Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01027:reg:12:p6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01027
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 12 (pt 6/30)
Character Range: 2296491–2299153

50 penalty units.
 (3) An offence against subregulation (2) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.
Subpart 101.F—Remotely piloted aircraft

Division 101.F.1—General

101.235  Application of Subpart 101.F
  This Subpart applies to the operation of the following:
 (a) very small RPA;
 (b) small RPA;
 (c) medium RPA;
 (d) large RPA.
Note 1: This Subpart does not apply to model aircraft, as they are not RPA—see the definitions of RPA in regulation 101.021 and model aircraft in regulation 101.023.
Note 2: This Subpart also does not apply to micro RPA—see the definition of micro RPA in regulation 101.022.

101.236  Meaning of approved area
  In this Subpart:
approved area means an area approved under regulation 101.030 as an area for the operation of RPA.
Note: CASA must publish details of the approval of an area (including any conditions) in NOTAMS or on an aeronautical chart: see subregulation 101.030(7).

101.237  Meaning of excluded RPA
 (1) This regulation sets out what is an excluded RPA.
Note: A remote pilot licence is not required to operate an excluded RPA. An accreditation is sufficient—see regulation 101.252 and Subpart 101.FA.
 (3) A very small RPA is an excluded RPA if it is being operated in standard RPA operating conditions.
 (4) A small RPA is an excluded RPA if it is being operated:
 (a) by or on behalf of the owner of the RPA; and
 (b) over land owned or occupied by the owner of the RPA; and
 (c) in standard RPA operating conditions; and
 (d) for the purposes of one or more of the following:
 (i) aerial spotting;
 (ii) aerial photography;
 (iii) agricultural operations;
 (iv) aerial communications retransmission;
 (v) the carriage of cargo;
 (vi) any other activity that is similar to an activity mentioned in the subparagraphs above; and
  for which no remuneration is received by the operator or the owner of the RPA, the owner or occupier of the land or any person on whose behalf the activity is being conducted.
 (6) A small RPA is an excluded RPA if it is being operated in standard RPA operating conditions by:
 (a) a person for the sole purpose of meeting the experience requirement mentioned in paragraph 101.295(2)(c) for the grant of a remote pilot licence; or
 (b) the holder of a remote pilot licence for the sole purpose of getting practical experience and gaining competency in the operation of an RPA of a category that is specified in the licence.
Note: For paragraph (b), for example, if a remote pilot licence states that the holder is authorised to operate a small RPA with a gross weight of not more than 7 kg that is an aeroplane, a small