15Public consultation about adventure flights

15 Public consultation about adventure flights

(1) This section applies in relation to an application for approval under section 14 for an aircraft that is to be used for an adventure flight. (2) Before making the application, the owner or operator of the aircraft must consult: (a) the operator of the aerodrome from which the adventure flight is proposed to be flown; and (b) if the local governing body for the locality in which the aerodrome is located is not the operator of the aerodrome—the local governing body. (3) The Secretary must not approve the application unless the Secretary is satisfied that the consultation mentioned in subsection (2) has occurred. (4) Nothing in this section requires the Secretary to approve the application even if the Secretary is satisfied that the consultation mentioned in subsection (2) has occurred.