Civil Aviation Board Regulations (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1936. No. 45.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE AIR NAVIGATION ACT 1920 ANDTHE CARRIAGE BY AIR ACT 1935.

I,THE GOVERTOR-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 and the Carriage by Air Act 1935.

Dated this seventh day of April, 1936.

(SGD.) GOWRIE.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for Defence.

 

Civil Aviation Board Regulations.

Short title.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Civil Aviation Board Regulations.

Definitions.

2. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—

“the Board” means the Civil Aviation Board constituted by these Regulations;

“the Minister” means the Minister of State for Defence.

Constitution of Civil Aviation Board.

3. There shall be a Civil Aviation Board consisting of the officers for the time being holding the following offices in the Department of Defence:—

The Controller-General of Civil Aviation;

The Controller of Operations, Civil Aviation;

The Controller of Ground Organization, Civil Aviation;

and a Finance Member appointed by the Minister.

Powers and functions of the Board.

4.—(1.) The Board shall, subject to these Regulations and to the directions of the Minister, be charged with—

(a) the administration of the Air Navigation Act 1920 and the Carriage by Air Act 1935 and all regulations made under either or both of those Acts; and

(b)the control of all civil aviation activities in the Commonwealth of Australia and the Territories of the Commonwealth.

(2.) The Board shall maintain close liaison with the Air Board in matters of common interest.

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Chairman of the Board.

5.—(1.) The Controller-General of Civil Aviation shall be the Chairman of the Board.

(2.) The Minister may appoint a member of the Board as Deputy Chairman and, in the event of the absence of the Chairman from any meeting, that member shall act as Chairman.

Secretary to the Board.

6. There shall be a Secretary to the Board, who shall be an officer of the Defence Department assigned to that position by the Minister, and shall exercise and perform such functions and duties as the Board directs.

Meetings of the Board.

7.—(1.) The meetings of the Board shall be held at such intervals as the Board determines, and meetings of the Board may be summoned at any time by the Minister or by the Chairman, or, in the absence of the Chairman, by the Deputy Chairman.

(2.) At all meetings of the Board, three members of the Board shall form a quorum.

Attendance of technical advisers.

8. The Board may invite any technical adviser or other person to attend any meeting of the Board in a consultative capacity.

Distribution of duties to members of Board.

9.—(1.) The Minister may, from time to time, assign duties to each member of the Board.

(2.) In assigning duties to members, the Minister shall have regard to the following principles:—

(a) Matters relating to civil aviation policy, the administration of Commonwealth civil aviation legislation, international conventions relating to air navigation, and the development of new air transport services and other civil aviation activities shall be assigned to the Controller-General of Civil Aviation;

(b)Matters relating to air transport services and aero clubs, the control of aviation activities (including the licensing of personnel, the issue of certificates of airworthiness and the inspection of aircraft), liaison with the Air Force on matters of common interest, and wireless and meteorological facilities shall be, assigned to the Controller of Operation, Civil Aviation;

(c) Matters relating to the selection, acquisition and maintenance of landing grounds and buildings and the execution and supply of works and services in connexion therewith, the lighting of air routes and the preparation of route maps shall be assigned to the Controller of Ground Organization, Civil Aviation;

(d)Financial matters, including the control of, and accounting for, expenditure, the preparation of Parliamentary estimates, and the review of proposals for new expenditure shall be assigned to the Finance Member.

(3.) Any member to whom duties are assigned under this regulation may determine all matters which fall within the duties so assigned and are declared by the Board to be matters of routine.

Decisions of the Board or members thereof.

10.—(1.) The decisions of the Board, and the decisions of individual members on important subjects, shall be signed by the Secretary to the Board and shall be promulgated in such manner as the Board directs.

(2.) A copy of every decision and recommendation, which the Board makes at any meeting, shall be sent, immediately after the meeting, to the Minister and to the Secretary to the Department of Defence.

Consideration of matters by the Minister.

11. The Board shall refer for determination by the Minister—

(a)any matters for which the approval of the Minister is required by legislation;

(b)any matters in respect of which the members of the Board are divided in opinion, or which, for any other reason, the Board considers it desirable to refer to the Minister; and

(c) such other matters as the Minister directs.

 

By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.