation citations: 308, 42ZV, and 42ZY)","Straightforward structure: revoke old exemption, grant new exemption, attach conditions","No nested exceptions, sub-delegations, or complex defined terms"],"plain_english_summary":"This exemption lets private owners of light piston‑engine \"Class A\" aircraft avoid the formal maintenance‑controller requirement (replacing CASA 23/1996). It applies to privately flown, non‑commercial aircraft so long as maintenance is carried out by a CASA‑approved certified maintenance organisation for that type and the aircraft’s records name an individual responsible for scheduling work. It reduces cost and paperwork while keeping certified mechanics and clear accountability."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-12-97-exemption-class-a-aircraft-used-in-private-operations-and-maintenance-controllers","history":"/api/acts/casa-12-97-exemption-class-a-aircraft-used-in-private-operations-and-maintenance-controllers/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-12-97-exemption-class-a-aircraft-used-in-private-operations-and-maintenance-controllers/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-12-97-exemption-class-a-aircraft-used-in-private-operations-and-maintenance-controllers/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-12-97-exemption-class-a-aircraft-used-in-private-operations-and-maintenance-controllers/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-12-97-exemption-class-a-aircraft-used-in-private-operations-and-maintenance-controllers/documents"}}