Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00978:clause:1_6:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00978
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 6 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 12385–15092

6  Aircraft must have noise certificate or other approval etc.

Subsonic jet aircraft
 (1) A subsonic jet aircraft must not engage in air navigation unless:
 (a) both of the following apply:
 (i) the aircraft complies with the Chapter 3 standards, the Chapter 4 standards or the Chapter 14 standards;
 (ii) a noise certificate is in force for the aircraft; or
 (b) all of the following apply:
 (i) the aircraft does not comply with the Chapter 3 standards, the Chapter 4 standards or the Chapter 14 standards:
 (ii) an approval is in force under section 14 for the aircraft;
 (iii) any conditions included in the approval are complied with; or
 (c) both of the following apply:
 (i) the aircraft is of a kind mentioned in paragraph 7(1)(a) or (b);
 (ii) the aircraft is undergoing testing by an inspector to identify whether it complies with the relevant standards for the aircraft; or
 (d) the aircraft is undergoing testing required by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority, or an authorised person appointed under the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998, to determine whether a certificate of airworthiness should be issued, renewed or validated under those Regulations; or
 (e) the aircraft was registered under the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 on or before 6 December 1990 and continues to be registered under Part 47 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.

Supersonic aircraft
 (2) A supersonic aircraft must not engage in air navigation unless:
 (a) an approval is in force under section 16 for the aircraft to engage in air navigation; and
 (b) any conditions included in the approval are complied with.

Remotely piloted aircraft
 (2A) An RPA must not engage in air navigation unless:
 (a) both of the following apply:
 (i) an approval is in force under section 16A for the aircraft to engage in air navigation;
 (ii) any conditions included in the approval are complied with; or
 (b) the aircraft is an exempt RPA.

Other aircraft
 (3) An aircraft that is not a subsonic jet aircraft, a supersonic aircraft or an RPA must not engage in air navigation unless:
 (a) a noise certificate is in force for the aircraft; or
 (b) both of the following apply:
 (i) an approval is in force under section 14 or 17 for the aircraft;
 (ii) any conditions included in the approval are complied with; or
 (c) both of the following apply:
 (i) the aircraft is of a kind mentioned in paragraph 7(1)(a) or (b);
 (ii) the aircraft is undergoing testing by an inspector to identify whether it complies with the relevant standards for the aircraft; or
 (d) the aircraft is undergoing testing required by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority, or an authorised person appointed under the Civil Aviation Safety