The Regulations give CASA authority to create, change and publish how Australian‑administered airspace is organised and used (classes, routes, control zones, prohibited/restricted/danger/training areas) and to publish what air traffic services will be provided. Instruments take effect when published (AIP/NOTAM). CASA can require documents, delegate powers,...

This law creates a Commonwealth framework for setting and managing Australian‑administered airspace: the Minister must issue an Australian Airspace Policy Statement and the Governor‑General may make regulations delegating detailed powers to CASA (classifications, designations, charges, offences and information‑gathering). It compels consultation, triennial...

This instrument sets out which parts of airspace around Australian airports are legally protected and creates the application, consultation and decision process for any activity (for example building, temporary structures or emissions) that could intrude into that airspace. It affects developers, building authorities, airport operators, Airservices...

This Act makes consequential changes to implement the Airspace Act 2007. It transfers certain airspace management powers to the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA), updates cross‑references and definitions in the Civil Aviation Act 1988 and Air Services Act 1995, and creates transitional regulation‑making powers to treat prior Airservices Australia...

This instrument is the Australian Airspace Policy Statement 2026. It sets the Commonwealth’s airspace policy objectives and tells the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) how to run Australia’s airspace as a national resource, including developing a long term Australian Future Airspace Framework (AFAF) and integrating new technologies like remotely...

Requires pilots in or transiting Class D airspace to establish and maintain two‑way radio communication with the relevant ATC tower, obtain tower clearance to land, take off or use manoeuvring areas when the tower is operating, and observe a 200 KT speed limit within 4 NM and at or below 2,500 ft unless the tower permits otherwise (Schedule 1 cl.2.1–2.5;...

This instrument revokes CASA 47/98 and, effective 24 June 1998, directs that for VFR flights in any airspace AA has declared Class E, the PIC of an aircraft with an engine‑driven electrical system capable of continuously powering a transponder must have a serviceable Mode A and Mode C transponder fitted and switched on. It thus affects VFR pilots and...

This instrument temporarily authorises privately operated sailplanes affiliated with specified Gliding Federation of Australia (GFA) clubs to fly under Visual Flight Rules in designated Class A airspace, but only where a Letter of Agreement (LOA) with Airservices Australia covers the area and the flight is cleared. It matters to GFA members, their clubs’...

This instrument designates a circular volume of airspace around Ayers Rock (YAYE) where specific radio broadcast procedures are mandatory and prescribes the radio frequency (126.9 MHz) to be used. It requires pilots who transit, arrive, depart or carry out local operations in that area to make immediate, content‑specified broadcasts (callsign, position,...

This instrument designates the airspace within a 20.0 nautical mile radius of Port Hedland aerodrome up to 8,000 ft and requires pilots to make radio broadcasts on 119.9 MHz when entering or operating there. Required broadcast content includes aerodrome name, aircraft type and call sign, position and intentions; arrivals and departures must also follow the...

From 1 Aug 2025 this instrument lets CASA approve RAAus‑approved flight schools to conduct certain ultralight private‑hire and solo training flights in Class D airspace, subject to time‑limited exemptions and CFI gatekeeping. It also establishes a paid online Class 5 medical self‑declaration alternative to formal medical certificates. Pilots, CFIs and...

This instrument allows members of the Sunshine Coast Free Flyers Association to fly hang gliders and paragliders inside a precisely defined area of Class D airspace near Point Cartwright up to 300 ft AMSL, subject to a Letter of Agreement and conditions. It replaces some default Civil Aviation Order requirements with association led controls: membership and...

This instrument creates a temporary, limited exemption allowing hang glider and paraglider pilots based at the Single Hill site to operate inside Class D airspace within 10 nautical miles of Hobart aerodrome, subject to conditions. It applies only to THPA members or SAFA‑qualified guests and requires ATC clearance, operational controls and an existing...

This instrument formally defines Australia’s designated airspace areas and controlled aerodromes by listing precise lateral and vertical limits, hours of activity, and the controlling authority for each volume of airspace (Schedules 1–10). It affects pilots, Airservices Australia and the RAAF by fixing where and when different air traffic rules and services...

