Commonwealth legislation

CASA EX55/11 – Exemption – requirements for authorised release certificate

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

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Commonwealth

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legislative instrument

Plain English Summary

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What this does: This instrument temporarily allows Australian aircraft operators to use overseas safety paperwork instead of strict Australian certificates when buying aircraft parts.

The background: Normally, when operators fit components (parts) to Australian-registered aircraft, they must obtain an Authorised Release Certificate (ARC) that meets specific Australian standards under the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988. Sometimes operators cannot obtain these Australian-compliant certificates.

The exemption: This instrument lets operators use ARCs issued under American (FAA) or European (EASA) aviation safety systems instead of Australian ones, but only:

When they genuinely cannot comply with the Australian requirement; and
The certificate is issued by someone properly authorised by their national aviation authority (the FAA or EASA).

Who it affects: Operators of Australian-registered aircraft who import or obtain aircraft components.

Time limit: This was a temporary exemption that expired in May 2012.

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CASA EX55/11 – Exemption – requirements for authorised release certificate

Instrument number CASA EX55/11

I, JOHN FRAnCIS Mccormick, Director of Aviation Safety, on behalf of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 308 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 (CAR 1988).

[Signed John F. McCormick]

John F. McCormick
Director of Aviation Safety

31 May 2011

Exemption — requirements for authorised release certificate

1 Duration

This instrument:

(a) commences on the day after registration; and

(b) stops having effect at the end of May 2012.

2 Application

This instrument applies to the requirements for the authorised release certificate (ARC) for an aircraft component.

3 Exemption

The operator of an Australian registered aircraft (the operator) is exempt from the requirements of paragraph 42WA (1) (b) of CAR 1988 to the extent mentioned in Schedule 1.

4 Conditions

The exemption is subject to the conditions mentioned in Schedule 2.

Schedule 1 Extent of the exemption

The exemption must only be used if the operator is unable to comply with the requirements of paragraph 42WA (1) (b) of CAR 1988.

Schedule 2 Conditions

1 The operator must ensure that the ARC it obtains is issued under an EASA or FAA approval.

2 The operator must ensure that the ARC is issued by a person authorised to do so by the NAA that has oversight of the issuing organisation.

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Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.

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