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Instrument number CASA EX65/22
I, CHRISTOPHER PAUL MONAHAN, Executive Manager, National Operations & Standards, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulations 11.160 and 11.205 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.

[Signed Christopher P. Monahan]
Christopher P. Monahan
Executive Manager, National Operations & Standards
17 August 2022
CASA EX65/22 — Maintenance on Limited Category and Experimental Aircraft Exemption 2022

1 Name
        This instrument is CASA EX65/22 — Maintenance on Limited Category and Experimental Aircraft Exemption 2022.

2 Duration
        This instrument:
(a) commences the day after it is registered; and
(b) is repealed at the end of 31 July 2024.

3 Repeal
        Instrument CASA EX55/20 — Maintenance on Limited Category and Experimental Aircraft Exemption 2020 is repealed.

4 Definitions
        In this instrument:
exempted aircraft means an aircraft that is a limited category aircraft or an aircraft in relation to which an experimental certificate is in force.
exempted aircraft maintenance means maintenance on an exempted aircraft that is not the following:
(a) maintenance of instruments and equipment on the exempted aircraft required by CASR, CAR or the Civil Aviation Orders;
(b) maintenance to comply with a condition on the special certificate of airworthiness or experimental certificate for the exempted aircraft;
(c) maintenance specified in an airworthiness directive or in a direction issued by CASA;
(d) maintenance to comply with an instruction specified in the exempted aircraft's approved maintenance data.
major design change, in relation to an exempted aircraft, means a design change that has a significant effect on any of the following:
(a) the weight and balance of the aircraft;
(b) the structural strength of the aircraft;
(c) the performance of the aircraft;
(d) the operational characteristics of the aircraft;
(e) other characteristics that may affect the validity of the special certificate of airworthiness or the experimental certificate for the aircraft.

5 Application
        This instrument applies to the registered operator of an exempted aircraft and to each person carrying out exempted aircraft maintenance.

6 Exemptions
       (1) In relation to exempted aircraft maintenance, the registered operator of the aircraft and the person carrying out the maintenance are exempt from compliance with the following provisions of CAR:
(a) regulation 42U;
(b) paragraphs 42W (2) (b) and (4) (a) and (c).
       (2) For the registered operator, the exemptions are subject to the condition mentioned in subsection 7 (1).

7 Conditions
       (1) If the exempted aircraft maintenance involves a major design change, the registered operator of the exempted aircraft must not operate the aircraft or allow the aircraft to be flown after the maintenance until the following requirements are satisfied:
(a) the registered operator has provided the information mentioned in subsection (2) in writing to:
           (i) CASA's Airworthiness and Engineering Branch; or
           (ii) an