77Power to make regulations

77 Power to make regulations

(1) The Governor‑General may make regulations prescribing matters: (a) required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed; or (b) necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act. (2) In particular, the regulations may make provision: (a) specifying the functions of AA services; and (b) specifying the powers that are exercisable by AA, or by its employees, in connection with AA services, including the following: (i) giving instructions and directions in relation to air traffic services; (ii) coordinating rescue and fire fighting operations; (iii) requisitioning aircraft; (iv) taking charge of rescue and fire fighting operations, and giving directions to persons participating in those operations; and (c) for compensating persons for loss sustained in respect of the requisitioning of an aircraft; and (d) conferring immunity on AA and its employees from liability arising out of the exercise of powers under the regulations; and (e) for the publication of Aeronautical Information Publications (AIPs) and Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS); and (f) regulating the environmental effects of the operation of Commonwealth jurisdiction aircraft; and (g) the supply in specified circumstances, to specified employees of AA, of records in respect of an aircraft subject to a statutory lien, being records kept under the regulations and relating to: (i) the maintenance done on the aircraft and its components; and (ii) the time in service of the aircraft and its components; and (h) enabling specified documents to be prima facie evidence of movements of aircraft for the purpose of establishing liability to charges; and (i) imposing penalties, not exceeding 50 penalty units, for a contravention of the regulations. (3) In this section:

AA service means a service covered by paragraph 8(1)(a).

rescue and fire fighting operations means operations in connection with a rescue and fire fighting service covered by paragraph 8(1)(a).