{"id":"F2008L04539","name":"CASA EX90/08 – Exemption – application for restricted category supplemental type certificate for EADS CASA 212-400 aircraft","slug":"casa-ex90-08-exemption-application-for-restricted-category-supplemental-type-certificate-for-eads-ca","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":120810,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L04539-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CASA EX90/08 – Exemption – application for restricted category supplemental type certificate for EADS CASA 212-400 aircraft","content":"Instrument number CASA EX90/08\n\nI, MICHAEL DAVID QUINN, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Operations, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under subregulation 11.160 (1) of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 (CASR 1998).\n\n\\[Signed M.D. Quinn\\]\n\nMick Quinn  \nDeputy Chief Executive Officer  \nOperations\n\n15 December 2008\n\nExemption — application for restricted category supplemental type certificate for EADS CASA 212-400 aircraft\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 30 June 2010.\n\n2 Application\n\nThis instrument applies to an application by Skytraders Pty Ltd, Aviation Reference Number 414306 (the operator), for a restricted category supplemental type certificate for EADS CASA 212-400 aircraft with nationality and registration marks VH-VHA and VH-VHB (the aircraft).\n\n3 Exemption — relating to carriage of passengers\n\nThis instrument exempts the operator of each of the aircraft from meeting the requirements of:\n\n(a) subregulation 21.025 (1) of CASR 1998; and\n\n(b) subregulation 21.115 (1) of CASR 1998.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2575},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This exemption remained tightly scoped to its original narrow purpose: granting a time-limited exception for one operator's specific application regarding two named aircraft. It did not expand beyond this targeted, limited application."},"complexity_factors":["Single, specific operator named (Skytraders Pty Ltd)","Only 2 aircraft specified by exact registration marks","Limited duration with fixed expiry date","Only 3 operative sections total","Minimal cross-referencing (references only 2 subregulations)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument granted a **specific, time-limited exemption** from aviation safety regulations to allow passenger carriage on modified aircraft.\n\n**Who it affected:**\n- Skytraders Pty Ltd (aviation operator)\n- Two specific EADS CASA 212-400 aircraft (registrations VH-VHA and VH-VHB)\n\n**What it did:**\nThe exemption allowed these aircraft to bypass certain requirements in the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 (specifically subregulations 21.025(1) and 21.115(1)) that would normally restrict the carriage of passengers when operating under a *restricted category supplemental type certificate* (a special approval for aircraft with modifications).\n\n**Key limitations:**\n- Applied only to the operator's application for this specific certificate type\n- Covered only the two named aircraft\n- Had a fixed expiration date (ceased effect after 30 June 2010)"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-ex90-08-exemption-application-for-restricted-category-supplemental-type-certificate-for-eads-ca","history":"/api/acts/casa-ex90-08-exemption-application-for-restricted-category-supplemental-type-certificate-for-eads-ca/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-ex90-08-exemption-application-for-restricted-category-supplemental-type-certificate-for-eads-ca/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-ex90-08-exemption-application-for-restricted-category-supplemental-type-certificate-for-eads-ca/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-ex90-08-exemption-application-for-restricted-category-supplemental-type-certificate-for-eads-ca/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-ex90-08-exemption-application-for-restricted-category-supplemental-type-certificate-for-eads-ca/documents"}}