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Civil Aviation Act 1988

Statement of Expectations for the Civil Aviation Safety Authority from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2025

I, Catherine King, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, make the following instrument.

Dated: 13 June 2023

Catherine King
Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government

    1. Overview

This instrument is the Statement of Expectations for the Civil Aviation Safety Authority from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2025.

This Statement of Expectations (SoE) applies from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2025, and replaces the current SoE issued on 13 January 2022.

This SoE serves as a notice to the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) under section 12A of the Civil Aviation Act 1988 (the Act) and sets out my expectations on CASA's strategic direction and the manner in which it should perform its functions.

   2.        Governance

I expect the Board of CASA (the Board) and the Director of Aviation Safety (DAS) to continue to enable and enhance the effective operation of CASA as Australia's aviation safety regulator.

I expect the Board to be responsible for the matters set out in the Act, including CASA's strategic direction, risk management and corporate planning.

I also expect the Board to facilitate effective interaction between CASA and all stakeholders. I expect the CASA Board to be transparent in carrying out its functions, for example by publishing on the CASA website a communique of matters discussed at each Board meeting.

Subject to the Act, I expect the DAS, as the CEO of CASA, to be responsible for managing CASA's operations, and the performance of its statutory functions, including developing and implementing effective and efficient regulatory, operational, financial, personnel and administrative activities.

I expect CASA to keep me and the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts (the Department) fully informed of its activities, and to promptly advise of any events or issues that may materially impact on its operations, including through providing quarterly progress reports on adherence to its Corporate Plan and compliance with this SoE.

I expect the Board to undertake a regular assessment of its own skills and capabilities and to advise me and the Department on any gaps or enhancements required, as well as on forthcoming Board vacancies.

I expect the Board to manage both perceived and actual conflicts of interest, and to publish its procedures for the management of conflicts of interest on its website.

I expect CASA to perform its functions consistent with Australia's international obligations, particularly those connected with the International Civil Aviation Organization.

   3.        Strategic direction and manner of performance

I expect CASA to regard the safety of air navigation as the most important consideration.

I expect