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Civil Aviation Regulations 1988
60Removal of manufacturer’s data plates
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#### 60 Removal of manufacturer’s data plates
(1) In spite of regulation 57, a person carrying out maintenance on an aircraft, aircraft engine or aircraft propeller or the basket of a manned free balloon may remove the manufacturer’s data plate attached to the aircraft, engine, propeller or basket if he or she does so in accordance with a method, technique or practice acceptable to CASA.
(2) A person who has removed a manufacturer’s data plate from an aircraft, aircraft engine or aircraft propeller, or from the basket of a manned free balloon, under subregulation (1) must re‑attach it to the aircraft, engine, propeller or basket in accordance with a method, technique or practice acceptable to CASA.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
(3) An offence against subregulation (2) is an offence of strict liability.
> Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.