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Instrument number CASA EX44/24
I, Daniel bernard o'hagan, Manager, Legislative Drafting, Legal, International & Regulatory Affairs Division, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulations 11.160 and 11.205 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.

[Signed D.B. O'Hagan]
Danny O'Hagan
Manager, Legislative Drafting
Legal, International & Regulatory Affairs Division
29 July 2024
CASA EX44/24 — Maintenance on Limited Category and Experimental Aircraft Exemption 2024

1 Name
        This instrument is CASA EX44/24 — Maintenance on Limited Category and Experimental Aircraft Exemption 2024.

2 Duration
        This instrument:
(a) commences on 1 August 2024; and
(b) is repealed at the earlier of the following:
           (i) the commencement of Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 1 to the Civil Aviation Legislation Amendment (Part 43—Maintenance of Aircraft) Regulations 2024;
           (ii) the end of 31 July 2027.

3 Definitions
Note   In this instrument, certain terms and expressions have the same meaning as they have in the Civil Aviation Act 1988 and the regulations. These include: approved design organisation, certificate of airworthiness, experimental certificate, special certificate of airworthiness and limited category aircraft as defined in the CASR Dictionary, and approved maintenance data as defined in regulation 2 of CAR.
        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.

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

5 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