Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01027:reg:15:p97
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01027
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 15 (pt 97/182)
Character Range: 394180–397028

design activity on behalf of the organisation; and
 (b) after the employee or subcontractor begins carrying out the design activity, the organisation updates, or makes a change to, a part of its exposition or design assurance system manual that relates to the carrying out of the design activity by the employee or subcontractor on behalf of the organisation; and
 (c) the organisation does not, before the completion of the design activity, make the changed or updated part available to the employee or subcontractor.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
 (3) An offence against this regulation is an offence of strict liability.
Subpart 21.K—Approval of materials, parts, processes and appliances

21.301  Applicability
  This Subpart prescribes requirements for the approval of certain materials, parts, processes, and appliances.
Source FARs section 21.301 modified.

21.303  Replacement and modification parts
 (1) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person produces a modification or replacement part for sale for installation on a type certificated aircraft, aircraft engine or propeller; and
 (b) the part is not produced in accordance with an APMA.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
 (1A) An offence against subregulation (1) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.
 (2) This regulation does not apply to the following:
 (a) parts manufactured in the course of maintenance by a maintenance organisation having approval to manufacture the parts;
 (b) parts produced under a type certificate or production certificate;
 (c) parts manufactured by the owner or operator of an aircraft, aircraft engine or propeller manufactured by the owner or operator, for maintaining or altering the aircraft, aircraft engine or propeller;
 (d) parts produced under an ATSO authorisation;
 (e) standard parts.
 (2A) Any person is eligible to apply for an APMA.
 (3) An application for an APMA may be made to CASA and must include the following:
 (a) the identity of the aircraft, aircraft engine or propeller on which the part is to be installed;
 (b) the name and address of the manufacturing facilities at which the part is to be manufactured;
 (c) the design of the part, which consists of:
 (i) drawings and specifications necessary to show the configuration of the part; and
 (ii) information on dimensions, materials, and processes necessary to define the structural strength of the part;
 (d) test reports and computations necessary to show that the design of the part meets the airworthiness requirements of these Regulations applicable to the aircraft, aircraft engine or propeller on which the part is to be installed, unless the applicant shows that the design of the part is identical to the design of a part that is covered under a type certificate. If the design of the part was obtained by a