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Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 (SR 1991/143) (as at 01 July 2019) – New Zealand Legislation
(SR 1991/143)
Pursuant to sections 38, 40, and 100 of the Civil Aviation Act 1990, Her Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby makes the following regulations.
4 Fees and charges for personnel licensing
5 Examination fees [Revoked]
6 Priority licensing transaction surcharge [Revoked]
7 Flight tests unable to be completed
8 Refund of examination recount and review fees [Revoked]
9 Refund for withdrawal from test
Aircraft fees and other charges
10 Aircraft fees and other charges
10A Airport identity card
11 Payment of fees and charges under this Part
12 Authority may decline to process application if prescribed fees and charges not paid [Revoked]
Fees and charges for facilities and services
13 Differential airport charges
14 Airport charges payable by domestic operators
15 Payment of airport charges and furnishing of returns by domestic operators
16 Airport charges payable by international operators
17 Payment of airport charges by international operators
18 Aircraft parking charges
19 Meteorological charges [Revoked]
20 International passenger security charges [Revoked]
20A Domestic passenger security charges [Revoked]
20B Returns and payment arrangements for domestic passenger security charges [Revoked]
21 Services provided outside New Zealand
22 Services provided away from scheduled venues [Revoked]
23 Provision of advice or aeronautical information
24 Charges payable where same person carrying on domestic and international operations
25 Recovery of charges
26 Refund or waiver of fee or charge
27 Fees and charges payable where applicant applies for more than 1 document or approval
28 Payments in advance to be credited towards total fee or charge payable
29 Aggregation of small fees and charges [Revoked]
30 Penalty for late payment
31 Exemptions [Revoked]
32 Transitional provisions [Revoked]
33 Amount of goods and services tax included
These regulations may be cited as the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991.
These regulations shall come into force on 1 August 1991.
the Act means the Civil Aviation Act 1990
air operator certificate means an airline air operator certificate or a general aviation air operator certificate
Airport Authority, in relation to an aerodrome, means the Crown or any body, authority, organisation, or person for the time being responsible for the management and maintenance of the aerodrome; but does not include a company formed and registered under section 4 of the Auckland Airport Act 1987 or section 4 of the Wellington Airport Act 1990, or an airport company established under the Airport Authorities Act 1966
Authority means the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand
Crown airport means an airport operated by the Crown; but does not include a joint-venture airport
differential airport charges means different charges fixed by the Minister in respect of different joint-venture or Crown airports for different aircraft, persons, classes of persons, or times of use, or on any other basis
Director means the Director of Civil Aviation
domestic operator means an operator carrying on in New Zealand 1 or more of the following flight operations:
air transport operations between aerodromes in New Zealand, and air transport operations that leave from and return to the same aerodrome in New Zealand without an intermediate stop:
commercial transport operations:
domestic sector means the flight sector or leg within New Zealand that is between an aircraft’s take-off and its next landing (other than an in-flight emergency)
gross operating revenue means the actual amount paid or payable to the operator in respect of flight operations carried on by the operator without taking into account any costs or expenses incurred by the operator in respect of the operations; but does not include any payments received from pilots (whether student pilots or otherwise) undergoing flight training
international operator means a person operating an aircraft in respect of journeys beginning in New Zealand and ending outside New Zealand, or beginning outside New Zealand and ending in New Zealand, or beginning and ending outside New Zealand with an intermediate stop in New Zealand, or beginning and ending in New Zealand with an intermediate stop outside New Zealand
joint-venture airport means an airport operated by the Crown and 1 or more local authorities in partnership; but does not include Auckland International Airport, Wellington International Airport, or an airport operated by an airport company established under the Airport Authorities Act 1966
maximum certificated take-off weight, in relation to an aircraft, means the weight specified as the maximum take-off weight of the aircraft in a flight manual or airworthiness certificate relating to the aircraft
MCTOW means maximum certificated take-off weight
Minister has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Act
Ministry has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Act
monitoring includes any form of audit, inspection, checking monitoring, or investigation (other than any investigation under section 15A of the Act or an investigation in relation to an offence under the Act)
operator means any person that flies or uses an aircraft, or causes or permits an aircraft to fly, be used, or be in any place, whether or not the person is present with the aircraft
Register means the New Zealand Register of Aircraft established under section 73 of the Act
Secretary has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Act.
