{"id":"F2015L00085","name":"CASA EX16/15 - Exemption — display of markings and carriage of identification plates","slug":"casa-ex16-15-exemption-display-of-markings-and-carriage-of-identification-plates","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":92648,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2015L00085-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CASA EX16/15 - Exemption — display of markings and carriage of identification plates","content":"Instrument number CASA EX16/15\n\nI, PETER REGINALD FEREDAY, Executive Manager, Industry Permissions Division, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 11.160 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 (CASR 1998).\n\n\\[Signed P. Fereday\\]\n\nPeter Reginald Fereday  \nExecutive Manager  \nIndustry Permissions Division\n\n27 January 2015\n\nExemption — display of markings and carriage of identification plates\n\n1 Duration\n\nThis instrument:\n\n(a) commences on 1 February 2015; and\n\n(b) expires, as if it had been repealed by another instrument, at the earlier of:\n\n(i) the end of December 2015; or\n\n(ii) the date when the Civil Aviation Legislation Amendment (Part 45) Regulation 2015 commences.\n\n2 Application\n\nThis instrument applies to Australian fixed\\-wing aircraft and rotorcraft with maximum take-off weight of less than 5 700 kg operating wholly within Australian territory (the aircraft).\n\n3 Exemption\n\nThe aircraft is exempt from compliance with the following requirements:\n\n(a) subregulation 45.045 (1) of CASR 1998 to the extent mentioned in Schedule 1;\n\n(b) subregulation 45.145 (1) of CASR 1998 subject to the condition mentioned in Schedule 2;\n\n(c) subparagraph 45.065 (3) (b) (ii) and item 1 of paragraph 45.065 (3) (c) of CASR 1998 subject to the condition mentioned in Schedule 3.\n\nSchedule 1 Extent of exemption\n\nThe exemption extends only to display markings on the under surface of the port wing or across the under surface of both wings.\n\nSchedule 2 Condition\n\nThe aircraft must carry a manufacturer’s data plate as required by regulation 21.820 of CASR 1998.\n\nSchedule 3 Condition\n\nThe minimum height must be 150 millimetres.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":3228},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains its original limited scope as a temporary exemption for specific marking requirements applicable only to aircraft under 5,700kg maximum take-off weight operating wholly within Australian territory. It does not expand beyond this defined purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Cross-references to four separate provisions of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations (regulations 45.045, 45.145, 45.065, and 21.820)","Conditional exemptions with alternative compliance requirements detailed across three schedules","Dual-trigger sunset clause (expiring on a fixed date or upon commencement of related legislation, whichever is earlier)"],"plain_english_summary":"This exemption applies to **small Australian aircraft** — both fixed-wing planes and helicopters (rotorcraft) weighing less than 5,700 kg — that operate only within Australian territory. It allows these aircraft to display their registration markings on the **underside of the left (port) wing** or across the underside of both wings, rather than in the standard locations required by the regulations.\n\nThe exemption is granted subject to two key conditions:\n\n*   **Manufacturer's data plate**: The aircraft must still carry a manufacturer's data plate (a metal plate showing the aircraft's serial number and construction details) as required by regulation 21.820 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations.\n*   **Minimum height**: Any markings displayed must be at least **150 millimetres** high.\n\nThe instrument includes a sunset provision, meaning it automatically ceases to have effect at a specified future date or upon the commencement of related regulatory amendments, whichever occurs first."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-ex16-15-exemption-display-of-markings-and-carriage-of-identification-plates","history":"/api/acts/casa-ex16-15-exemption-display-of-markings-and-carriage-of-identification-plates/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-ex16-15-exemption-display-of-markings-and-carriage-of-identification-plates/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-ex16-15-exemption-display-of-markings-and-carriage-of-identification-plates/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-ex16-15-exemption-display-of-markings-and-carriage-of-identification-plates/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-ex16-15-exemption-display-of-markings-and-carriage-of-identification-plates/documents"}}