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Instrument number CASA 75/24
I, JOANNA CLAIRE SEABROOK, Acting National Manager Regulatory Services, Regulatory Oversight Division, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under section 23 of the Civil Aviation Act 1988.

[Signed J. Seabrook]
Joanna Seabrook
Acting National Manager Regulatory Services
Regulatory Oversight Division
19 December 2024
CASA 75/24 — Dangerous Goods (Mobility Aid Lithium Ion Battery) Instrument 2024

1 Name
        This instrument is CASA 75/24 — Dangerous Goods (Mobility Aid Lithium Ion Battery) Instrument 2024.

2 Duration
        This instrument:
(a) commences on 1 January 2025; and
(b) is repealed at the end of 31 December 2026.

3 Definitions
Note   In this instrument, certain terms and expressions have the same meaning as they have in the Civil Aviation Act 1988. These include: AOC and Australian territory.
        In this instrument:
Act means the Civil Aviation Act 1988.
battery means a lithium ion battery with a watt-hour rating of more than 300 watt-hours.
Note   The type of battery mentioned in this definition is specified in the Dangerous Goods List contained in the Technical Instructions.
carry-on baggage has the meaning given by Part 1 of the CASR Dictionary.
CASR means the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.
relevant Australian aircraft means an Australian aircraft registered under Part 47 of CASR, which is operated by the holder of an AOC.
relevant passenger, for a flight of a relevant Australian aircraft within Australian territory, means a passenger for the flight who, because of a disability, the passenger's health or age, or a temporary mobility problem, relies on a mobility aid for mobility.
Example   A wheelchair is a type of mobility aid.
Technical Instructions has the meaning given by subregulation 92.010(1) of CASR.

4 Application
        This instrument applies if:
(a) a relevant passenger, for a flight of a relevant Australian aircraft within Australian territory, wishes to carry a battery on board the aircraft as carry‑on baggage for the flight; and
(b) the battery is usually fitted to, and powers, the passenger's mobility aid carried on the flight; and
(c) the aircraft's operator has determined the battery terminals cannot be adequately protected from short circuits, or the battery cannot be adequately protected from damage, if the battery remains fitted to the mobility aid during the flight.

5 Permissions
       (1) For paragraphs 23(2)(b) and (2A)(b) of the Act, the relevant passenger is permitted to carry the battery on board the aircraft as carry-on baggage for the flight.
       (2) For paragraphs 23(1)(b), (2)(b) and (2A)(b) of the Act, the aircraft and aircraft's operator are permitted to carry the battery in the aircraft's cabin during the flight.
       (3) The permissions are subject to the conditions stated in Schedule 1.
Note 1   Under subregulation 92.025(2) of CASR, it is a condition