In determining the gross operating revenue of any operator for the purposes of these regulations, the following provisions shall apply:
where an operator contracts to sell and deliver fertiliser or other goods that are the property of the operator, any amount paid or payable under the contract to the operator in respect of the sale of the goods shall not be deemed part of the operator’s gross operating revenue:
where a single ticket, consignment note, or other document authorising the carriage of a passenger or goods is issued by an operator, the gross operating revenue of the operator in respect of any such carriage shall be determined in relation to the aerodrome of origin of that carriage and in respect of the complete journey referred to in the document and, in any such case, no account shall be taken of intermediate stops or of any change of aircraft which may occur during the carriage from the aerodrome of origin to the aerodrome of destination and the airport charges shall be payable to the Airport Authority of the aerodrome of origin of carriage:
where no document referred to in paragraph (b) is issued by the operator in respect of the carriage of a passenger or goods, the gross operating revenue of the operator in respect of any such carriage shall be determined in relation to the aerodrome of origin of that carriage in accordance with the contract made by the operator in respect of the carriage and in respect of the complete journey to which the contract relates and, in any such case, no account shall be taken of intermediate stops or of any change of aircraft which may occur during the carriage from the aerodrome of origin to the aerodrome of destination and the airport charges shall be payable to the Airport Authority of the aerodrome of origin of carriage.
Where any word or expression in any provision of these regulations is not defined in these regulations or in the Act but is defined or used in the rules made under Part 3 of the Act, that word or expression shall, unless the context otherwise requires, bear in that provision the meaning it has in those rules.
Regulation 2(1) air operator certificate: replaced, on 1 November 2012, by regulation 4(1) of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2012 (SR 2012/305).
Regulation 2(1) Authority: inserted, on 12 August 1992, by regulation 2 of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991, Amendment No 1 (SR 1992/221).
Regulation 2(1) Director: inserted, on 12 August 1992, by regulation 2 of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991, Amendment No 1 (SR 1992/221).
Regulation 2(1) domestic operator: replaced, on 1 November 2012, by regulation 4(2) of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2012 (SR 2012/305).
Regulation 2(1) domestic sector: inserted, on 1 April 2002, by regulation 3 of the Civil Aviation Charges Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/43).
Regulation 2(1) goods: revoked, on 1 November 2012, by regulation 4(3) of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2012 (SR 2012/305).
Regulation 2(1) grant: revoked, on 1 November 2012, by regulation 4(3) of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2012 (SR 2012/305).
Regulation 2(1) gross weight or MCTOW: revoked, on 1 November 2012, by regulation 4(3) of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2012 (SR 2012/305).
Regulation 2(1) hirer: revoked, on 1 November 2012, by regulation 4(3) of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2012 (SR 2012/305).
Regulation 2(1) international operator: amended, on 1 November 2012, by regulation 4(4) of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2012 (SR 2012/305).
Regulation 2(1) maximum certificated take-off weight: inserted, on 1 November 2012, by regulation 4(5) of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2012 (SR 2012/305).
Regulation 2(1) MCTOW: inserted, on 1 November 2012, by regulation 4(5) of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2012 (SR 2012/305).
Regulation 2(1) Minister: replaced, on 1 November 2012, by regulation 4(6) of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2012 (SR 2012/305).
Regulation 2(1) Ministry: replaced, on 1 November 2012, by regulation 4(7) of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2012 (SR 2012/305).
Regulation 2(1) monitoring: amended, on 1 November 2012, by regulation 4(8) of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2012 (SR 2012/305).
Regulation 2(1) operator: replaced, on 1 November 2012, by regulation 4(9) of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2012 (SR 2012/305).
Regulation 2(1) public licensed aerodrome: revoked, on 29 September 1994, by regulation 2 of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991, Amendment No 2 (SR 1994/194).
Regulation 2(1) Register: inserted, on 1 November 2012, by regulation 4(10) of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2012 (SR 2012/305).
Regulation 2(1) Secretary: replaced, on 1 November 2012, by regulation 4(11) of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2012 (SR 2012/305).
Regulation 2(3): amended, on 1 November 2012, by regulation 4(12)﻿(a) of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2012 (SR 2012/305).
Regulation 2(3): amended, on 1 November 2012, by regulation 4(12)﻿(b) of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2012 (SR 2012/305).
Regulation 2A: inserted, on 1 July 2017, by regulation 4 of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2017 (LI 2017/107).
Except as otherwise provided in these regulations, these regulations apply in relation to the functions and duties performed, powers exercised, and services provided by the Authority.
aircraft used for the purposes of the New Zealand Defence Force; or
aircraft used for the military, diplomatic, or ceremonial purposes of any Government.
Regulation 3(1): amended, on 1 November 2012, by regulation 5(1) of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2012 (SR 2012/305).
