CASA EX42/24 — Maintenance Control (Certain Class A Aircraft Only Engaged in Private Operations) Exemption 2024 (Cth)

Instrument number CASA EX42/24

I, steven james campbell, Executive Manager, National Operations & Standards, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulations 11.160 and 11.205 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.

[Signed S. Campbell] Steven Campbell Executive Manager, National Operations & Standards 29 July 2024

CASA EX42/24 — Maintenance Control (Certain Class A Aircraft Only Engaged in Private Operations) Exemption 2024

1 Name This instrument is CASA EX42/24 — Maintenance Control (Certain Class A Aircraft Only Engaged in Private Operations) Exemption 2024.

2 Duration This instrument: (a) commences on 1 August 2024; and (b) is repealed at the earlier of the following: (i) the commencement of Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 1 to the Civil Aviation Legislation Amendment (Part 43—Maintenance of Aircraft) Regulations 2024; (ii) the end of 31 July 2027.

3 Application This instrument applies to the operator of an Australian aircraft that: (a) is a class A aircraft because it satisfies paragraph (a) of the definition of class A aircraft in subregulation 2(1) of CAR; and (b) does not satisfy paragraph (b) of the definition mentioned in paragraph (a); and (c) is only engaged in private operations within the meaning of CAR.

4 Exemptions (1) The operator is exempt from complying with subregulations 42ZV(1) and 42ZY(1) of CAR. (2) The exemptions are subject to the condition stated in section 5.

5 Condition The operator must ensure that the aircraft's approved system of maintenance states the name of the person who is responsible for each of the following: (a) the arrangements for the control of maintenance of the aircraft; (b) the arrangements under which the aircraft's approved maintenance program is to be met; (c) the arrangements to ensure compliance with the weight and balance requirements for the aircraft; (d) determining the period, or period of time-in-service, for which a maintenance release for the aircraft is to remain in force; (e) the control of all maintenance carried out on the aircraft, either scheduled or unscheduled; (f) the investigation of a defect in the aircraft that is conducted for the purposes of subregulation 51(4) of CAR.