The Board of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) meets six times per calendar year to fulfil its obligations under Section 53 of the Civil Aviation Act 1988 to decide the objectives, strategies and policies to be followed by CASA; to ensure that CASA performs its functions in a proper, efficient and effective manner.
The CASA Board met in Melbourne on 11 December 2025. Prior to the meeting, the Board held a strategy session. The first portion of the strategy session included psychosocial safety training for the Board and CASA’s Executive. The Board then considered an update on CASA’s physical and IT security arrangements, and CASA’s approach to assessing and managing the risks associated with the diverse operations of air transport operators operating smaller aircraft (Part 135) to inform opportunities for future safety initiatives. The Board also discussed the progress of CASA’s Artificial Intelligence Exploration and Implementation Initiative.
The Board hosted a ‘Meet the Board’ event with local and regional Victorian aviation industry representatives and took the opportunity after the Board meeting to visit Gippsland Aerospace.
CASA Board meetings follow a theme-based agenda focusing on organisational and operational matters that affect the aviation industry. The organisational matters considered included CASA’s corporate governance, financial management, major projects, cyber security, organisational culture, work, health and safety and workforce planning. The Board received a briefing from the Chair of the People and Culture Sub-Committee and discussed matters relevant to CASA’s workforce. The Board also received reports from the Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee and the Industry Complaints Commissioner.
The Board reflected on CASA's key achievements in 2025 and CASA's strategic priorities for 2026.
Notable achievements in 2025 included:
- issuing a total of 30,636 medical certificates between 1 January and 30 November
- introducing the broad-area beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) temporary management instruction that enables approved operators to self-assess certain BVLOS operations, providing them operational flexibility, and increasing our capacity to assess other kinds of RPAS applications
- supporting the development of the National Aviation Authorities Network Roadmap for Advanced Air Mobility Aircraft Type Certification, which was released in June
- launching the Pack Right. Safe Flight campaign aimed at reducing in-flight safety risks and preventing disruptions as more passengers are travelling with lithium batteries, power banks, vapes and other dangerous goods
- publishing service delivery metrics online for all regulatory services
- supporting training for industry, with industry members completing 15,760 training activities through our AviationWorx platform
- the completion of comprehensive clinical policy reviews for 18 Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) –the single biggest suite of CPG updates ever undertaken.
The Board supported the Executives’ priorities for 2026, including but not limited to:
- The final year of the transition to the Flight Operations regulations relating to safety management systems, human factors and non-technical skills training and assessment, and flight data analysis programs.
- Operationalising the National Oversight Plan.
- Improving regulatory service delivery.
The Executive Management Team also provided a regular update on current operational initiatives. This included standing reports on the operational surveillance framework under the national model and the reporting of accidents and incidents, with a detailed analysis of risks and causation factors.
The next Board meeting will be held in Adelaide on 26 February 2026.
Air Chief Marshal (Ret’d) Mark Binskin AC
Chair, CASA Board