CIVIL AVIATION REGULATIONS 1988 - REG 92 Use of aerodromes

CIVIL AVIATION REGULATIONS 1988 - REG 92

             (1)  A person must not land an aircraft on, or engage in conduct that causes an aircraft to take off from, a place that does not satisfy one or more of the following requirements:

                     (b)  the place is a certified aerodrome;

                     (c)  the place is an aerodrome for which an arrangement under section 20 of the Act is in force and the use of the aerodrome by aircraft engaged in civil air navigation is authorised by CASA under that section;

                     (d)  the place (not being a place referred to in paragraph (b) or (c)) is suitable for use as an aerodrome for the purposes of the landing and taking-off of aircraft;

and, having regard to all the circumstances of the proposed landing or take-off (including the prevailing weather conditions), the aircraft can land at, or take-off from, the place in safety.

Penalty:  25 penalty units.

             (2)   CASA may, in relation to an aerodrome, issue directions relating to the safety of air navigation.

             (3)  A person must not contravene a direction.

Penalty:  25 penalty units.

             (4)  An offence against subregulation (1) or (3) is an offence of strict liability.

Note:          For strict liability , see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .