42UModifications and repairs: approved designs

42U Modifications and repairs: approved designs

(1) A person may modify or repair an Australian aircraft only if: (a) the design of the modification or repair: (i) has been approved under regulation 35, as in force before 27 June 2011; or (ia) has been approved by a modification/repair design approval; or (ib) has been approved by an approval mentioned in regulation 21.475 of CASR; or (ic) is taken to have been approved under regulation 21.465 or 21.470 of CASR; or (ii) has been specified by CASA in, or by means of, an airworthiness directive or a direction under regulation 44; or (iii) is specified in the aircraft’s approved maintenance data; and (b) the modification or repair is in accordance with that design.

Penalty: 50 penalty units.

(2) An offence against subregulation (1) is an offence of strict liability.

Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.