{"id":"F2009L02902","name":"CASA EX57/09 - Exemption - from requirement to register an emergency locator transmitter (ELT) with the Australian Maritime Safety Authority","slug":"casa-ex57-09-exemption-from-requirement-to-register-an-emergency-locator-transmitter-elt-with-the-au","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":80301,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L02902-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CASA EX57/09 - Exemption - from requirement to register an emergency locator transmitter (ELT) with the Australian Maritime Safety Authority","content":"Instrument number CASA EX57/09\n\nI, michael david quinn, Deputy Director of Aviation Safety, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 308 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 (CAR 1988).\n\n\\[Signed M.D. Quinn\\]\n\nMick Quinn  \nDeputy Director of Aviation Safety\n\n27 July 2009\n\nExemption — from requirement to register an emergency locator transmitter (ELT) with the Australian Maritime Safety Authority\n\n1 Duration\n\nThis instrument:\n\n(a) commences on the day after it is registered; and\n\n(b) stops having effect at the end of 31 July 2011.\n\n2 Definition\n\nIn this instrument:\n\napproved ELT, approved portable ELT and high\\-capacity have the same meanings as in subregulation 252A (7) of CAR 1988.\n\n3 Application\n\nThis instrument applies to the operator and pilot in command of a high-capacity regular public transport aircraft or a high-capacity charter aircraft (high\\-capacity aircraft).\n\n4 Exemption\n\nThe operator and pilot in command of a high-capacity aircraft are exempt from compliance with regulation 252 of CAR 1988, in relation to paragraph 6.6 of Civil Aviation Order 20.11 (CAO 20.11).\n\n5 Conditions\n\nThe exemption is subject to the conditions mentioned in Schedule 1.\n\nSchedule 1 Conditions\n\n1 The aircraft must be on a flight associated with its manufacture, preparation for delivery or delivery to its operator.\n\n2 No fare-paying passengers must be carried on the flight.\n\n3 The operator and pilot in command of a high-capacity aircraft must ensure that it carries an approved ELT and an approved portable ELT, or at least 2 approved portable ELTs, in accordance with subsection 6 of CAO 20.11.\n\n4 An ELT or portable ELT carried under clause 3 must be in working order.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1027},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains tightly scoped to its original purpose: providing a narrow exemption from ELT registration requirements solely for aircraft delivery and ferry flights. No expansion beyond this specific operational context."},"complexity_factors":["Short instrument with only 4 operative sections","Single definition section importing terms by reference from CAR 1988","Simple conditional logic limited to specific flight purposes (manufacture/delivery)","Clear sunset clause (expires 31 July 2011)","Limited cross-referencing to only two external documents (CAR 1988 and CAO 20.11)"],"plain_english_summary":"This exemption lets operators and pilots of high‑capacity aircraft skip the usual AMSA registration of emergency locator transmitters (ELTs) for specific delivery/manufacture flights. \n\nIt applies only when moving newly built aircraft from the factory, preparing them for delivery, or delivering them, with no paying passengers onboard and with required functioning beacons (either one fixed plus one portable ELT, or two portable ELTs). It reduces paperwork while keeping emergency equipment in place."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-ex57-09-exemption-from-requirement-to-register-an-emergency-locator-transmitter-elt-with-the-au","history":"/api/acts/casa-ex57-09-exemption-from-requirement-to-register-an-emergency-locator-transmitter-elt-with-the-au/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-ex57-09-exemption-from-requirement-to-register-an-emergency-locator-transmitter-elt-with-the-au/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-ex57-09-exemption-from-requirement-to-register-an-emergency-locator-transmitter-elt-with-the-au/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-ex57-09-exemption-from-requirement-to-register-an-emergency-locator-transmitter-elt-with-the-au/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-ex57-09-exemption-from-requirement-to-register-an-emergency-locator-transmitter-elt-with-the-au/documents"}}