{"id":"F2014L01547","name":"CASA EX149/14 - Exemption – refuelling in Ordinance Loading Areas (Pel-Air Aviation)","slug":"casa-ex149-14-exemption-refuelling-in-ordinance-loading-areas-pel-air-aviation","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":128734,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2014L01547-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CASA EX149/14 - Exemption – refuelling in Ordinance Loading Areas (Pel-Air Aviation)","content":"Instrument number CASA EX149/14\n\nI, terence lindsay farquharson, Acting Director of Aviation Safety, on behalf of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 11.160 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 (CASR 1998) and subsection 33 (3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.\n\n\\[Signed T. Farquharson\\]\n\nTerry Farquharson  \nActing Director of Aviation Safety\n\n14 November 2014\n\nExemption — refuelling in Ordinance Loading Areas (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commences on the day of registration; and\n\n(b) expires at the end of October 2017, as if it had been repealed by another instrument.\n\n2 Repeal\n\nInstrument CASA EX129/11 is repealed.\n\n3 Application\n\nThis instrument applies to Pel\\-Air Aviation Pty Limited, Aviation Reference Number 227573 (the operator), when conducting fuelling operations in an Ordinance Loading Area (OLA) at a Royal Australian Air Force base in Australia.\n\n4 Exemption\n\nAn aircraft operated by the operator is exempt from compliance with subregulations 235 (7), (7A) and (8) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 (CAR 1988) to the extent of the direction contained in subparagraph 4.1.1 (d) of Civil Aviation Order 20.9.\n\n5 Conditions\n\nThe exemption is subject to the conditions mentioned in Schedule 1.\n\nSchedule 1 Conditions\n\n1 This exemption applies only to the fuelling of the operator’s Westwind or Learjet type aircraft engaged in Australian Defence Force (ADF) support operations.\n\n2 The fuelling operations must be carried out by trained ADF personnel in accordance with the established procedures for refuelling in an OLA.\n\n3 The equipment installed in an OLA must be serviceable.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2059},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument maintains a narrow, specific scope consistent with its original purpose. It is a targeted exemption for one operator performing defence support work, replacing an earlier identical exemption (EX129/11) without expanding beyond the specific refuelling activities in military Ordinance Loading Areas."},"complexity_factors":["Single operator scope (Pel-Air Aviation only)","Limited to two specific aircraft types (Westwind and Learjet)","Geographic restriction (RAAF bases only)","Only three conditions listed in Schedule 1","Fixed expiry date (October 2017)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument grants Pel-Air Aviation a narrow exemption from the general ban on in‑flight refuelling with passengers aboard, limited to Westwind or Learjet flights on ADF support missions while refuelling in RAAF Ordinance Loading Areas. It only applies where ADF‑trained personnel, military OLA procedures, and serviceable equipment are used. It replaces the 2011 exemption and expires October 2017, made under CASA’s exemption power."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-ex149-14-exemption-refuelling-in-ordinance-loading-areas-pel-air-aviation","history":"/api/acts/casa-ex149-14-exemption-refuelling-in-ordinance-loading-areas-pel-air-aviation/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-ex149-14-exemption-refuelling-in-ordinance-loading-areas-pel-air-aviation/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-ex149-14-exemption-refuelling-in-ordinance-loading-areas-pel-air-aviation/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-ex149-14-exemption-refuelling-in-ordinance-loading-areas-pel-air-aviation/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-ex149-14-exemption-refuelling-in-ordinance-loading-areas-pel-air-aviation/documents"}}