Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01027:reg:6:p67
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01027
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 6 (pt 67/79)
Character Range: 2698699–2701652

subregulation if:
 (a) the person conducts a balloon transport operation; and
 (b) the person:
 (i) holds a balloon transport AOC that authorises the person to conduct the balloon transport operation; but
 (ii) conducts the operation in a way that contravenes the AOC.
 (2) A person commits an offence of strict liability if the person contravenes subregulation (1).
Penalty: 50 penalty units.

131.070  Compliance with conditions of balloon transport AOC
 (1) A balloon transport operator contravenes this subregulation if the operator contravenes a condition of the operator's balloon transport AOC.
 (2) A person commits an offence of strict liability if the person contravenes subregulation (1).
Penalty: 50 penalty units.

Division 131.B.2—Balloon transport AOCs

131.075  Application for balloon transport AOC
 (1) A person may apply to CASA for the issue of a balloon transport AOC.
 (2) The application must include the following:
 (a) the applicant's name (including any operating or trading name), contact details and ABN (if any);
 (b) if the address of the applicant's operational headquarters is different from the applicant's mailing address—the address of the applicant's operational headquarters;
 (c) if the applicant is an individual—a statement that the individual is, or proposes to be, the applicant's chief executive officer;
 (d) if the applicant is a corporation—the name of each of the directors of the corporation;
 (e) if the applicant is a corporation registered in Australia that has an ACN—its ACN and the address of its registered office;
 (f) if the applicant is a corporation not registered in Australia—the place it was incorporated or formed;
 (g) details of the balloon transport operations covered by the application;
 (h) a written undertaking that, if CASA issues the certificate, the organisation established by the applicant to conduct the applicant's proposed balloon transport operations (the applicant's organisation) will:
 (i) be capable of operating in accordance with its exposition and the civil aviation legislation; and
 (ii) operate in accordance with its exposition and the civil aviation legislation.
Note: For additional rules in relation to AOCs, see Division 2 of Part III of the Act.
 (3) The application must be:
 (a) accompanied by a copy of the applicant's proposed exposition; and
 (b) signed by the person appointed, or proposed to be appointed, as the chief executive officer of the applicant's organisation.

131.080  Conditions for issue of balloon transport AOC
 (1) It is a condition for the issue to the applicant of a balloon transport AOC that CASA is satisfied of each of the following:
 (a) the applicant's proposed exposition complies with regulation 131.195;
 (b) the applicant can conduct balloon transport operations safely and in accordance with its exposition and the civil aviation legislation;
 (c) if the applicant is an individual—the applicant:
 (i) is a fit and proper