Regulation 3(2)﻿(b): revoked, on 1 November 2012, by regulation 5(2) of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2012 (SR 2012/305).
Part 1 Administrative fees and charges
Subject to these regulations, every person who makes an application in respect of any document or matter specified in Part 1 of the Schedule shall be liable to pay the appropriate fees and charges specified in that section.
Regulation 4: amended, on 1 November 2012, by regulation 6 of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2012 (SR 2012/305).
5 Examination fees
Regulation 5: revoked, on 1 November 2012, by regulation 7 of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2012 (SR 2012/305).
6 Priority licensing transaction surcharge
Regulation 6: revoked, on 1 November 2012, by regulation 8 of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2012 (SR 2012/305).
Where a flight test is unable to be completed because of the weather, aircraft unserviceability, or any other factor beyond the control of the applicant, any money paid for the test shall be applied by the Authority towards the re-scheduled test.
Regulation 7: amended, on 1 November 2012, by regulation 9 of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2012 (SR 2012/305).
8 Refund of examination recount and review fees
Regulation 8: revoked, on 1 November 2012, by regulation 10 of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2012 (SR 2012/305).
Where a candidate applies to sit or undergo a practical test or flight test and subsequently withdraws from that test, the Authority shall refund to him or her 80% of the relevant fee paid by the candidate if notification of withdrawal is received more than 7 days before the date of the test.
Regulation 9: amended, on 1 November 2012, by regulation 11(a) of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2012 (SR 2012/305).
Regulation 9: amended, on 1 November 2012, by regulation 11(b) of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2012 (SR 2012/305).
Regulation 9: amended, on 12 August 1992, by regulation 11(2) of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991, Amendment No 1 (SR 1992/221).
Subject to subclause (2), the relevant owner, operator, provider, applicant, or other person, as the case may be, shall be liable to pay the appropriate fees and charges specified in Parts 2 to 9 of the Schedule.
Where there is a change in the ownership or registration of an aircraft, the appropriate fee or charge shall be payable by the person registered as the owner of the aircraft immediately before the change is effected.
Regulation 10(1): amended, on 1 November 2012, by regulation 12 of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2012 (SR 2012/305).
The fee for an application to the Director for the issue or approval of an airport identity card under rule 19.357(a), Part 19 of the Civil Aviation Rules is $62.45.
The fee for an application to the Director for the issue of a temporary airport identity card referred to in rule 19.357(h), Part 19 of the Civil Aviation Rules is $7.95.
Regulation 10A: inserted, on 1 April 2014, by regulation 4 of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2014 (LI 2014/25).
Subject to subclause (2), the fees and charges payable under this Part shall be payable to the Authority,—
in the case of an application fee, at the time of making the application; and
in any other case, upon an invoice issued by or on behalf of the Authority and within the time specified in the invoice.
The Authority may approve other arrangements for the payment of charges by any operator under this Part, including arrangements for payment in advance.
Regulation 11(1): amended, on 12 August 1992, by regulation 11(2) of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991, Amendment No 1 (SR 1992/221).
Regulation 11(1)﻿(b): amended, on 12 August 1992, by regulation 11(2) of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991, Amendment No 1 (SR 1992/221).
Regulation 11(2): amended, on 1 November 2012, by regulation 13 of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2012 (SR 2012/305).
Regulation 11(2): amended, on 12 August 1992, by regulation 11(2) of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991, Amendment No 1 (SR 1992/221).
12 Authority may decline to process application if prescribed fees and charges not paid
Regulation 12: revoked, on 1 November 2012, by regulation 14 of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2012 (SR 2012/305).
Part 2 Fees and charges for facilities and services
The Minister may fix differential airport charges in respect of any joint venture or Crown airport.
Differential airport charges shall be payable by operators to the Airport Authority, or to the Secretary if the airport authority is the Crown, in such manner as is determined by the Airport Authority concerned or the Secretary, as the case may be.
Regulation 13(1): amended, on 29 September 1994, by regulation 3 of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991, Amendment No 2 (SR 1994/194).
Subject to subclause (2), where differential airport charges are not for the time being fixed in respect of any Crown airport or joint venture airport, domestic operators carrying on air transport or aerial work operations at that airport shall be liable to pay an airport charge calculated at the rate of 5% of the gross operating revenue earned from all such operations.
Where use is made of a Crown airport or joint venture airport by an aircraft operated by a domestic operator in operations which are not taken into account when calculating gross operating revenue for the purposes of subclause (1) or in respect of which no airport charges are payable, the operator shall be liable for charges of such amounts as may be negotiated by the operator and the Airport Authority concerned, or by the operator and the Secretary if the Airport Authority concerned is the Crown.
