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Rules and regulations
- Changing the rules
- Compliance with the rules
- Current rules
- Regulation development
- Aviation rules and regulation changes
- Expositions for flying training organisations
- Flight operations regulations
- Licensing regulations
- Maintenance regulations
- New regulations for LAMEs and professional engineers
- New regulations for air operators
- New regulations for aircraft maintenance organisations
- New regulations for hot air balloon operators
- New regulations for pilots
- New regulations for sports aviation operators
- New rules for narrow runway operations
- Regulatory progress timeline

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Rules and regulations
The following links will take you to pages with information about the rules governing aviation safety and how we enforce them. They will also tell you about proposed changes to the rules and information about how we intend to implement them.
Current rules
Our current rules page has a detailed list of the Acts, regulations, associated legislative instruments and guidance material that forms the aviation regulatory framework in Australia. Key links are provided below.
- Civil Aviation Act 1988
- Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998
- Civil Aviation Regulations 1988
- Manuals of Standards
- Legislative and non-legislative instruments
- Legislative services contacts
Changing the rules
Our changing the rules page has a detailed list of current rule change consultations. There is also information about our rule structure, how we change the rules, and our consultation process. Key links are provided below.
- Current consultations
- Civil Aviation Safety Regulation 1998 Parts
- Documents by type
- Consultation updates
- Contact us
Implementing the rules
- Licensing regulations
- Fatigue management
- Navigation and surveillance systems
- Electronic flight bags (EFB)
Enforcement action
Last modified: 23 June 2019