Current rules

This section provides the Acts, regulations, associated legislative instruments and guidance material that forms the aviation regulatory framework in Australia.

Civil Aviation Act 1988

• Civil Aviation Act 1988

Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998

The Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 (CASR) and Manuals of Standards (MOSs) are available on the Federal Register of Legislation. Information on specific regulatory topics is available via the topic links. Associated guidance is provided in Advisory Circulars (AC) and Acceptable Means of Compliance and Guidance Material (AMC/GM).

• CASR
  • CASR regulatory structure
• Manuals of Standards
• Advisory Circulars (ACs)
• Acceptable Means of Compliance and Guidance Material (AMC/GM)

Civil Aviation Regulations 1988

The Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 (CAR) and Civil Aviation Orders (CAOs) are available on Federal Register of Legislation. CAOs support the CAR. They will be progressively removed as we move to the CASR. Associated guidance is provided in Civil Aviation Advisory Publications (CAAPs).

• CAR
• CAOs:
  • CAO amendment record sheet (50kb Acrobat document)
  • Civil Aviation Order (Flight Crew Licensing) Repeal and Amendment Instrument 2014 (No. 1)
  • CAO 20 - Air Service Operations
  • CAO 29 - Air Service Operations - Miscellaneous
  • CAO 40 - Pilot Licences and Ratings
  • CAO 45 - Flight Crew Standards - Synthetic Trainers - General
  • CAO 48 - Flight Time Limitations
  • CAO 52 - Use of Airspace
  • CAO 82 - Air Operators' Certificates
  • CAO 95 - Exemptions from Provisions of the Civil Aviation Regulations
  • CAO 100 - Administration and Procedures
  • CAO 101 - Airworthiness Civil Aviation Orders
  • CAO 103 - Equipment Standards
  • CAO 104 - Certificates of Approval
  • CAO 108 - Process Control and Specifications
• Civil Aviation Advisory Publications (CAAPs)

Airspace legislation

• Airspace Act 2007
• Airspace Regulations 2007

Fees regulations

• Civil Aviation (Fees) Regulations 1995
• Our cost recovery for services

Rulings, instruments and more

• Aviation rulings
• Legislative and non-legislative instruments
• Other legislation

Legislation support

• Introduction to aviation legislation
• Acronyms and abbreviations
• Foreign legislation
• Airworthiness documents (ADs, AACs, ATSOs, AWBs)
• Airservices Australia documents (AIP, DAP, ERSA)