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Instrument number CASA 76/24
I, JOANNA CLAIRE SEABROOK, Acting National Manager Regulatory Services, Regulatory Oversight Division, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under section 23 of the Civil Aviation Act 1988.

[Signed J. Seabrook]
Joanna Seabrook
Acting National Manager Regulatory Services
Regulatory Oversight Division
19 December 2024
CASA 76/24 — Dangerous Goods (Carriage of Spare Battery for Mobility Aid) Instrument 2024

1 Name
      This instrument is CASA 76/24 — Dangerous Goods (Carriage of Spare Battery for Mobility Aid) Instrument 2024.

2 Duration
        This instrument:
(a) commences on 1 January 2025; and
(b) is repealed at the end of 31 December 2026.

3 Definitions
Note   In this instrument, certain terms and expressions have the same meaning as they have in the Civil Aviation Act 1988. These include: AOC and Australian territory.
        In this instrument:
Act means the Civil Aviation Act 1988.
    battery means a non-spillable wet battery, dry battery or nickel-metal hydride battery, that complies with Special Provision A67, A123 or A199, respectively, of the Technical Instructions.
Note   The types of battery mentioned in this definition are specified in the Dangerous Goods List contained in the Technical Instructions.
CASR means the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.
checked baggage has the meaning given by Part 1 of the CASR Dictionary.
relevant Australian aircraft means an Australian aircraft registered under Part 47 of CASR, which is operated by the holder of an AOC.
    relevant passenger, for a flight of a relevant Australian aircraft within Australian territory, means a passenger for the flight who, because of a disability, the passenger's health or age, or a temporary mobility problem, relies on a mobility aid for mobility.
Example   A wheelchair is a type of mobility aid.
    spare battery, for a mobility aid, means a battery that can be used to replace a battery fitted to, and powering, the mobility aid.
    Technical Instructions has the meaning given by subregulation 92.010(1) of CASR.

4 Application
        This instrument applies if:
(a) a relevant passenger, for a flight of a relevant Australian aircraft within Australian territory, wishes to carry a spare battery, for the passenger's mobility aid, on board the aircraft as checked baggage for the flight; and
(b) the total number of spare batteries, for the mobility aid, the passenger wishes to carry on board the aircraft as checked baggage for the flight is not more than the number of batteries fitted to, and powering, the mobility aid.

5 Permissions
       (1) For paragraphs 23(2)(b) and (2A)(b) of the Act, the relevant passenger is permitted to carry the spare battery on board the aircraft as checked baggage for the flight.
       (2) For paragraphs 23(1)(b), (2)(b) and (2A)(b) of the Act, the aircraft and aircraft's operator are permitted to carry