Regulation 14(1): amended, on 29 September 1994, by regulation 4(a) of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991, Amendment No 2 (SR 1994/194).
Regulation 14(1): amended, on 29 September 1994, by regulation 4(b) of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991, Amendment No 2 (SR 1994/194).
Regulation 14(2): amended, on 29 September 1994, by regulation 4(a) of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991, Amendment No 2 (SR 1994/194).
Every domestic operator who is liable to pay airport charges under regulation 14, shall in each month furnish to the Airport Authority concerned, or to the Secretary if the Airport Authority concerned is the Crown, a return of the operator’s gross operating revenue during the previous month together with payment of the charges thereon, unless the operator has made other arrangements, approved by the Airport Authority concerned or the Secretary, as the case may be, for the furnishing of returns and payment of the charges.
Returns required under subclause (1) shall in all cases be made on forms provided for the purpose by the Secretary and certified as correct by the owner, manager, or director of the operating business.
Any return to which subclause (1) applies shall, unless the Airport Authority concerned or the Secretary if the Airport Authority concerned is the Crown, as the case may be, otherwise approves, also be certified by the auditor of each operator or by a chartered accountant.
Where differential airport charges are not for the time being fixed in respect of the airport concerned, operators shall be liable to pay, in respect of each landing at a New Zealand airport of a scheduled or non-scheduled international flight, airport charges calculated at the rate of $7.60 per 1 000 kg gross weight of the aircraft.
Where an aircraft has more than 1 maximum take-off weight specified in the airworthiness certificate issued in respect of that aircraft, the landing charge payable by an international operator for any aircraft operated by the operator and landing in New Zealand shall be calculated according to the maximum take-off weight that the aircraft is operating under for that landing.
If on the subsequent take-off of that aircraft it operates under a maximum take-off weight different from that operated under the previous landing, then the landing charge payable in respect of that subsequent take-off shall be calculated according to the heavier of those 2 maximum take-off weights.
Regulation 16(2): amended, on 11 July 1997, by regulation 3 of the Civil Aviation Charges Amendment Regulations 1997 (SR 1997/106).
Every international operator shall pay any charges for which the operator is liable under regulation 16 to the Airport Authority concerned, or to the Secretary if the Airport Authority is the Crown, before take-off unless the operator has made other arrangements approved by the Airport Authority or the Secretary, as the case may be, for the furnishing of returns and payment of the charges.
Subject to subclause (2), where differential airport charges are not for the time being fixed in respect of any Crown airport or joint venture airport, Airport Authorities may make such charges as the Minister may fix for the parking of aircraft.
No charge shall be made under subclause (1)—
to regular air transport operators, in respect of aircraft parked in the normal course of their schedule; or
in respect of aircraft which remain parked for less than 2 hours or remain parked when take-off is delayed by weather conditions.
In addition to parking fees, operators may be charged for any special services or privileges which may be required by operators by way of security, lighting, or otherwise, and for any additional facilities provided by an Airport Authority. The amount charged for any such special services for facilities shall be such amount as may be fixed by the Minister.
Regulation 18(1): amended, on 29 September 1994, by regulation 5 of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991, Amendment No 2 (SR 1994/194).
19 Meteorological charges
Regulation 19: revoked, on 12 August 1992, by regulation 4 of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991, Amendment No 1 (SR 1992/221).
20 International passenger security charges
Regulation 20: revoked, on 1 July 2019, by regulation 4 of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2019 (LI 2019/107).
20A Domestic passenger security charges
Regulation 20A: revoked, on 1 July 2019, by regulation 4 of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2019 (LI 2019/107).
20B Returns and payment arrangements for domestic passenger security charges
Regulation 20B: revoked, on 1 July 2019, by regulation 4 of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2019 (LI 2019/107).
Where, in relation to any matter for which a fee or charge is payable under these regulations, any person employed by the Authority or engaged by the Director is required to travel outside New Zealand, the applicant or operator shall be liable to pay, in addition to any other fees and charges payable under these regulations,—
the reasonable travel costs incurred by that employee or person; and
a charge in respect of the travelling time of that employee or person, being an amount calculated—
at the per person hour rate (if any) applicable under these regulations to the work in respect of which the travel is undertaken; or
for the period from 1 November 2012 to 30 June 2013, at the rate of $208 per person hour:
for the period from 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014, at the rate of $244 per person hour:
from 1 July 2014, at the rate of $284 per person hour.
