Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00887:reg:42zc:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00887
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 42ZC (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 96950–99778

42ZC  Maintenance on Australian aircraft in Australian territory
 (1) The holder of the certificate of registration for, the operator of, and the pilot in command of, an Australian aircraft must not authorise or permit any maintenance to be carried out on the aircraft in Australian territory by a person if the person is not permitted by this regulation to carry out the maintenance.
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.
 (3) Subject to subregulation (5), a person may carry out maintenance on a class A aircraft in Australian territory if:
 (a) the person:
 (i) holds:
 (A) an aircraft engineer licence that permits him or her to perform maintenance certification for the maintenance; or
 (B) an airworthiness authority or an aircraft welding authority covering the maintenance; and
 (ii) either:
 (A) holds a certificate of approval covering the maintenance; or
 (B) is employed by, or working under an arrangement with, a person who holds a certificate of approval covering the maintenance; or
 (b) the following requirements are satisfied:
 (i) the person is employed by, or working under an arrangement with, a person who holds a certificate of approval covering the maintenance; and
 (ii) the maintenance is carried out under the supervision of a person who holds an aircraft engineer licence that permits him or her to perform maintenance certification for the maintenance, and who either:
 (A) holds a certificate of approval covering the maintenance; or
 (B) is employed by, or working under an arrangement with, a person who holds a certificate of approval covering the maintenance; or
 (c) the person is a pilot of the aircraft and is authorised to carry out the maintenance by the aircraft's approved system of maintenance; or
 (d) the person is authorised by CASA under subregulation (6), or an authorised person under subregulation (7), to carry out the maintenance and the maintenance is carried out in accordance with any conditions subject to which the authorisation is given.
 (4) Subject to subregulation (5), a person may carry out maintenance on a class B aircraft in Australian territory if:
 (a) the person:
 (i) holds:
 (A) an aircraft engineer licence that permits him or her to perform maintenance certification for the maintenance; or
 (B) an airworthiness authority or an aircraft welding authority covering the maintenance; and
 (ii) either:
 (A) holds a certificate of approval covering the maintenance; or
 (B) is employed by, or working under an arrangement with, a person who holds a certificate of approval covering the maintenance; or
 (b) except where the maintenance is specified in Schedule 7, the person:
 (i) holds:
 (A) an aircraft engineer licence that