44Conditions with respect to maintenance releases

#### 44 Conditions with respect to maintenance releases (1) CASA may, for the purpose of ensuring the safety of air navigation, give a direction that a condition set out in the direction shall apply in relation to: (a) every maintenance release in force on or after the date of the direction; (b) every maintenance release in respect of an aircraft of a kind specified in the direction in force on or after the date of the direction; or (c) a maintenance release in respect of a specified aircraft. (1A) CASA may, for the purpose of ensuring the safety of air navigation, give directions requiring the endorsement of information on maintenance releases. (1B) It is a condition of a maintenance release that any applicable directions under subregulation (1A) are complied with. (2) A direction given under this regulation does not have effect in relation to a person until it has been served on the person. (3) A person who contravenes a direction given under this regulation is guilty of an offence punishable, on conviction, by: (a) in the case of a direction under subregulation (1)—a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units; and (b) in the case of a direction under subregulation (1A)—a fine not exceeding 25 penalty units. (4) An offence against subregulation (3) is an offence of strict liability. > Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.