Airspace Amendment Regulation 2013 (No. 1)

Select Legislative Instrument No. 221, 2013

I, Quentin Bryce AC CVO, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulation under the Airspace Act 2007.

Dated 05 August 2013

Quentin Bryce

Governor‑General

By Her Excellency’s Command

Anthony Albanese

Minister for Infrastructure and Transport

Contents

1 Name of regulation

2 Commencement

3 Authority

4 Schedule(s)

Schedule 1—Amendments

Airspace Regulations 2007

1  Name of regulation

  This regulation is the Airspace Amendment Regulation 2013 (No. 1).

2  Commencement

  This regulation commences on the day after it is registered.

3  Authority

  This regulation is made under the Airspace Act 2007.

4  Schedule(s)

  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments

Airspace Regulations 2007

1  Subregulation 6(3)

Repeal the subregulation, substitute:

 (3) CASA must not declare an area to be a restricted area unless, in the opinion of CASA, it is necessary to restrict the flight of aircraft over the area to aircraft flown in accordance with specified conditions in the interests of any of the following:

 (a) public safety, including the safety of aircraft in flight;

 (b) the protection of the environment;

 (c) security.

2  Subregulation 13(1)

Omit “an approved provider of air traffic services”, substitute “a person mentioned in subregulation (1A)”.

3  After subregulation 13(1)

Insert:

 (1A) For subregulation (1), the person is any of the following:

 (a) a member of the staff of CASA;

 (b) an approved provider of air traffic services;

 (c) a member of the personnel of an approved provider of air traffic services.