CASR 47 - THE AUSTRALIAN AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION DISASTER OF YEARS 2000 AND 2001
On 21st September 2000 CASA sent a misleading letter to all aircraft owners. The letter says"The new Regulation means that if you are not controlling the maintenance of your aircraft, you are required to transfer your certificate of registration to the person who is."
That sentence is seriously misleading. If you own an aircraft and pay for its maintenance, HOLD YOUR HORSES. The new regulation is CASR 47. If you feel even the slightest temptation to transfer your CofR to someone else, read CASR 47 and ignore the letter. If you still feel tempted, engage a lawyer.
Click here to see the letter CASA sent to all aircraft owners on 21st September 2000.
Click here to see some comments
by Boyd Munro on that letter. These comments point out some of the immense risks involved in transferring your certificate of registration to someone else.Click here to see what others are saying about the new procedures and legislation.
Click here to see some relevant legislation and official publications (Year 2000 version).
CASR 47 will cause many problems. The main way in which it differs from the old registration system is that the aircraft register no longer contains any information about the ownership of aircraft. This is breathtaking arrogance. Australia has an absoluely clear obligation under Article 21 of the Chicago Convention to provide information about the ownership of Australian aircraft to other countries and to ICAO. Australia can no longer fulfill that obligation. It's not as if the Chicago Convention is one of those busy-body treaties which have been so decried by Australia's Government in the year 2000. The Chicago convention is a very practical tool which brings great benefit to Australia every day of the year.
As far as aircraft owners are concerned, the fact that there is no longer an official register which records ownership details will be an inconvenience. There is of course no reason why CASA should operate the register because it's not a safety function. An organisation like REVS which runs a vehicle ownership register could run it.
AUSTRALIA IS A DEMOCRACY - AND PARLIAMENT OVER-RULED CASA
Fortunately, The Australian Democrats, the Australian Labor Party and the Independents were listening when the Government was not. They combined to defeat these regulations in the Senate.
Click here to see the official record (Hansard) of the debate in the Senate.
BUT THEN, ON 8th NOVEMBER 2000, THE MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT IMMEDIATELY ASKED CASA TO DO IT ALL AGAIN!
Click here for the astonishing next step taken by the Minister for Transport, John Anderson.BY 24th AUGUST 2001, CASA HAD DONE IT ALL AGAIN ... SORT OF
Click here to see some relevant legislation and official publications (Year 2001 version).
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