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licensing authority of a State or Territory that the person meets the appropriate medical standards under that law.

Part 3 — Exemptions relating to student pilots
Note 1   Sections 7 and 8 exempt student pilots conducting solo flights in an aircraft from certain obligations about holding medical certificates if CASA has given the student pilot a record of class 5 medical self-declaration to acknowledge their successful completion of the online self‑assessment of medical fitness process.
The exemption of student pilots is only effective if the record of class 5 medical self-declaration is "current", that is, a student pilot will not have the advantage of an exemption if:
       (a) the renewal date specified in their record of class 5 medical self-declaration has passed; or
       (b) their efficiency has become impaired and they have been required to surrender their record of class 5 medical self-declaration for one of the reasons specified in section 11.
In that case, the student pilot may be guilty of an offence under CASR if they continue to undertake solo flights in an aircraft without obtaining a class 1 or 2 medical certificate.
Sections 10 to 14 set out conditions to which the exemptions in sections 7 and 8 are subject.
A student pilot will not have the advantage of an exemption if they do not comply with all of the conditions to which the exemption is subject (set out in sections 10 to 14), in which case they may be guilty of the offence of failure to comply with the obligations imposed by a condition to which an exemption is subject (see regulation 11.210 of CASR).
If a student pilot is found not to have made full and accurate disclosure when they completed the online self-assessment of medical fitness process (which may happen as a result of CASA issuing directions requiring accurate information) they may be guilty of an offence if they continue to undertake solo flights in an aircraft without obtaining a class 1 or 2 medical certificate.
Note 2   Section 9 exempts a flight instructor of a student pilot from obligations regarding medical certificates held by a student pilot who holds a record of class 5 medical self‑declaration. A flight instructor is responsible for satisfying themselves that a student pilot they approve has planned a solo flight that complies with the conditions mentioned in subsection 12(1), section 13 and subsection 14(1) at all times.

7 Exemption — student pilots conducting a solo flight in an aircraft that is not a recreational aircraft
       (1) A student pilot is exempt from compliance with paragraph 61.114(2)(a) of CASR, to the extent that the paragraph requires the student pilot to hold a class 1 or 2 medical certificate to