{"id":"F2013L02174","name":"CASA EX135/13 - Exemption – carriage of flight data recorder – Pel-Air Aviation","slug":"casa-ex135-13-exemption-carriage-of-flight-data-recorder-pel-air-aviation","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":128289,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2013L02174-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CASA EX135/13 - Exemption – carriage of flight data recorder – Pel-Air Aviation","content":"Instrument number CASA EX135/13\n\nI, ADAM ANASTASI, General Counsel and Executive Manager, Legal Services Division, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 11.160 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 and subsection 33 (3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.\n\n\\[Signed Adam Anastasi\\]\n\nAdam Anastasi  \nGeneral Counsel  \nand Executive Manager  \nLegal Services Division\n\n20 December 2013\n\nExemption – carriage of flight data recorder – Pel\\-Air Aviation\n\n1 Duration\n\nThis instrument:\n\n(a) commences on the day of registration; and\n\n(b) expires at the end of 31 December 2014, as if it had been repealed by another instrument.\n\n2 Revocation\n\nInstrument CASA EX80/13 is revoked.\n\n3 Application\n\nThis exemption applies to Pel\\-Air Aviation Pty Limited, Aviation Reference Number 227573 (the operator), in relation to the use of each aircraft mentioned in Schedule 1 (the aircraft).\n\n4 Exemption\n\nThe operator is exempt from compliance with subregulation 207 (2) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 in relation to the requirement for the aircraft to be equipped with an approved flight data recorder system in accordance with paragraph 6.1 of Civil Aviation Order 20.18.\n\nSchedule 1 Aircraft\n\nThe Hawker Beechcraft Corporation B200C aircraft with the following nationality and registration marks and serial numbers:\n\n| National and registration marks | Serial number |\n| ------------------------------- | ------------- |\n| VH-VAD                          | BL-154        |\n| VH-VAE                          | BL-155        |\n| VH-VAH                          | BL-156        |\n| VH-VAI                          | BL-157        |","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1947},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument maintains a narrow, specific scope exactly as described in the title and application clause. It exempts one operator from one equipment requirement for four specifically identified aircraft, with no expansion beyond this original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single, specific exemption limited to one identified operator (ARN 227573)","Only 4 aircraft affected, explicitly listed by registration marks and serial numbers in Schedule 1","No conditional logic, nested exceptions, or operative provisions beyond the basic exemption clause","Fixed duration with automatic expiry (31 December 2014)","Revokes only one previous instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This document gives Pel-Air Aviation special permission to operate four specific aircraft **without** flight data recorders (the \"black boxes\" that record flight information for accident investigations).\n\n**Who it affects:** Only Pel-Air Aviation Pty Ltd, specifically regarding four Hawker Beechcraft B200C aircraft with registration marks **VH-VAD**, **VH-VAE**, **VH-VAH**, and **VH-VAI**.\n\n**The normal rule:** Usually, these aircraft must carry an approved flight data recorder system under the *Civil Aviation Regulations 1988*.\n\n**What changes:** This exemption lets Pel-Air skip that requirement for these four planes. It is temporary (expiring 31 December 2014) and replaces an earlier exemption (CASA EX80/13).\n\n**Why it matters:** Flight data recorders are critical safety devices. CASA can grant exemptions when operators demonstrate alternative safety measures or operational necessity, though this document doesn't specify the reasons for Pel-Air."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-ex135-13-exemption-carriage-of-flight-data-recorder-pel-air-aviation","history":"/api/acts/casa-ex135-13-exemption-carriage-of-flight-data-recorder-pel-air-aviation/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-ex135-13-exemption-carriage-of-flight-data-recorder-pel-air-aviation/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-ex135-13-exemption-carriage-of-flight-data-recorder-pel-air-aviation/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-ex135-13-exemption-carriage-of-flight-data-recorder-pel-air-aviation/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-ex135-13-exemption-carriage-of-flight-data-recorder-pel-air-aviation/documents"}}