{"id":"F2010L02054","name":"CASA 274/10 – Permission and direction – helicopter charter operations by NQ Heli-Worx Pty Ltd","slug":"casa-274-10-permission-and-direction-helicopter-charter-operations-by-nq-heli-worx-pty-ltd","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":124630,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2010L02054-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CASA 274/10 – Permission and direction – helicopter charter operations by NQ Heli-Worx Pty Ltd","content":"Instrument number CASA 274/10\n\nI, gregory JAMES hood, Executive Manager, CASA Operations Division, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under subregulations 207 (3), 250 (2) and (3), and 251 (9) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.\n\n\\[Signed Greg Hood\\]\n\nGreg Hood  \nExecutive Manager  \nCASA Operations Division\n\n27 August 2010\n\nPermission and direction — helicopter charter operations by NQ Heli-Worx Pty Ltd\n\n1 Duration\n\nThis instrument:\n\n(a) commences on the day after it is registered; and\n\n(b) stops having effect at the end of 31 August 2012.\n\n2 Application\n\nThis instrument applies to a helicopter engaged in charter operations carried out by NQ Heli-Worx Pty Ltd, Aviation Reference Number 778940 (the operator), in which it is necessary, for the purpose of the operation, to leave or board the helicopter when a landing is not possible or safe.\n\n3 Permission\n\nWhen a helicopter is in the hover to enable a passenger to leave or board, the passenger may be carried on the undercarriage for the purpose of leaving or boarding.\n\n4 Direction\n\nWhen a helicopter is in the hover at a height less than 1 000 feet above the terrain to enable a passenger to leave or board the helicopter, the passenger is not required to occupy a seat or wear a seat belt.\n\n5 Condition\n\nThe permission in section 3 is subject to the condition mentioned in Schedule 1.\n\nSchedule 1 Condition\n\nThe operations must be carried out in accordance with the instructions, approved by CASA, set out in the operator’s operations manual.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2035},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains tightly scoped to the specific hover-entry helicopter operations of the single named operator and does not extend beyond its original purpose of granting temporary safety exemptions for those specific charter activities."},"complexity_factors":["Only 6 operative provisions (5 sections plus a single-item schedule)","No interpretation section or defined terms","Single named operator (NQ Heli-Worx Pty Ltd) with no generic application","Simple permission-direction structure with one external condition (operations manual)","Limited cross-referencing (only enabling regulations cited in preamble)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument granted a time‑limited safety exemption to NQ Heli‑Worx Pty Ltd (ARN 778940), allowing passengers to stand on the helicopter’s undercarriage while the aircraft hovers to board or disembark, and to not occupy a seat or wear a seatbelt when hovering below 1,000 ft for those purposes. It applied only to NQ Heli‑Worx’s relevant charter operations and required compliance with its CASA‑approved operations manual; the permission expired 31 August 2012."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-274-10-permission-and-direction-helicopter-charter-operations-by-nq-heli-worx-pty-ltd","history":"/api/acts/casa-274-10-permission-and-direction-helicopter-charter-operations-by-nq-heli-worx-pty-ltd/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-274-10-permission-and-direction-helicopter-charter-operations-by-nq-heli-worx-pty-ltd/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-274-10-permission-and-direction-helicopter-charter-operations-by-nq-heli-worx-pty-ltd/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-274-10-permission-and-direction-helicopter-charter-operations-by-nq-heli-worx-pty-ltd/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-274-10-permission-and-direction-helicopter-charter-operations-by-nq-heli-worx-pty-ltd/documents"}}