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request of, the person who fitted the equipment; and
       (c) a test flight before or after maintenance or repair of the RPA or model aircraft or its equipment that is conducted by, or at the request of, the person who carried out, or will carry out, the maintenance or repair.
Note   Paragraph 47.015 (1) (i) of CASR provides an exception to the requirement for an aircraft to be registered if it is an aircraft that is prescribed by an instrument under subregulation 47.015 (1B) of CASR. Under paragraph 47.015 (1B) (a) of CASR, CASA may issue an instrument prescribing classes of RPA or model aircraft.
       (4) This section ceases to be in force at the end of 31 August 2023.

5 Directions relating to logging of test flights
       (1)A person who operates an RPA or model aircraft of a prescribed class (the relevant operator) for a test flight must prepare a written record of the test flight (the record) that includes the following:
       (a) the serial number of the RPA or model aircraft flown;
       (b) the name, address, and ARN (if any) of the owner of the RPA or model aircraft;
       (c) the time and date of the test flight;
       (d) the location of the test flight;
       (e) the reason for the test flight;
       (f) any accident, incident or malfunction that occurred during the test flight;
       (g) the name of the relevant operator.
       (2)The relevant operator must prepare the record as soon as possible after the test flight is completed and sign and date the record.
       (3)The relevant operator, or the employer of the relevant operator, must keep the record for 3 years from the date of the test flight.
       (4) The relevant operator, or the employer of the relevant operator, must give to CASA, on request, the record of any test flight of an RPA or model aircraft of a prescribed class that the relevant operator or employer has kept.
       (5)The person mentioned in subsection (4) who has kept the record may disclose the record to a person other than CASA only if:
       (a) the disclosure has the consent of the owner of the aircraft; or
       (b) the disclosure is required by law.
Note   For regulation 11.250 of CASR, the directions in section 5 cease to be in force at the end of 1 September 2026.