{"id":"F2014L01309","name":"CASA EX118/14 - Exemption — flight data recording","slug":"casa-ex118-14-exemption-flight-data-recording","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":92305,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2014L01309-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CASA EX118/14 - Exemption — flight data recording","content":"Instrument number CASA EX118/14\n\nI GERARD JOHN CAMPBELL, Executive Manager, Operations Division, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 11.160 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.\n\n\\[Signed G.J. Campbell\\]\n\nGerard J. Campbell  \nExecutive Manager  \nOperations Division\n\n30 September 2014\n\nExemption — flight data recording\n\n1 Duration\n\nThis instrument:\n\n(a) commences on 1 October 2014; and\n\n(b) expires at the end of September 2017.\n\n2 Application\n\nThis instrument applies to all Australian registered Cessna 525B aircraft with a maximum take\\-off weight of over 5 700 kg which do not meet the flight and data recording requirements contained in Civil Aviation Order 20.18 (CAO 20.18) and which are used in private operations (the aircraft).\n\n3 Exemption\n\nThe aircraft are exempt from compliance with CAO 20.18 only to the extent mentioned in Schedule 1.\n\n4 Condition\n\nThe exemption is subject to the condition mentioned in Schedule 2.\n\nSchedule 1 Extent of exemption\n\nThe exemption applies only to subparagraph 6.1 (a) of CAO 20.18.\n\nSchedule 2 Condition\n\nThe aircraft must have an approved cockpit voice recorder system.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":3197},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains tightly focused on its original purpose of exempting specific Cessna aircraft from one provision of CAO 20.18, with no expansion beyond the stated regulatory relief."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow scope limited to specific aircraft model (Cessna 525B) and weight class","Single cross-reference to subparagraph 6.1(a) of Civil Aviation Order 20.18","Single condition requiring approved cockpit voice recorder","Short instrument with minimal structural complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument grants a limited exemption for Australian‑registered Cessna 525B private jets (MTOW >5,700 kg), releasing them from the usual flight data recorder requirement provided they carry an approved cockpit voice recorder. It affects owners/operators of these private aircraft and matters because it permits operation without full flight data recording while retaining cockpit audio for safety oversight."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-ex118-14-exemption-flight-data-recording","history":"/api/acts/casa-ex118-14-exemption-flight-data-recording/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-ex118-14-exemption-flight-data-recording/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-ex118-14-exemption-flight-data-recording/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-ex118-14-exemption-flight-data-recording/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-ex118-14-exemption-flight-data-recording/documents"}}