{"id":"F2009L04360","name":"CASA EX105/09 – Exemption – participation in land and hold short operations","slug":"casa-ex105-09-exemption-participation-in-land-and-hold-short-operations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":82105,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L04360-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CASA EX105/09 – Exemption – participation in land and hold short operations","content":"Instrument number CASA EX105/09\n\nI, GREGORY JAMES HOOD, Executive Manager, CASA Operations Division, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 11.160 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 (CASR 1998).\n\n\\[Signed Greg Hood\\]\n\nGreg Hood  \nExecutive Manager  \nCASA Operations Division\n\n25 November 2009\n\nExemption — participation in land and hold short operations\n\n1 Duration\n\nThis instrument:\n\n(a) commences on 1 December 2009; and\n\n(b) stops having effect at the end of 30 November 2011.\n\n2 Application\n\nThis instrument applies:\n\n(a) to an air traffic services (ATS) provider, within the meaning of regulation 172.015 of CASR 1998; and\n\n(b) for land and hold short operations using Airbus A320 series aircraft operated by Air New Zealand Ltd, Aviation Reference Number 500040.\n\n3 Exemption\n\n(1)An ATS provider is exempt from compliance with paragraph 172.065 (1) (a) of CASR 1998 to the extent mentioned in subsection (2).\n\n(2)The exemption applies only to the standards set out in subsections 10.13.5.3, 10.13.5.4 and 10.13.5.7 of the Manual of Standards Part 172.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1654},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains tightly focused on its original purpose: permitting specific land and hold short operations for Air New Zealand's A320 fleet. As an exemption instrument made under delegated authority, it maintains its narrow operational scope without expansion."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (only 3 operative sections)","Single, specific exemption limited to one aircraft type (Airbus A320) and one operator (Air New Zealand Ltd)","Minimal cross-referencing (only references to CASR 1998 regs 172.015, 172.065 and Manual of Standards Part 172)","No conditional logic or nested exceptions","No interpretation section or defined terms beyond statutory references"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This exemption allows Air New Zealand to land its Airbus A320 aircraft using a technique called \"land and hold short operations\" (LAHSO) — where a plane lands on a runway but must stop before reaching an intersection — even though these operations don't fully meet certain technical safety standards in the aviation rulebook.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n*   **Air Traffic Services (ATS) providers** — the exemption relieves them from having to comply with specific standards in the Manual of Standards Part 172 (subsections 10.13.5.3, 10.13.5.4 and 10.13.5.7)\n*   **Air New Zealand Ltd** — specifically for their Airbus A320 series aircraft\n\n**Why it matters:** Normally, these safety standards would prevent such operations. This exemption creates a legal exception allowing Air New Zealand to conduct these efficient landing operations at Australian airports, while ensuring air traffic services providers aren't penalised for facilitating them."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-ex105-09-exemption-participation-in-land-and-hold-short-operations","history":"/api/acts/casa-ex105-09-exemption-participation-in-land-and-hold-short-operations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-ex105-09-exemption-participation-in-land-and-hold-short-operations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-ex105-09-exemption-participation-in-land-and-hold-short-operations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-ex105-09-exemption-participation-in-land-and-hold-short-operations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-ex105-09-exemption-participation-in-land-and-hold-short-operations/documents"}}