15Secretary may grant dispensations

15 Secretary may grant dispensations

(1) An operator may apply to the Secretary for a dispensation from regulation 6 or 8 in exceptional circumstances. (2) If there are exceptional circumstances that justify permitting an aircraft to take off from or land at Essendon Fields Airport in circumstances that would otherwise contravene regulation 6 or 8, the Secretary may grant a dispensation to the operator authorising the aircraft to take off from, or land at, Essendon Fields Airport. (3) A dispensation may be granted subject to conditions including, for example, conditions relating to when the take‑off or landing must occur. (4) A dispensation need not be in writing, but a written record of a dispensation and the reasons for granting it must be made and kept by the Secretary. (5) A dispensation granted under subregulation (2) in relation to the requirements of regulation 8 must relate only to a single take‑off or a single landing of an aircraft, but not both.