Civil Aviation Order 100.24 (Maintenance Authority) Instrument 2007

Civil Aviation Order 100.24

made under regulation 33B of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.

This compilation was prepared on 26 March 2026 taking into account amendments up to Civil Aviation Orders 100.23 and 100.24 Amendment Instrument 2026.

Prepared by the Legal Services Branch, Legal Division, Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Canberra.

Compilation No. 2

Contents

Page

1A Name of instrument

1B Definitions

1 Requirements for issue

2 Application for maintenance authority

3 Issue of maintenance authority

Note to Civil Aviation Order 100.24

Civil Aviation Order 100.24

Maintenance authority

1A Name of instrument

 1A.1 This instrument is Civil Aviation Order 100.24 (Maintenance Authority) Instrument 2007.

 1A.2 This instrument may be cited as Civil Aviation Order 100.24.

 1A.3 A reference in a CASA instrument (being an instrument issued by CASA under a statutory power to issue the instrument) to Section 100.24 of the Civil Aviation Orders is a reference to this instrument.

Note   This Civil Aviation Order is to be read in conjunction with Civil Aviation Order 100.23.

1B Definitions

Note   In this instrument, certain terms and expressions have the same meaning as they have in the Civil Aviation Act 1988 and the regulations. These include aircraft engineer licence, CAR, Director and RPA.

  In this Order:

maintenance authority means an airworthiness authority to carry out maintenance on aircraft.

Note   airworthiness authority is defined in regulation 2 of CAR as meaning an authority under regulation 33B of CAR.

1 Requirements for issue

 1.1 Subject to paragraph 1.1A, unless otherwise approved by the Director, an applicant for a maintenance authority must hold an aircraft engineer licence.

 1.1A Paragraph 1.1 does not apply to an applicant for a maintenance authority that is for maintenance on RPA.

 1.2 An applicant for such a maintenance authority must submit satisfactory evidence that:

(a) the applicant has been adequately trained for the purpose; and

(b) the applicant has had adequate practical experience of the duties to be performed in relation to the authority; and

(c) the applicant has passed such examinations in relation to the authority as are required or approved for the purpose.

2 Application for maintenance authority

An application for a maintenance authority must be made using the application form Application for Initial Issue or Amendment to Scope of a Maintenance Authority and it should normally be endorsed by the applicant’s employer in regard to the circumstances in which the authority is intended to be used.

3 Issue of maintenance authority

 3.1 A maintenance authority may be issued to an applicant who satisfies the requirements of subsection 1 and who has demonstrated competence to perform the maintenance functions associated with the privileges endorsed in the authority.

 3.2 A maintenance authority may be issued in respect of a maintenance function to be performed and certified on a particular aircraft, or a type, series or group of aircraft, engine, systems or installations.

Note to Civil Aviation Order 100.24

The Civil Aviation Order (in force under the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988) as shown in this document comprises Civil Aviation Order 100.24 made as indicated in the Table below.

Table of Orders