STATUTORY RULES.
1953. No. 44.
REGULATIONS UNDER THE AIR NAVIGATION ACT 1920-1950.*
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 1920-1950.
Dated this first day of May, 1953.
W. J. McKELL
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
Minister of State for Civil Aviation.
AMENDMENTS OF THE AIR NAVIGATION REGULATIONS.†
1. Regulation 63 of the Air Navigation Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—
Flight time limitations.
“63.—(1.) Unless authorized in pursuance of the next succeeding sub-regulation, the holder of a licence under this Part shall not fly as a flight crew member more than—
(a) one thousand hours in any period of twelve consecutive months;
(b) three hundred hours in any period of ninety consecutive days;
(c) one hundred and five hours in any period of thirty consecutive days;
(d) thirty hours in any period of seven consecutive days; or
(e) eight hours in any period of twenty-four consecutive hours.
“(2.) Where—
(a) proper rest facilities are available in the aircraft and the composition of the flight crew of the aircraft is such as will allow relief from duty during flight;
(b) a rostering system for flight crew members and amenities available on the ground for those members so warrant; or
* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1953.
† Statutory Rules 1947, No. 112, an amended by Statutory Rules 1947, No. 162; 1948, No. 69; 1949, Nos. 6 and 70; 1950, No. 69; 1952, Nos. 30, 46 and 87.
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(c) the safety or succour of persons or aircraft is involved,
the Director-General may authorize the holder of a licence under this Part to fly such hours in excess of those specified in paragraphs (b), (c), (d) and (e) of the last preceding sub-regulation as the Director-General considers may be flown with safety, subject to such conditions as the Director-General specifies.”.
2. After regulation 331 of the Air Navigation Regulations the following regulation is added:—
Exemption from jury service.
“332.—(1.) A person regularly employed by an airline in the capacity of operating crew is exempt from serving as a juror where summoned so to serve under the law of a Territory of the Commonwealth.
“(2.) A person exempted from jury service in pursuance of the last preceding sub-regulation shall, when summoned to serve as a juror under the law of a Territory of the Commonwealth, comply with any requirement of the law of that Territory relating to the removal of his name from the jury list.”.
By Authority: L. F. JOHNSTON, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.