Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01027:reg:12:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01027
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 12 (pt 2/30)
Character Range: 2286555–2289281

apply to operation outside controlled airspace if CASA approves the operation and the operation is carried out in accordance with the approval.
 (4) Those subregulations also do not apply to operation in controlled airspace in accordance with an air traffic control clearance.

101.180  How payload must be supported—medium and heavy balloons
 (1) A person may operate a medium or heavy balloon only if the means by which the payload is attached to the balloon can support at least 10 times the mass of the payload.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
 (2) An offence against subregulation (1) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.

101.185  Equipment that must be carried—medium and heavy balloons
 (1) A person may operate a medium or heavy balloon only if:
 (a) the balloon is fitted with at least 2 independent ways (either automatic or remotely‑operated) of releasing its payload; and
 (b) if the balloon is not a zero‑pressure balloon, it has at least 2 independent ways of ending the flight of the balloon envelope; and
 (c) either:
 (i) the balloon envelope carries a radar reflector, or radar‑reflective material, that will return an echo to a surface radar operating in the frequency range 200 megahertz to 2 700 megahertz; or
 (ii) the balloon is fitted with a device to allow it to be continuously tracked by the operator beyond the range of ground‑based radar; and
 (d) if the balloon is operated in an area in which ground‑based secondary surveillance radar is in use, it is fitted with an SSR transponder (with altitude‑reporting capability) that either operates continuously or can be turned on by the operator if an air traffic control service so requires.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
 (2) An offence against subregulation (1) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.

101.190  Lighting—medium and heavy balloons
 (1) A person may operate a medium or heavy balloon below 60 000 feet pressure altitude at night only if both the balloon and its payload are lit (whether or not they become separated during the operation) so as to be visible, under the prevailing conditions, for at least 4 kilometres in all directions.
Penalty: 25 penalty units.
 (2) For subregulation (1), a balloon is being operated at night if the sun is below the balloon's horizon.
 (3) An offence against subregulation (1) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.

101.195  Marking—unmanned free balloons generally
 (1) A person may operate an unmanned free balloon that carries a trailing antenna that requires a force of more than 230 newtons to break it only if