Regulation 21: amended, on 12 August 1992, by regulation 5 of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991, Amendment No 1 (SR 1992/221).
Regulation 21(b)﻿(ii): replaced, on 1 November 2012, by regulation 15 of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2012 (SR 2012/305).
22 Services provided away from scheduled venues
Regulation 22: revoked, on 1 November 2012, by regulation 16 of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2012 (SR 2012/305).
Where the Authority provides advice or is consulted in relation to any licence, rating, certificate, approval, or monitoring, the person who requested the service shall, on receipt of an invoice from the Authority, be liable to pay—
a charge calculated at the per person hour rate (if any) applicable to the grant of that document or approval, or to the carrying out of that monitoring; or
for the period from 1 November 2012 to 30 June 2013, a charge calculated at the rate of $208 per person hour:
for the period from 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014, a charge calculated at the rate of $244 per person hour:
from 1 July 2014, a charge calculated at the rate of $284 per person hour.
A charge payable under subclause (1) for advice or consultation in relation to a document, an approval, or monitoring is payable irrespective of whether the document or approval is granted or the monitoring is carried out.
Regulation 23(1): amended, on 12 August 1992, by regulation 11(1) of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991, Amendment No 1 (SR 1992/221).
Regulation 23(1): amended, on 12 August 1992, by regulation 11(2) of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991, Amendment No 1 (SR 1992/221).
Regulation 23(1)﻿(b): replaced, on 1 November 2012, by regulation 17(1) of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2012 (SR 2012/305).
Regulation 23(1A): inserted, on 1 November 2012, by regulation 17(2) of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2012 (SR 2012/305).
Regulation 23(2): revoked, on 1 November 2012, by regulation 17(3) of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2012 (SR 2012/305).
Where the same person carries on business in New Zealand both as an international operator and a domestic operator, the fees and charges payable under these regulations shall be charged at the appropriate rates prescribed or fixed by or under these regulations in accordance with the class of operations in which the aircraft concerned is for the time being operated.
Subject to subclause (2), all fees and charges payable under these regulations shall be recoverable in any court of competent jurisdiction by the Secretary or the Authority where the dues are payable to the Secretary or the Authority, respectively, and in any other case shall be so recoverable by the Airport Authority to which they are payable.
Differential airport charges shall be recoverable from the operator in any court of competent jurisdiction as follows:
where the charges are payable in respect of the use of any Crown airport or any facilities in connection with that airport, those charges shall be so recoverable by the Secretary:
where the charges are payable in respect of the use of any joint venture airport or any facilities in connection with that airport, those charges shall be so recoverable by the Airport Authority concerned.
Regulation 25(1): amended, on 12 August 1992, by regulation 6(a) of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991, Amendment No 1 (SR 1992/221).
Regulation 25(1): amended, on 12 August 1992, by regulation 6(b) of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991, Amendment No 1 (SR 1992/221).
If at any time within 3 months after the payment of any fees or charges under these regulations the Secretary or the Authority or the Airport Authority concerned is satisfied that an excess payment was made or that a payment was made in error, a refund of the excess or the amount paid in error shall be made.
The Secretary or the Authority may authorise the refund or waiver, in whole or in part, of any fee or charge payable under these regulations where—
the fee or charge is payable by a non-commercial and non-profit organisation; or
the fee or charge is payable by a person who is not generally involved in civil aviation; or
the application or matter in respect of which the fee or charge is payable has been declined.
Regulation 26(1): amended, on 12 August 1992, by regulation 7 of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991, Amendment No 1 (SR 1992/221).
Regulation 26(2): amended, on 12 August 1992, by regulation 7 of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991, Amendment No 1 (SR 1992/221).
Regulation 26(2)﻿(c): amended, on 1 November 2012, by regulation 18 of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2012 (SR 2012/305).
Where an applicant applies for more than 1 type of licence, rating, certificate, or approval specified in the Schedule, the applicant shall be liable to pay the fee or charge prescribed in respect of each licence, rating, certificate, or approval sought by the applicant.
Where, in relation to any fee or charge payable under these regulations, any payment is made in advance, that payment shall be credited towards the total fee or charge payable.
Regulation 28 heading: replaced, on 1 November 2012, by regulation 19(1) of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2012 (SR 2012/305).
Regulation 28: amended, on 1 November 2012, by regulation 19(2) of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2012 (SR 2012/305).
29 Aggregation of small fees and charges
Regulation 29: revoked, on 1 November 2012, by regulation 20 of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2012 (SR 2012/305).
