{"id":"F2013L01378","name":"CASA EX74/13 - Exemption — certificate of release to service – foreign approved maintenance organisations","slug":"casa-ex74-13-exemption-certificate-of-release-to-service-foreign-approved-maintenance-organisations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":91223,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2013L01378-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CASA EX74/13 - Exemption — certificate of release to service – foreign approved maintenance organisations","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-description: Exemption — certificate of release to service – foreign approved maintenance organisations\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\ntitle: CASA EX74/13\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\nInstrument number CASA EX74/13\n\nI, terence lindsay farquharson, Acting 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 T. Farquharson]\n\nTerry Farquharson  Acting Director of Aviation Safety\n\n9 July 2013\n\nExemption — certificate of release to service – foreign approved maintenance organisations\n\n1 Duration\n\n This instrument:\n\n(a) commences on the day of registration; and\n\n(b) expires at the end of 30 June 2016, as if it had been repealed by another instrument.\n\n2 Exemption\n\n The registered operator of an aircraft is exempt from compliance with paragraph 42.030 (2) (b) of CASR 1998 in relation to maintenance that has been carried out by an organisation that is permitted by regulation 42.301 of CASR 1998 to carry out that maintenance.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":856},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This exemption instrument performs exactly the function intended - it relieves a specific class of persons (registered operators) from a specific regulatory requirement (para 42.030(2)(b)) under specific circumstances (maintenance by foreign approved organizations). There is no scope creep or expansion beyond the original purpose of granting a time-limited exemption from certification requirements."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 operative sections (Duration and Exemption)","Single, clearly defined exemption with one condition","No defined terms section","No nested conditions or exceptions to the exemption","Minimal cross-referencing (only cites enabling regulation and the specific paragraph being exempted)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument grants a **limited exemption from aircraft maintenance paperwork rules**.\n\n**What it does:**\nNormally, when maintenance is performed on an Australian aircraft, the maintenance organization must issue a **certificate of release to service** (a formal document saying the aircraft is safe to fly) under regulation 42.030(2)(b).\n\nThis exemption allows **registered aircraft operators** to skip that specific requirement when their maintenance is done by **foreign approved maintenance organizations** (organizations allowed to do this work under regulation 42.301).\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Registered operators of Australian aircraft getting maintenance done overseas\n- Foreign maintenance organizations approved to work on Australian aircraft\n\n**Key limitation:**\nThis exemption expired on **30 June 2016**, so it only applied to maintenance performed before that date.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nIt streamlined the process for aircraft maintained overseas by removing a redundant paperwork step, recognizing that foreign maintenance organizations operate under different but equivalent safety systems."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-ex74-13-exemption-certificate-of-release-to-service-foreign-approved-maintenance-organisations","history":"/api/acts/casa-ex74-13-exemption-certificate-of-release-to-service-foreign-approved-maintenance-organisations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-ex74-13-exemption-certificate-of-release-to-service-foreign-approved-maintenance-organisations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-ex74-13-exemption-certificate-of-release-to-service-foreign-approved-maintenance-organisations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-ex74-13-exemption-certificate-of-release-to-service-foreign-approved-maintenance-organisations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-ex74-13-exemption-certificate-of-release-to-service-foreign-approved-maintenance-organisations/documents"}}