Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 21.029C

         (1)   CASA may refuse to issue a type acceptance certificate for an aircraft manufactured in a foreign country if:

                (a)    there are reasonable grounds for believing that issuing the certificate would constitute a significant threat to aviation safety; and

               (b)    CASA has consulted the applicant, the manufacturer of the aircraft and the NAA that issued the foreign type certificate about the safety issues involved; and

                (c)    CASA has considered the views of the applicant, the manufacturer and the NAA before deciding whether to issue the type acceptance certificate; and

               (d)    there are reasonable grounds for believing that issuing the certificate subject to conditions is not a practicable means of substantially reducing the threat to aviation safety and there are no other practicable means of substantially reducing the threat.

         (2)    If CASA refuses to issue a type acceptance certificate, CASA must deal with the application for the type acceptance certificate as if it were an application for a type certificate under regulation 21.029.

Note    The power of CASA to refuse to issue a type acceptance certificate must be exercised by the Director personally: see paragraph 11.260 (2) (c).