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Instrument number CASA EX08/25
I, ANDREAS MARCELJA, Executive Manager, Stakeholder Engagement, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulations 11.160 and 11.205 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.

[Signed A. Marcelja]
Andreas Marcelja
Executive Manager, Stakeholder Engagement
30 January 2025
CASA EX08/25 — Radio Requirements (Approved Hang Gliding and Paragliding Events) Exemption 2025

1 Name
        This instrument is CASA EX08/25 — Radio Requirements (Approved Hang Gliding and Paragliding Events) Exemption 2025.

2 Duration
        This instrument:
(a) commences at the time of registration; and
(b) is repealed at the end of 31 October 2027.

3 Definitions
Note   In this instrument, certain terms and expressions have the same meaning as they have in the Civil Aviation Act 1988 and the regulations. These include hang glider, NOTAM and paraglider.
        In this instrument:
CAO 95.8 means Civil Aviation Order 95.8, as in force from time to time.
approved event means an event approved by CASA under subsection 4(2).
event approval means an instrument containing an approval granted by CASA under subsection 4(2).
event area, in relation to an event, means the area within vertical and lateral limits mentioned in the event approval for the event.
event period, in relation to an event, means the period mentioned in the event approval for the event.
in the vicinity of has the meaning given by regulation 91.360 of CASR.
relevant aircraft means a hang glider or a paraglider.
relevant qualification, in relation to an event, means:
(a) the minimum qualification issued by SAFA mentioned in the event approval for the event; or
(b) a higher qualification issued by SAFA; or
(c) a valid overseas qualification and flight experience recognised by SAFA as equivalent to, or higher than, a qualification mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b).
specified aerodrome means a non‑controlled aerodrome mentioned in the event approval for the event.
SAFA means Sports Aviation Federation of Australia Limited, ARN 217853.
    SAFA ASAO exposition means the exposition:
(a) comprising the set of documents approved by CASA under regulation 149.080 of CASR in relation to SAFA as an ASAO, as existing at the time this instrument commences; or
(b) if the set of documents mentioned in paragraph (a) is changed under regulation 149.115 or 149.120 of CASR, or in accordance with the process mentioned in paragraph 149.340(i) of CASR — the set of documents as changed, as existing at the time this instrument commences.
Note   The set of documents that the SAFA ASAO exposition comprises is listed in the Explanatory Statement.

4 Approval and application process
       (1) SAFA may apply to CASA, in writing, for approval of a hang gliding or paragliding event as an approved event.
       (2) After receiving a written application from SAFA, CASA may, by