Where any fee or charge has not been paid within the period prescribed or fixed in that behalf by or under these regulations, a penalty of 5% of the amount of that fee or charge shall be payable in respect of each period of 28 days after the close of that period during which the fee or charge remains unpaid.
Regulation 31: revoked, on 1 November 2012, by regulation 21 of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2012 (SR 2012/305).
Regulation 32: revoked, on 1 November 2012, by regulation 21 of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2012 (SR 2012/305).
The fees and charges prescribed or fixed by or under these regulations are inclusive of goods and services tax under the Goods and Services Tax Act 1985.
The Civil Aviation Charges Regulations 1991 (SR 1991/25) are hereby revoked.
Schedule 1AA: inserted, on 1 July 2017, by regulation 6 of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2017 (LI 2017/107).
Part 1 Provisions relating to Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2017
In this Part, amending regulations means the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2017.
2 Existing charges
Any amount owing as a charge under these regulations on the date on which the amending regulations came into force continues to be owed and may be enforced in any manner in which it could have been enforced before that date.
3 New charge related to accredited medical conclusion
The charge implemented by regulation 5(3) of the amending regulations does not apply with regard to work performed to reach an accredited medical conclusion that was requested before the date on which the amending regulations came into force even if the work was performed after that date.
4 Charges related to routine monitoring
Any monitoring activity that was subject to be charged for under these regulations as they read before the date on which regulation 5(5) of the amending regulations came into force and that was conducted before that date may be charged for even if an invoice for that activity is issued after that date.
rr 4, 10
Schedule 1: replaced, on 1 November 2012, by regulation 23 of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2012 (SR 2012/305).
Schedule 1 heading: replaced, on 1 July 2017, by regulation 5(1) of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2017 (LI 2017/107).
non-routine monitoring means any inspections or monitoring that ensues from the identification, as a result of general inspections or monitoring carried out under section 15 of the Act, of a civil aviation safety or security issue relating to a particular person or particular persons described in subsection (1)﻿(a), (b), or (c) of that section
standard rate means $284 per person hour.
Schedule 1 clause 1: replaced, on 1 July 2017, by regulation 5(1) of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2017 (LI 2017/107).
Part 1 Fees for personnel licensing
The following fees are payable in respect of personnel licensing:
Training, examining, flight testing, and conducting organisation
Issue of certificate of approval Standard rate
A minimum fee equal to 1 hour at the standard rate is payable on application for issue of certificate of approval
Renewal of, or amendment to, certificate of approval Standard rate
Monitoring of, or carrying out checks in relation to, certificate of approval holder Standard rate
Air traffic service personnel licences and ratings (Part 65 of Civil Aviation Rules)
Air traffic trainee licence 197
Air traffic controller licence 197
Flight service trainee licence 197
Flight service operator licence 197
Air traffic service instructor rating 131
Air traffic service examiner rating 131
Aircraft maintenance personnel licences and ratings (Part 66 of Civil Aviation Rules)
Aircraft maintenance engineer licence (includes issue plus 1 category) 299
Aircraft maintenance engineer licence—additional category 200
Aircraft maintenance engineer licence—rating 200
Aircraft maintenance engineer licence—maintenance approval 266
Aircraft maintenance engineer licence—certificate of inspection authorisation 266
Exchange aircraft maintenance engineer licence (old type to lifetime equivalent) 197
Flight crew licensing (Part 61 of Civil Aviation Rules)
Recreational pilot licence 230
Private pilot licence 230
Commercial pilot licence 230
Airline transport pilot licence 230
Instrument rating 131
Flight instructor rating—A category 131
Flight instructor rating—B category 131
Flight instructor rating—C category 131
Flight instructor rating—D category 131
Flight instructor rating—E category 131
Flight examiner rating 197
Validation of foreign pilot licence 197
Replacement of licence, certificate, or rating 99
Amendment to face of document 131
Airline transport pilot licence (aeroplane)—issue flight test 2,759
Airline transport pilot licence (helicopter)—issue flight test 2,759
Airline flight examiner rating—issue and renewal test Standard rate
General aviation flight examiner rating
– issue Standard rate
– renewal 1,379
Flight tests for which a fee is not otherwise prescribed Standard rate
Medical certificate application 120.75
For any time over 2 person hours required to reach an accredited medical conclusion, within the meaning of section 27A of the Act, as it relates to a medical certificate application (in addition to the fee for a medical certificate application) Standard rate
Registration of licensees recognised under the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Agreement 197
Schedule 1 clause 2: amended, on 1 July 2017, by regulation 5(2) of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2017 (LI 2017/107).
Schedule 1 clause 2: amended, on 1 July 2017, by regulation 5(3) of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2017 (LI 2017/107).
