Air Navigation Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES

1932. No. 8.

 

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 fourteenth day of January, 1932.

ISAAC A. ISAACS

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE.

Minister of State for Defence.

 

Amendment of Air Navigation Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1921, No. 33, as amended to this date.)

1. Regulation 3 of the Air Navigation Regulations is amended by inserting in sub-regulation (1.) after the definition of “Flying machine”, the following definition:—

“‘Major damage,’ in relation to an aircraft, includes—

(i) fracture or buckling of a longeron or telescoping of the fuselage;

(ii) damage to a main spar of a wing or a centre section;

(iii) fracture or buckling of any structural member of the engine mounting or mountings or of the undercarriage; and

(iv) failure of any main member of the tail unit or of any bracing or control assembly or part thereof.”.

2. After regulation 12 of the Air Navigation Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Practical instruction.

“12a. Any person who gives practical instruction in flying aircraft unless he is a licensed pilot and is duly authorized by the Minister to give such instruction shall be guilty of an offence.”.

3. Regulation 17 of the Air Navigation Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Ownership of aircraft

“17. Unless the Minister otherwise directs, a certificate of registration shall not be granted in respect of any aircraft unless it is owned wholly either—

(a) by British subjects or persons under His Majesty’s protection; or

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(b) by a company organized and incorporated under the laws of a part of His Majesty’s dominions and having its principal place of business within His Majesty’s dominions and which is registered within the Commonwealth or within a State or Territory of the Commonwealth and of which all the directors and shareholders are British subjects or persons under His Majesty’s protection; or

(c) by the Government of the Commonwealth or of a State or of a Territory of the Commonwealth or of any authority constituted by or under an Act of the Commonwealth or of a State an Ordinance of any such Territory”.

4. After regulation 23 of the Air Navigation Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Inspection, repair and certification of aircraft after major damage.

“23a.—(1.) In the event of any aircraft sustaining major damage it shall not thereafter be used for the carriage of passengers until such time as it has been inspected, repaired and certified as airworthy by persons licensed under regulation 27 to certify to such aircraft after overhaul.

“(2.) Every such certificate shall forthwith be forwarded by the owner of the aircraft to the Controller of Civil Aviation.”.

5. Regulation 24 of the Air Navigation Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words “A passenger aircraft” and inserting in their stead the words “An aircraft”.

6. Regulation 29 of the Air Navigation Regulations is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:—

“(3.) Every licence granted in pursuance of this regulation shall be subject to such conditions as the Minister from time to time approves.”.

7. Regulation 36 of the Air Navigation Regulations is amended—

(a)by inserting in sub-regulation (1.), before the words “A licence”, the words “Subject to these Regulations,”; and

(b) by inserting in sub-regulation (2.), before the words “All other licences”, the words “Subject to these Regulations,”.

8. After regulation 36 of the Air Navigation Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Injury or illness of personnel.

“36a.—(1.) In the event of any licensed pilot becoming injured or ill to such an extent that the services of a medical practitioner are sought or are necessary, he shall forthwith furnish to the Controller of Civil Aviation a report from a medical practitioner upon the injury or illness and shall not fly any aircraft thereafter until he is informed by notice in writing by the Controller of Civil Aviation that medical examination shows him to be medically fit.

“(2.) The licence of any such pilot shall be and become suspended from the time of the injury or illness until the receipt of the notice referred to in the last preceding sub-regulation.”.

 

By Authority: H. J. Green, Government Printer, Canberra.