{"id":"F2011L02679","name":"CASA 485/11 - Permission and direction - helicopter special operations","slug":"casa-485-11-permission-and-direction-helicopter-special-operations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":89010,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2011L02679-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CASA 485/11 - Permission and direction - helicopter special operations","content":"![](image.001.png)Instrument number CASA 485/11\n\nI, gregory JAMES HOOD, Executive Manager, Operations Division, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under subregulations 151 (3), 207 (3), 250 (2) and 251 (9) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.\n\n\\[Signed Greg Hood\\]\n\nGreg Hood  \nExecutive Manager  \nOperations Division\n\n8 December 2011\n\nPermission and direction — helicopter special operations\n\n1 Duration\n\nThis instrument:\n\n(a) commences on the day after registration; and\n\n(b) stops having effect at the end of November 2014.\n\n2 Application\n\nThis instrument applies to a helicopter flight mentioned in Schedule 1 (a special operation) by the State of New South Wales Police Service, Aviation Reference Number 219412 (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 to enable a passenger to leave or board, 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 2.\n\nSchedule 1 Special operation\n\nA helicopter search and rescue operation, an emergency medical services operation, a law enforcement operation, a firefighting operation or training for any of those operations, in which, for the purpose of the operation or training, it is necessary for a person to leave or board the helicopter when a landing is not possible or safe.\n\nSchedule 2 Condition\n\nThe special operation 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":2311},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument maintains its original narrow scope, providing specific exemptions solely for NSW Police helicopter special operations as originally intended without expansion to other operators or purposes."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (approximately 300 words with schedules)","Single, clearly identified operator (NSW Police Service ARN 219412)","Simple structure with only two substantive provisions (permission and direction) plus conditions","Clear limitation to specific emergency operation types listed in Schedule 1","Minimal cross-referencing (only references enabling regulations in the making clause)","Definite sunset provision (automatic expiry at end of November 2014)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument gives the NSW Police Air Wing (ARN 219412) a targeted exemption from aviation rules so officers and rescue personnel may stand on helicopter skids and embark/disembark while the aircraft hovers. It applies only during emergency operations — search-and-rescue, medical evacuations, law enforcement, firefighting, and related training — and requires adherence to the Air Wing’s CASA‑approved operations manual and strict hover procedures.\n\nIt matters because it enables access to remote or hazardous sites where landing is unsafe, speeding life‑saving responses."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-485-11-permission-and-direction-helicopter-special-operations","history":"/api/acts/casa-485-11-permission-and-direction-helicopter-special-operations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-485-11-permission-and-direction-helicopter-special-operations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-485-11-permission-and-direction-helicopter-special-operations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-485-11-permission-and-direction-helicopter-special-operations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-485-11-permission-and-direction-helicopter-special-operations/documents"}}