{"id":"F2011L01556","name":"CASA EX73/11 – Exemption – from requirement to register an emergency locator transmitter (ELT) with the Australian Maritime Safety Authority","slug":"casa-ex73-11-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repealed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":125879,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2011L01556-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CASA EX73/11 – Exemption – from requirement to register an emergency locator transmitter (ELT) with the Australian Maritime Safety Authority","content":"Instrument number CASA EX73/11\n\nI, gregory james hood, Executive Manager, Operations Division, as a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 11.160 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.\n\n\\[Signed Greg Hood\\]\n\nGreg Hood  \nExecutive Manager  \nOperations Division\n\n25 July 2011\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 1 August 2011; and\n\n(b) stops having effect at the end of July 2014.\n\n2 Definitions\n\nIn this instrument:\n\napproved ELT, approved portable ELT and high\\-capacity have the same meanings as in subregulation 252A (7) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 (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":2240},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains its original narrow scope, providing a time-limited exemption specifically for aircraft delivery flights only. It has not expanded beyond this specific purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Short instrument (under 2 pages) with straightforward structure","Only 3 defined terms, all referencing external regulations (CAR 1988)","Cross-references to Civil Aviation Regulations 1988, Civil Aviation Order 20.11, and Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998","4 specific conditions contained in Schedule 1"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument temporarily exempts operators of high‑capacity aircraft from the usual requirement to register emergency locator transmitters (ELTs) with AMSA for specific delivery flights — i.e., flights from the factory, during preparation for handover, or actual delivery. It applies only if no paying passengers are carried and the aircraft has required working beacons (one fixed plus one portable, or two portable). It relaxes registration rules while keeping distress equipment functional during delivery."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-ex73-11-exemption-from-requirement-to-register-an-emergency-locator-transmitter-elt-with-the-au","history":"/api/acts/casa-ex73-11-exemption-from-requirement-to-register-an-emergency-locator-transmitter-elt-with-the-au/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-ex73-11-exemption-from-requirement-to-register-an-emergency-locator-transmitter-elt-with-the-au/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-ex73-11-exemption-from-requirement-to-register-an-emergency-locator-transmitter-elt-with-the-au/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-ex73-11-exemption-from-requirement-to-register-an-emergency-locator-transmitter-elt-with-the-au/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-ex73-11-exemption-from-requirement-to-register-an-emergency-locator-transmitter-elt-with-the-au/documents"}}