Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00887:reg:44
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00887
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 44
Character Range: 131232–132605

44  Conditions with respect to maintenance releases
 (1) CASA may, for the purpose of ensuring the safety of air navigation, give a direction that a condition set out in the direction shall apply in relation to:
 (a) every maintenance release in force on or after the date of the direction;
 (b) every maintenance release in respect of an aircraft of a kind specified in the direction in force on or after the date of the direction; or
 (c) a maintenance release in respect of a specified aircraft.
 (1A) CASA may, for the purpose of ensuring the safety of air navigation, give directions requiring the endorsement of information on maintenance releases.
 (1B) It is a condition of a maintenance release that any applicable directions under subregulation (1A) are complied with.
 (2) A direction given under this regulation does not have effect in relation to a person until it has been served on the person.
 (3) A person who contravenes a direction given under this regulation is guilty of an offence punishable, on conviction, by:
 (a) in the case of a direction under subregulation (1)—a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units; and
 (b) in the case of a direction under subregulation (1A)—a fine not exceeding 25 penalty units.
 (4) An offence against subregulation (3) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.