{"id":"F2016L01278","name":"CASA EX123/16 - Repeal – exemption – from standard landing minima – Boeing 737 fail passive aircraft – Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd","slug":"casa-ex123-16-repeal-exemption-from-standard-landing-minima-boeing-737-fail-passive-aircraft-virgin-","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":94739,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2016L01278-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CASA EX123/16 - Repeal – exemption – from standard landing minima – Boeing 737 fail passive aircraft – Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-description: Repeal – exemption – from standard landing minima – Boeing 737 fail‑passive aircraft – Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\ntitle: CASA EX123/16\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\nInstrument number CASA EX123/16\n\nI, GERARD JOHN CAMPBELL, Safety Assurance Senior Manager, Aviation Group, 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  Safety Assurance Senior Manager  Aviation Group\n\n11 August 2016\n\nRepeal – exemption – from standard landing minima – Boeing 737 fail‑passive aircraft – Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd\n\n1 Commencement\n\n This instrument commences on 14 August 2016.\n\n2 Repeal\n\n Instrument CASA EX114/13 is repealed.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1873},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly the function described in its title—repealing the previous exemption for Virgin Australia's Boeing 737 fail-passive aircraft. There is no expansion beyond this single purpose of revocation."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (repeal of one instrument)","No defined terms section","No conditional logic or exceptions","Minimal cross-referencing (only to repealed instrument identifier EX114/13)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument **removes a special permission** that previously allowed Virgin Australia Airlines to land certain Boeing 737 aircraft in poorer weather conditions than normally allowed by safety rules.\n\nSpecifically, it **repeals (cancels)** a previous CASA exemption (Instrument EX114/13) that had given Virgin Australia relief from standard landing minima requirements for their Boeing 737 aircraft equipped with \"fail-passive\" autopilot systems.\n\n**What this means:**\n- **Standard landing minima** are the minimum visibility and cloud height requirements that aircraft must meet before they can legally land\n- **Fail-passive** refers to a type of autopilot system that disconnects if it malfunctions (rather than continuing to guide the aircraft)\n- By repealing this exemption, Virgin Australia must now comply with the standard weather minimum requirements for these aircraft unless they hold a different approval\n\nThe change took effect on 14 August 2016."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-ex123-16-repeal-exemption-from-standard-landing-minima-boeing-737-fail-passive-aircraft-virgin-","history":"/api/acts/casa-ex123-16-repeal-exemption-from-standard-landing-minima-boeing-737-fail-passive-aircraft-virgin-/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-ex123-16-repeal-exemption-from-standard-landing-minima-boeing-737-fail-passive-aircraft-virgin-/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-ex123-16-repeal-exemption-from-standard-landing-minima-boeing-737-fail-passive-aircraft-virgin-/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-ex123-16-repeal-exemption-from-standard-landing-minima-boeing-737-fail-passive-aircraft-virgin-/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-ex123-16-repeal-exemption-from-standard-landing-minima-boeing-737-fail-passive-aircraft-virgin-/documents"}}