{"id":"F2012L00074","name":"CASA 31/12 - Permission and direction - helicopter charter operations","slug":"casa-31-12-permission-and-direction-helicopter-charter-operations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":142264,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L00074-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CASA 31/12 - Permission and direction - helicopter charter operations","content":"Instrument number CASA 31/12\n\nI, gregory JAMES hood, Executive Manager, 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  \nOperations Division\n\n18 January 2012\n\nPermission and direction — helicopter charter operations\n\n1 Duration\n\nThis instrument:\n\n(a) commences on the day of registration; and\n\n(b) stops having effect at the end of 31 October 2014.\n\n2 Application\n\nThis instrument applies to a helicopter flight in charter operations for which it is necessary to leave or board the helicopter when a landing is not possible or safe (the operations) by Brazakka Pty Ltd, trading as Cape York Helicopters/Torres Air, Aviation Reference Number 543383 (the operator).\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 and at a height less than 1 000 feet above the terrain and 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":1806},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains its original narrow scope as a specific operational permission for a single operator conducting remote area helicopter charter operations where terrain prevents safe landing."},"complexity_factors":["Short, single-purpose instrument with only 5 operative sections plus one schedule","Narrow application limited to one specific operator (identified by Aviation Reference Number 543383)","Simple structure: permission granted, then exemption granted, then single condition applied","Minimal cross-referencing (only cites enabling regulations in preamble)","No defined terms section or nested conditional logic"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument grants Brazakka Pty Ltd (Cape York Helicopters/Torres Air) a narrow safety exemption permitting passengers to stand on the helicopter’s undercarriage during hover pick-ups or drop-offs where landing isn’t safe or possible. It temporarily waives normal seat/seatbelt requirements for those specific operations.\n\nThe permission is conditional on strict compliance with the operator’s approved operations manual and enables practical access to remote Cape York and Torres Strait locations."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-31-12-permission-and-direction-helicopter-charter-operations","history":"/api/acts/casa-31-12-permission-and-direction-helicopter-charter-operations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-31-12-permission-and-direction-helicopter-charter-operations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-31-12-permission-and-direction-helicopter-charter-operations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-31-12-permission-and-direction-helicopter-charter-operations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-31-12-permission-and-direction-helicopter-charter-operations/documents"}}