{"id":"F2016L00062","name":"CASA EX12/16 - Exemption—aircraft operating without carriage of Mode S transponder equipment (Goldrush Ballooning)","slug":"casa-ex12-16-exemption-aircraft-operating-without-carriage-of-mode-s-transponder-equipment-goldrush-","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":93965,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2016L00062-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CASA EX12/16 - Exemption—aircraft operating without carriage of Mode S transponder equipment (Goldrush Ballooning)","content":"Instrument number CASA EX12/16\n\nI, Mark alan skidmore, Director of Aviation Safety, on behalf of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 11.160 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.\n\n\\[Signed M. Skidmore\\]\n\nMark Skidmore AM  \nDirector of Aviation Safety\n\n20 January 2016\n\nExemption — aircraft operating without carriage of Mode S transponder equipment (Goldrush Ballooning)\n\n1 Duration\n\nThis instrument:\n\n(a) commences on the day of registration; and\n\n(b) expires at the end of December 2018, as if it had been repealed by another instrument.\n\n2 Application\n\nThis instrument applies to the aircraft mentioned in Schedule 1 operated by Goldrush Ballooning Pty Ltd, Aviation Reference Number 569224 (the operator).\n\n3 Exemption\n\nThe aircraft mentioned in section 2 are exempt from compliance with paragraph 9E.2 of Civil Aviation Order 20.18 in relation to the requirement to carry a serviceable ADS-B capable Mode S transponder.\n\n4 Condition\n\nA person, who is using the aircraft to which this instrument applies, must ensure that all I.F.R. flight plans for the aircraft in Australian airspace are annotated in Item 18 with “RMK/CASA MODE S EXEMPT” (quotation marks omitted).\n\n> Note If this annotation is not included in a flight plan, the Airservices Australia automated systems will reject the plan.\n\nSchedule 1 Aircraft\n\nAn aircraft of an aircraft make or model mentioned in column 1 with the registration mark in column 2 of an item in the following table:\n\n| Item | Column 1Aircraft make or model        | Column 2Registration mark |\n| ---- | ------------------------------------- | ------------------------- |\n| 1    | Kavanagh E240-363                     | VH-FXX                    |\n| 2    | Cameron Special ShapeSerial No. 11789 | VH-UDO                    |","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2063},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains a targeted, narrow exemption for two specific aircraft operated by a single ballooning company, exactly as described in the title and preamble. No expansion of scope beyond the original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["References external regulations (Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 and Civil Aviation Order 20.18)","Uses technical aviation acronyms (IFR, ADS-B, Mode S) without definitions","Contains specific flight plan formatting requirement (Item 18 annotation)","Limited to two specific aircraft identified by registration marks in a schedule"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument exempts Goldrush Ballooning (ARN 569224) from the usual requirement to carry ADS‑B capable Mode S transponders for two specific hot‑air balloons—VH‑FXX (Kavanagh E240‑363) and VH‑UDO (Cameron Special Shape)—until 31 December 2018. It matters because controllers won’t get transponder data for these aircraft; when filing IFR flight plans the operator must include the remark “RMK/CASA MODE S EXEMPT” in Item 18 or Airservices Australia will auto‑reject the plan."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-ex12-16-exemption-aircraft-operating-without-carriage-of-mode-s-transponder-equipment-goldrush-","history":"/api/acts/casa-ex12-16-exemption-aircraft-operating-without-carriage-of-mode-s-transponder-equipment-goldrush-/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-ex12-16-exemption-aircraft-operating-without-carriage-of-mode-s-transponder-equipment-goldrush-/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-ex12-16-exemption-aircraft-operating-without-carriage-of-mode-s-transponder-equipment-goldrush-/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-ex12-16-exemption-aircraft-operating-without-carriage-of-mode-s-transponder-equipment-goldrush-/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-ex12-16-exemption-aircraft-operating-without-carriage-of-mode-s-transponder-equipment-goldrush-/documents"}}