Explanatory Statement
Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998
Australian Technical Standard Order C1007 — flight data recorder interface unit
Legislation
Under section 98 of the Civil Aviation Act 1988 (the Act), the Governor-General may make regulations for the purposes of the Act and in the interests of the safety of air navigation. Under regulation 21.601 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998, CASA may issue an Australian Technical Standards Order (ATSO) for specified articles used on civil aircraft.
CASA is aware of some manufacturers in Australia that want to manufacture a Flight Data Recorder Interface Units for sale and use within Australia. However, there is no suitable US or Australian design standards published for these units. In the absence of the design standards each manufacturer would be required to develop their own design standards and have those approved by CASA. The manufacturers would also be required to pay for CASA to assess and approve the design standards.
Industry has requested CASA to develop and publish design standards for Flight Data Recorder Interface Units. This would avoid the need for individual manufacturers to develop their own design standards and the associated costs.
CASA has raised ATSO-C1007 — Acceptable means of compliance for Flight Data Recorder Interface Unit design standards to give Australian manufacturers a design standard which will enable them to manufacture Flight Data Recorder Interface Units for sale and use within Australia.
Consultation
CASA has consulted with the Australian industry and public via a formal public consultation period of 2 weeks with the proposed instrument published on the CASA external website. Also this ATSO was developed specifically as a request from the public.
Regulatory Impact
OBPR assessed that the ATSO is machinery in nature and no further analysis in the form of a Regulation Impact Statement was required (OBPR ID: 15078).
Statement of Compatibility with Human Rights
A Statement of Compatibility with Human Rights is at Attachment 1.
Commencement and making
The instrument commences on the day after registration.
This ATSO has been made by a delegate of CASA relying on the power of delegation under subregulation 11.260 (1) of CASR 1998 and subsection 94 (1) of the Act.
[Instrument number ATSO-C1007]
Attachment 1
Statement of Compatibility with Human Rights
Prepared in accordance with Part 3 of the
Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011
Australian Technical Standard Order C1007 — flight data recorder
interface unit
This legislative instrument is compatible with the human rights and freedoms recognised or declared in the international instruments listed in section 3 of the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011.
Overview of the legislative instrument
CASA has raised ATSO-C1007 to give Australian manufacturers a design standard which will enable them to manufacture Flight Data Recorder Interface Units for sale and use within Australia.
This ATSO relates to specified aeronautical products.
Human rights implications
This legislative instrument does not engage any of the applicable rights or freedoms.
Conclusion
This legislative instrument is compatible with human rights as it does not raise any human rights issues.
Civil Aviation Safety Authority