{"id":"F2009L01173","name":"CASA EX26/09 – Exemption – CASR Part 99 Standard for drug testing","slug":"casa-ex26-09-exemption-casr-part-99-standard-for-drug-testing","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":122022,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L01173-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CASA EX26/09 – Exemption – CASR Part 99 Standard for drug testing","content":"![](image.001.png)Instrument number CASA EX26/09\n\nI, JOHN FRANCIS McCORMICK, Director of Aviation Safety, on behalf of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 11.160 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 (CASR 1998).\n\n\\[Signed John F. McCormick\\]\n\nJohn F. McCormick  \nDirector of Aviation Safety and  \nChief Executive Officer\n\n20 March 2009\n\nExemption — CASR Part 99 Standard for drug testing\n\n1 Commencement\n\nThis instrument:\n\n(a) commences on 23 March 2009; and\n\n(b) stops having effect at the end of 22 September 2009.\n\n2 Definitions\n\nIn this instrument;\n\noral fluid Standard means the relevant Standard mentioned in paragraph (c) of the definition of relevant Standard in subregulation 99.010 (1) of CASR 1998.\n\nurine Standard means the relevant Standard mentioned in paragraph (d) of the definition of relevant Standard in subregulation 99.010 (1) of CASR 1998.\n\n3 Application to an organisation’s DAMP\n\nThis instrument applies to drug testing under the drug and alcohol management plan (DAMP) of an organisation to which Subpart 99.B of CASR 1998 applies.\n\n4 Exemption — quality control procedures for oral fluid and urine testing\n\nThe organisation’s DAMP is exempt from compliance with subparagraphs 99.050 (1) (a) (ii) and (iii) of CASR 1998 to the extent mentioned in section 5.\n\n5 Extent of exemption\n\nThe exemption in section 4 extends only to the requirement for compliance with:\n\n(a) the quality control procedures mentioned in paragraph (d) and the subsequent 5 paragraphs of subsection 3.2 of the oral fluid Standard; and\n\n(b) the verification procedures mentioned in the following parts of the urine Standard:\n\n(i) paragraph 1.3.36, Verification of on-site procedures;\n\n(ii) Appendix B, Verification of performance of on-site devices around the cut-off (normative).","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1461},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a temporary exemption instrument (valid March-September 2009) that suspends specific compliance obligations. It does not alter the scope of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 or CASR Part 99, but provides temporary relief from specific quality control requirements for drug testing under existing DAMP obligations."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 defined terms (oral fluid Standard and urine Standard)","Narrow, time-limited application (6-month duration)","Specific cross-referencing to external technical documents (Australian Standards referenced in CASR 1998)","Limited to exemption of specific subparagraphs (99.050(1)(a)(ii) and (iii))","Precise scope limiting exemption to particular paragraphs within the referenced standards"],"plain_english_summary":"This temporary exemption (23 Mar–22 Sep 2009) allowed aviation organisations with a Drug and Alcohol Management Plan to bypass certain laboratory‑quality verification steps when conducting oral‑fluid and urine drug tests. It gave airlines and related businesses a six‑month relief from specific technical compliance requirements tied to new testing rules in CASR Part 99, easing implementation burdens."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-ex26-09-exemption-casr-part-99-standard-for-drug-testing","history":"/api/acts/casa-ex26-09-exemption-casr-part-99-standard-for-drug-testing/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-ex26-09-exemption-casr-part-99-standard-for-drug-testing/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-ex26-09-exemption-casr-part-99-standard-for-drug-testing/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-ex26-09-exemption-casr-part-99-standard-for-drug-testing/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-ex26-09-exemption-casr-part-99-standard-for-drug-testing/documents"}}