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or a Territory, that is:
(a) established by or under an Act of the Commonwealth Parliament, the State Parliament or the Territory Legislative Assembly; and
(b) the holder of remotely piloted aircraft operator certificate under Part 101 of CASR.
police officer means a sworn member of a police force or service.
relevant operation means the use of an RPA in an internal operation for the purpose of an ESRO.
relevant RPA, or RPA, means a micro RPA, or a very small RPA whose gross weight does not exceed 1 050 g.
remote pilot means a police officer, or other person employed or authorised by an ESRO, who:
(a) is:
           (i) the holder of a remote pilot licence; or
           (ii) a person who is taken to hold a remote pilot licence under subregulation 202.461(3) of CASR; and
(b) is the pilot in control of a relevant RPA; and
(c) is acting at the direction of their RPA operator in a relevant operation; and
(d) has such other qualifications and experience relevant to internal operations as must be specified in the documented practice and procedures of the police force or service.
RPA operator means a police force or service, or an emergency service RPA operator, that is the holder of a ReOC.
Note   But see the exclusions under subsection 4(3).
shield means a solid physical barrier (other than a moving vehicle) that:
(a) lies between a person and a relevant RPA in flight or in the hover under this instrument; and
(b) is not moving or flexing in any direction; and
(c) is of such dimensions, structure, strength and substance as to prevent:
           (i) the RPA from impacting any person; and
           (ii) any debris resulting from an impact of the RPA with the barrier from impacting any person; and
(d) is not likely to lose any of the characteristics mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (c) during the course of an RPA operation.
Note   The shield must be appropriate to withstand the particular impact of the RPA that is being operated in the relevant operation.
shielded operation means a relevant operation in which no unshielded persons are involved.
transit operation means the operation of a relevant RPA, in the open air, solely for the purpose of the RPA:
(a) approaching and entering an internal place from a predetermined point; or
(b) departing from the internal place to a predetermined point.
unshielded person means a person who is not protected by a shield from impact by an RPA in a relevant operation.
       (2) In this instrument, an RPA is operated beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) of the person operating the RPA if it is not operated within the visual line of sight of