Civil Aviation Act · 2024 Revised Edition · Part · General
51. Reporting requirements
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
In addition to any other reporting requirements which may be imposed by regulations, all civil aviation personnel shall report —
regulations
“regulations” means any regulations made under this Act or under the Air Navigation Act (repealed by the Civil Aviation Order, 2006) and preserved by section 54(2);
any suspected violation of this Act by any person, whether in a governmental or personal capacity;
any incident or act which affects or which may affect the safety of civil aviation;
any aircraft accident, at such times and in such form as the Director shall require.
Any report submitted pursuant to subsection (1) shall be promptly investigated and a determination made as to what further action may be required.
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Terms defined in s 2
accident
Defined · s 2“accident” means any unusual and unexpected situation or occurrence involving an aircraft in flight, or persons or property aboard such an aircraft, which results in serious personal injury, death or serious property damage, or which results in structural damage to or failure of the aircraft;
aircraft
Defined · s 2“aircraft” means a machine that can derive support in the atmosphere from the reactions of the air other than the reactions of the air against the earth’s surface;
civil aviation personnel
Defined · s 2“civil aviation personnel” means any individual who carries out a civil aviation function, including but not limited to flight crew, aircraft maintenance workers, air traffic controllers and employees of an air carrier or airport;
Director
Defined · s 2“Director” means the Director of the Department, appointed under section 6;
incident
Defined · s 2“incident” means any situation or occurrence, other than an accident, involving an aircraft in flight, or persons and property aboard such an aircraft, which presents a menace or danger to the safety of that aircraft, to persons or property aboard, to other aircraft or to any other persons or property, whether or not such menace or danger results in damage or injury;
regulations
Defined · s 2“regulations” means any regulations made under this Act or under the Air Navigation Act (repealed by the Civil Aviation Order, 2006) and preserved by section 54(2);