Rules

Learn about the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations (CASRs), the CASR parts, and learn about compliance and enforcement.

Changing the rules

Find out why we change the rules and the process to develop or update the rules.

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Changing the rules

Information about

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Regulatory framework

What you need to know about the rules and the documents we produce.
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Changing the rules

Find out how we make new rules and change the rules.
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Compliance and enforcement

Learn about one of the ways we deal with breaches of the rules to help prevent accidents and incidents.

Types of rules

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Civil Aviation Safety Regulations (CASR)

The Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 (CASR) is the overarching aviation safety framework in Australia.
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Civil Aviation Regulations (CAR)

The Civil Aviation Regulations (CAR) form part of the aviation regulatory framework in Australia.

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Civil Aviation Orders (CAO)

The Civil Aviation Orders (CAO) include information on technical standards and specifications.
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Manuals of Standards (MoS)

Legislative instruments which set out aviation standards.

The rules categories

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Administrative matters

Parts that relate to administration, including regulatory procedures, enforcement and exempt aircraft.

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Aircraft maintenance engineer (AME) licensing

Parts that relate to aircraft engineers and maintenance organisations.

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Aircraft registration

Parts that related to aircraft registration, including marks and identification plates.
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Air traffic controller (ATC) licensing

Parts that relate to ATC licensing, medicals and training.
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Air traffic management systems

Parts that relate to air traffic management systems, services, providers and instruments.
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Certification/Airworthiness

Parts that relate to certification and airworthiness for aircraft categories, parts and products.
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Continuing airworthiness

Parts that relate to continuing airworthiness and maintenance of aircraft and aeronautical products.
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Flight crew licensing

Parts that relate to flight crew licensing, authorisations, medicals and training.
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Flight operations

Parts that relate to operating sport, unmanned, recreational and commercial aircraft. This includes dangerous goods and training devices.
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General safety matters

Parts that relate to representation, surveys and safety management – including drugs and alcohol.
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