EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
CIVIL AVIATION ACT 1988
CIVIL AVIATION REGULATIONS 1988
SUBREGULATION 92 (2)
Under subsection 98 (1) 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.
Subregulation 92 (2) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 (CAR 1988) provides that CASA may, in relation to an aerodrome, issue directions relating to the safety of air navigation.
CASA having taken into consideration the safety of air navigation, in relation to Barwon Heads aerodrome, has issued a direction to the pilot in command of an aircraft engaged in an operation involving the descent of parachutists in respect that aerodrome.
CASA has directed that the pilot in command of an aircraft engaged in a parachute operation must not allow a person to exit the aircraft to conduct a parachute descent within 4.8 kilometres of Barwon Heads aerodrome, Victoria (location indicator YBRS, reference point South 38° 15.5’, East 144° 26.0’).
This is a legislative instrument for the purposes of section 5 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. It is subject to tabling and disallowance in the Parliament under sections 38 and 42 of that Act.
The instrument has been made after consulting with persons likely to be affected.
The direction takes effect at the start of the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.
The direction has been issued by a delegate of CASA in accordance with regulation 7 of CAR 1988.
[Instrument number CASA 130/05]