Part 2 Aircraft-related fees and charges
The following fees are payable in respect of the registration of aircraft:
Initial registration 296
Annual fee for maintenance of the Register 99
Change of registration 394
Change of ownership 263
Allocation of a particular registration mark 197
Reservation of a particular registration mark 197
Registration of irrevocable deregistration and export request authorisation ( “Cape Town registration” ) 279
Schedule 1 clause 3: amended, on 1 July 2017, by regulation 5(4) of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2017 (LI 2017/107).
Subject to clause 5, the annual fee for maintenance of the Register is payable in advance on 1 July in respect of the financial year beginning 1 July in one year and ending on 30 June the following year.
No annual fee for maintenance of the Register is payable in respect of the financial year ending on 30 June in which the initial registration fee is payable.
A charge, at the standard rate, is payable in respect of the following:
the assessment of an application for the grant or renewal of, or any amendment to, a type certificate issued under rules made under the Act:
the assessment of an application for the grant of a type acceptance certificate issued under rules made under the Act, with a minimum charge equal to 2 hours at the standard rate payable in advance:
the assessment of an application for the grant or renewal of, or any amendment to, a design certification of aircraft parts or equipment:
the assessment of an application for the grant of an airworthiness certificate issued under rules made under the Act, with a minimum charge equal to 2 hours at the standard rate payable in advance:
the assessment of an application for the renewal of, or any amendment to, an airworthiness certificate issued under rules made under the Act:
the assessment of an application for the grant or renewal of, or any amendment to, an approval of a minimum equipment list:
the assessment of an application for the grant or renewal of, or any amendment to, an approval of aircraft modifications:
the assessment of an application for the grant or renewal of, or any amendment to, an approval of a flight manual or any amendment to a flight manual:
the assessment of an application for the grant or renewal of, or any amendment to, an approval of an aircraft radio station:
the assessment of an application for the grant or renewal of, or any amendment to, a special flight permit.
Part 3 Air service charges
the assessment of an application for the grant of an air operator certificate, with a minimum charge equal to 4 hours at the standard rate payable in advance:
the assessment of an application for the renewal of, or any amendment to, an air operator certificate:
the non-routine monitoring of the holder of an air operator certificate:
the assessment of manuals, programmes, or approvals to ensure continued compliance with the conditions of an air operator certificate.
Schedule 1 clause 7(c): amended, on 1 July 2017, by regulation 5(5)﻿(a) of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2017 (LI 2017/107).
Part 4 Aerodrome charges
the assessment of an application for the grant or renewal of, or any amendment to, an aerodrome operating certificate issued under rules made under the Act:
the monitoring of an aerodrome-operating certificate holder.
Part 5 Other aviation-related charges
the assessment of an application for the grant of a certificate approving or authorising the construction, design, processing, or supply of aircraft or aircraft components, with a minimum charge equal to 2 hours at the standard rate payable in advance:
the assessment of an application for the renewal of, or any amendment to, a certificate approving or authorising the construction, design, processing, or supply of aircraft or aircraft components:
the non-routine monitoring of a firm or person approved or authorised in respect of the construction, design, processing, or supply of aircraft or aircraft components:
the assessment or approval of any amendment to a manual, programme, or approval to ensure the continued compliance with the conditions of a certificate of approval or authorisation held in respect of the construction, design, maintenance, processing, or supply of aircraft or aircraft components:
the issue or renewal of, or any amendment to, a certificate of approval or authorisation in respect of a simulator:
the grant or renewal of, or any amendment to, an approval or authorisation in respect of a training and checking organisation:
the non-routine monitoring of an approved training and checking organisation:
the assessment of an application for the grant or renewal of, or any amendment to, a maintenance organisation certificate issued under rules made under the Act:
the non-routine monitoring of the holder of a maintenance organisation certificate issued under rules made under the Act.
Schedule 1 clause 9(c): amended, on 1 July 2017, by regulation 5(5)﻿(b) of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2017 (LI 2017/107).
Schedule 1 clause 9(g): amended, on 1 July 2017, by regulation 5(5)﻿(b) of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2017 (LI 2017/107).
Schedule 1 clause 9(i): amended, on 1 July 2017, by regulation 5(5)﻿(b) of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2017 (LI 2017/107).
