Aircraft registration FAQs
- What documentation do I need to provide with my ACR forms?
- I'm having trouble filling in my form - who can help me?
- Where can I find the correct form?
- How should I send my form to CASA?
- What happens if my form is completed incorrectly or I do not submit payment with the form?
- What do I need to do to import and register an aircraft from overseas?
- Can I find out who has reserved a mark?
- What address details will CASA publish?
What documentation do I need to provide with my ACR forms?
For the documentation requirements of each individual form, please refer to the relevant Guidelines of the form for instruction.
I'm having trouble filling in my form - who can help me?
Staff from the Aircraft Registration team will assist you in completing your forms. The Aircraft Registration team can be contacted on 1300 737 032.
Where can I find the correct form?
Aircraft Registration forms are available from the CASA website at:
http://www.casa.gov.au/casadata/register/forms47.htm.
How should I send my form to CASA?
The best way to send your form is either by email to aircraft.register@casa.gov.au, or fax to 02 6217 1991, and you do not need to send the original. Only send the original if you don't have access to email or fax.
However, only clear, legible faxes will be accepted. If your fax is deemed unacceptable, you will be contacted and asked to mail the form and any supporting documentation.
If you are asked to provide certified true copies of documents, they will only be accepted in their original form. For this reason, they must be mailed to CASA. See the guidelines on the registration application forms for full details of documentary requirements.
What happens if my form is completed incorrectly or I do not submit payment with the form?
At the very minimum, there will be a delay while CASA requests additional information. However, in most cases your form will be rejected or returned for alteration. If you forget to include supporting documentation (eg. Letters of authority if required), your application will not be processed until all necessary documents are received.
As the registration fees are for the processing and consideration of an application, if your application form is rejected, you will need to remit another payment when you resubmit your application form.
What do I need to do to import and register an aircraft from overseas?
To register an imported aircraft in Australia, CASA requires notification from the foreign civil aviation authority that the aircraft has been removed from their register. Once this has been received by CASA you may apply for the Australian registration.
You will need to complete Form 029 (Registration Application) to register the aircraft.
If you wish to nominate a specific available registration you will need to reserve the registration mark. Please refer to the list of available marks. If a registration mark is not reserved for the aircraft, CASA allocates the next available registration mark.
Once the aircraft has been registered, you will need to obtain a Certificate of Airworthiness. You should contact your local CASA regional office in relation to airworthiness matters.
Details of the delivery of an aircraft to Australia are included in AC 21.33(0).
For information about duties and taxes you should enquire with the Australian Customs Service.
Can I find out who has reserved a mark?
When a mark has been reserved CASA will not release the name, address or any other details about who has reserved that mark. This policy is necessary to comply with the Privacy Act 1988. Furthermore, CASA will not facilitate any negotiations relating to the release or transfer of a reserved mark. Therefore, CASA will not contact an individual or organisation to arrange for them to contact someone interested in obtaining a reserved mark.
If a mark does not appear in the List of Available Marks that is published on the CASA website, and that list is routinely updated each working day, then the mark is either allocated to a registered aircraft, reserved, or is a Prohibited Mark that is not available for allocation under any circumstances.
What address details will CASA publish?
CASA has a statutory requirement, under CASR 47.025 to keep the Australian Civil Aircraft Register (ACAR), and 47.030 requires that CASA make that Register available for inspection by members of the public. Furthermore, as detailed in 47.080(2)(e) & (f), the name and address of the Registration Holder and a Registered Operator are part of the information that forms the Register.
To fulfil its statutory requirements, CASA makes the ACAR available to the public by publishing the complete Register on the CASA website. The Register data will include the name and address of an aircraft's RH and RO. However, the address shown for the RH and RO will be that provided to CASA as the postal address. If a separate postal address has not been supplied then the person’s or an organisation’s physical address will be published.
If you provide CASA with a postal address that is different to your residential address, then the postal address will be published. You can change address details through the CASA website.