STATUTORY RULES.
1927. No. 47.
REGULATIONS
UNDER THE AIR NAVIGATION ACT 1920.
I, THE
GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the
advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations
under the Air Navigation Act 1920,
to come into operation forthwith.
Dated
this twenty-sixth day of May, 1927.
STONEHAVEN,
Governor-General.
By His
Excellency’s Command,
T. W. GLASGOW,
Minister of State for Defence.
Air Accidents Investigation
Committee.
1. (1) For the
purpose of investigating accidents in relation to aircraft, there shall be an
Air Accidents Investigation Committee consisting of a Chairman and four members
to be appointed by the Minister for Defence.
(2) The
Chairman shall receive such remuneration, not exceeding Five hundred pounds per
annum, as is fixed by the Minister.
2. (1) All accidents
arising out of Air Navigation and involving injury to personnel or damage to
aircraft, and all forced landings, shall be reported to the Minister by the prescribed
persons in the prescribed manner.
(2) The
Minister may require any officer of his Department to furnish to him a report
in relation to any such accident or forced landing occurring before the
commencement of these Regulations.
(3) The
Minister shall forward to the Committee each report received by him in
pursuance of this regulation.
3. The Committee
shall investigate each accident reported to it which it deems advisable to
investigate, with a view to determining the cause of the accident, and
recommending to the Minister such action as the Committee considers should be
taken to prevent recurrence.
4. For the purpose
of the investigation of accidents, the Committee may by writing under the hand
of the Chairman of the Committee summon any person to attend before the
Committee at a time and place named in the summons, and then and there to give
evidence and to produce any books, documents or writings in his custody or
control winch he is required by the summons to produce.
5. If any person
served with a summons to attend before the Committee, whether the summons is
served personally or by being left at his usual place of abode, fails without
reasonable excuse to attend before the Committee, he shall be guilty of an
offence.
Penalty,
£50.
6. If any person appearing
as a
witness before the Committee refuses
to be sworn or to make an affirmation or to answer any question relevant
to the inquiry put to him by any member of the Committee, or refuse to produce
any documents, books, or writings relevant to the inquiry, he shall be guilty
of an offence.
Penalty,
£5.
7. (1) For the purpose
of the investigation of accidents, the Committee shall have the right of access
to any aircraft establishment, and of examinationof any aircraft, equipment or process
in that establishment.
(2) Any
person who hinders or obstructs any member ofthe Committee in the exercise of any
powers conferred by sub-regulation (1) of this regulation shall be guilty of an
offence.
Penalty,
£50.
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