Part 6 Air traffic services, navigation installation, and instrument flight procedure service and registration charges
the assessment of an application for, or the grant or renewal of, or any amendment to, a telecommunication service certificate, an air traffic service certificate, an aeronautical information service certificate, or an instrument flight procedure service certificate:
the non-routine monitoring of an air traffic services provider, an air navigation installation provider, or an instrument flight procedure service provider:
the allocation of an ICAO location indicator or an ICAO aircraft operating agency designator:
the registration of instrument flight procedures:
the assessment of a radio frequency within those parts of the radio frequency spectrum specified in the following table:
0.19–0.415 Radio navigation (non-directional beacon)
1.6065–1.632 Radio navigation (non-directional beacon)
2.85–3.155 Aeronautical mobile communications
3.4–3.5 Aeronautical mobile communications
3.9–3.95 Aeronautical fixed communications
4.65–4.75 Aeronautical mobile communications
5.48–5.73 Aeronautical mobile communications
6.525–6.765 Aeronautical mobile communications
8.815–9.04 Aeronautical mobile communications
10.005–10.1 Aeronautical mobile communications
11.175–11.4 Aeronautical mobile communications
13.2–13.36 Aeronautical mobile communications
15.01–15.1 Aeronautical mobile communications
17.9–18.03 Aeronautical mobile communications
21.87–21.924 Aeronautical fixed communications
21.924–22 Aeronautical mobile communications
23.2–23.35 Aeronautical fixed and mobile communications
74.8–75.2 Radio navigation (marker beacon)
108–118 Radio navigation (ILS localizer, VOR)
118–137 Aeronautical communications
328.6–335.4 Radio navigation (ILS glidepath)
960–1 215 Radio navigation (DME, SSR)
5 000–5 250 Radio navigation (MLS)
Schedule 1 clause 10(b): amended, on 1 July 2017, by regulation 5(5)﻿(c) of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2017 (LI 2017/107).
Part 7 Aviation security
the assessment of an application for the grant or renewal of, or any amendment to, any approval in respect of—
any provider of aviation security services:
any aerodrome security programme or procedure:
any other security programme or procedure that is required by or under the Act, or any person or organisation required to establish such a programme or procedure:
the non-routine monitoring of any programme, procedure, or person referred to in paragraph (a).
Schedule 1 clause 11(b): amended, on 1 July 2017, by regulation 5(5)﻿(d) of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2017 (LI 2017/107).
Part 8 Meteorological service providers
the assessment of an application for the grant or renewal of, or any amendment to, a certificate authorising the provision of meteorological services to civil aviation:
the non-routine monitoring of the holder of a meteorological certificate issued under rules made under the Act.
Schedule 1 clause 12(b): amended, on 1 July 2017, by regulation 5(5)﻿(e) of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2017 (LI 2017/107).
the certification and clearance, or other processing, of material to be published in the Aeronautical Information Publication:
the production of, or amendment to, any aviation publication other than the Aeronautical Information Publication New Zealand:
any investigation carried out for the purpose of assessing an application for an exemption from any rules made under the Act:
any investigation carried out for the purpose of assessing an application for a determination in respect of the construction, alteration, activation, or deactivation of an aerodrome:
any investigation carried out for the purpose of assessing an application for acceptance of a means of compliance (other than a means of compliance considered to be acceptable in the relevant advisory information) with any rules made under the Act:
any investigation carried out for the purpose of assessing an application for approval of any written examinations or their equivalents:
any aeronautical study or safety review conducted for the purposes of rules made under the Act:
any aeronautical study conducted to determine whether the proposed construction or alteration of a structure, or any other proposed activity, could constitute a hazard in navigable airspace.
any non-routine monitoring for which a specific fee or charge is not otherwise prescribed, including any carried out under section 15 of the Act:
any assessment of an application in respect of the grant or renewal of, or any amendment to, any approval, or any monitoring, for any purpose under the Act or any rules made under the Act, that is carried out by any employee of the Authority and for which a fee or charge is not otherwise prescribed or fixed.
Schedule 1 clause 13(i): replaced, on 1 July 2017, by regulation 5(6) of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2017 (LI 2017/107).
This is a reprint of the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 that incorporates all the amendments to those regulations as at the date of the last amendment to them.
Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2019 (LI 2019/107)
Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2017 (LI 2017/107)
Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2014 (LI 2014/25)
Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2012 (SR 2012/305)
Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2008 (SR 2008/322)
Civil Aviation Charges Amendment Regulations 2008 (SR 2008/99)
Civil Aviation Charges Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/63)
Civil Aviation Charges Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/43)
Civil Aviation Charges Amendment Regulations 1997 (SR 1997/106)
Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991, Amendment No 3 (SR 1995/115)
Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991, Amendment No 2 (SR 1994/194)
Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No 2) 1991, Amendment No 1 (SR 1992/221)