{"id":"F2016L00364","name":"CASA EX46/16 - Exemption — display of markings","slug":"casa-ex46-16-exemption-display-of-markings","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":94334,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2016L00364-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CASA EX46/16 - Exemption — display of markings","content":"Instrument number CASA EX46/16\n\nI, JOHN WILLIAM FORREST, Acting 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 John Forrest\\]\n\nJohn Forrest  \nActing Executive Manager  \nIndustry Permissions Division\n\n18 March 2016\n\nExemption — display of markings\n\n1 Duration\n\nThis instrument:\n\n(a) commences on 1 April 2016; and\n\n(b) expires at the end of 3 July 2016, as if it had been repealed by another instrument.\n\n2 Application\n\nThis instrument applies to gliders and sailplanes registered with the Gliding Federation of Australia (the GFA) in accordance with Part 47 of CASR 1998 and operating in Australian territory.\n\n3 Exemption\n\nGliders and sailplanes registered by the GFA are exempt from compliance with the requirement of regulation 45.035 of CASR 1998 in relation to displaying the Australian nationality mark “VH-” and the first character of the registration mark, if that character is the letter “G”.\n\n4 Condition\n\nThe exemption is subject to the condition that the glider or sailplane must be registered by the GFA in accordance with Part 47 of CASR 1998 and operating in Australian territory.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2959},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument maintains its original narrow administrative purpose throughout its short lifespan - providing temporary relief from specific marking display requirements for recreational gliding aircraft. No expansion of scope or additional exemptions were added."},"complexity_factors":["Temporary duration with fixed expiry date (3 months)","Single exemption provision targeting one specific marking regulation (45.035)","Minimal cross-referencing to only three sections of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998","Simple conditional logic requiring only GFA registration and Australian territory operation"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument temporarily exempts gliders and sailplanes registered with the Gliding Federation of Australia (GFA) from standard aircraft marking requirements.\n\n**The usual rule**: Australian aircraft must display the nationality mark \"VH-\" (the international code identifying Australian aircraft) followed by their full registration letters on the exterior.\n\n**What this exemption does**: It allows eligible gliders and sailplanes to operate without displaying the \"VH-\" prefix. Additionally, if the aircraft's registration starts with the letter \"G\", they do not need to display that first letter either.\n\n**Who it affects**: Only gliders and sailplanes registered by the GFA under Part 47 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 (the rules governing aircraft registration) and operating within Australian territory.\n\n**Time period**: The exemption was active from 1 April 2016 to 3 July 2016."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-ex46-16-exemption-display-of-markings","history":"/api/acts/casa-ex46-16-exemption-display-of-markings/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-ex46-16-exemption-display-of-markings/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-ex46-16-exemption-display-of-markings/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-ex46-16-exemption-display-of-markings/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-ex46-16-exemption-display-of-markings/documents"}}