This Order creates detailed rules for a specified Class A RVSM airspace, letting RVSM‑approved, properly equipped aircraft use 1,000 ft vertical separation while others remain at 2,000 ft. It mandates equipment, pre‑flight coding ("W" in item 10), ATC notifications and specified in‑flight failure and deviation procedures, and gives controllers authority to...

This law governs administration of sentences in correctional centres and the mechanics of parole and supervised release, allocating wide powers to governors, the Commissioner and a State Parole Authority over inmates’ movement, correspondence, health, searches and property. It also sets rules and oversight for private prison managers, prescribes parole...

The Civil Aviation Act 1988 establishes CASA as Australia’s regulator to keep flying safe: licensing, certifying and inspecting aircraft, pilots, operators and maintenance providers, and enforcing strict rules on dangerous goods and airworthiness. It affects passengers, aircrew, airlines, maintenance workers and cargo operators. CASA has broad inspection...

This regulation sets the operational rules for running NSW correctional centres and administering community orders and parole: how inmates are managed, classified and supervised, how property, communications and approved devices are handled, and how community‑based supervision is delivered. It affects inmates, correctional staff, governors, the...

The Airports Act 1996 sets the framework for how Australia’s major airports are owned, leased, planned, built on and regulated. It lets the Commonwealth lease airports to single lessee companies under long term limits, imposes ownership caps (notably 49% total foreign, 5% for airlines, cross‑ownership limits), requires master and major development plans,...

The Act establishes and runs detention centres for children and young people, sets who may be detained and how they are admitted, transferred and discharged, and prescribes welfare, discipline, health services, staff testing, security offences, parole for juveniles, victim notification and review bodies. It primarily affects detained youth, centre staff,...

What this instrument does (mechanically) Declares which parcels of Commonwealth land are "airport sites" (see section 6 and Schedule 1, Parts 1.1–1.22). This fixes the cadastral boundaries for the airports listed. Specifies which airports certain Parts of the Airports Act 1996 apply to (for example, leasing/management rules, land‑use/master plan rules,...

This Regulation sets detailed operational rules for NSW children’s detention centres: how centres are run, how detainees are classified and admitted, case planning, visits, mail and communications, health care, discipline and parole, staff search and testing powers, and information sharing (see cls 4, 7, 20, 30A, 40, 44, Part 10, Pt 12A). It affects...

This second management plan covers 14 marine parks from southern New South Wales around Tasmania to South Australia (including Macquarie Island), totaling 701,927 km². It replaces the 2013–2023 plan with stronger protections, new high‑protection zones, a pelagic Habitat Protection Zone, and broad bans on seabed mining, offshore wind, and carbon storage;...

This Act sets out how the NSW Government can declare and manage "major events": it allows the Minister to name events and areas, appoint responsible authorities or event corporations, and give them powers for traffic, safety, commercial controls, advertising and airspace for defined event periods. It affects promoters, government agencies, local councils,...

This Act lets the State formally declare “major events”, define event areas and periods, and give organisers and authorised officers powers to control access, close roads, manage traffic, restrict commercial activity and advertising, permit construction works, seize goods and impose penalties. It also creates a temporary registration exemption scheme for...

This instrument sets Australia’s technical standards for Aerodrome Rescue and Fire Fighting Services, defining which airports must provide ARFFS, required equipment and extinguishing agents, crew qualifications, and mandated response times to aircraft emergencies. It affects international and larger domestic airports (Level 1) and smaller airports that opt...

The Manual of Standards Part 173 sets the technical and organisational rules for designing Instrument Flight Procedures (IFPs) in Australia, aligning with ICAO but giving Australian standards priority. It governs who may design procedures, required competencies, supervision, documentation and recordkeeping, and how standards may be changed. It affects...

Part 65 of the Manual of Standards sets who may work as an air traffic controller in Australia and what training, licences, ratings, endorsements and qualifications they must hold. It affects aspiring controllers, air traffic service providers and training organisations, aligns with ICAO standards (while remaining subordinate to the CASRs), and is a...

Establishes a statewide authorisation system for motor races on non‑licensed land: the Minister designates event area/period and promoter, and promoters must obtain motor race authorisations, works approvals and approved safety and traffic plans; promoters may pay fees and must reinstate land after events (see ss5–6,8,15,20,56). It gives coordinating...