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

• Overview
• Compliance-related action
• Administrative action
• Enforceable voluntary undertakings
• Serious and imminent risk
• Prosecution
• Infringement notices and demerit points
• Decisions, suspensions and cancellations