Complete form 24011-02:
24011-02 Application for an exemption [DOCX 178 KB]
And email to exemptions@caa.govt.nz, or post to: Exemption Specialist, PO Box 3555, Wellington 6140.
Anyone can apply for an exemption. It is important to remember that the final decision lies with the Director of Civil Aviation. The Director may grant an exemption with appropriate conditions, to any participant, aeronautical product, aircraft, aerodrome, or aviation-related service from any specified requirement in any regulation or rule made under the Civil Aviation Act 2023.
The CAA will notify the applicant in writing of the decision.
No, an exemption is not transferable. They are not property and cannot be handed from person to person. Exemptions are generally issued to individual persons or specific legal entities. Should another entity wish to take advantage of an exemption, it must apply for the same exemption in its own right. Each application will be assessed on its own merits at the time of the application.
If the CAA finds that you are not complying with the conditions of the exemption, the exemption may be revoked. And, under section 323(4) of the Act, not complying with the conditions of the exemption will usually amount to a breach of the rule the exemption relates to, and CAA may decide to take appropriate enforcement action.
The Director may revoke an exemption on request of its holder. The Director may also revoke an exemption at any time in the interest of safety or security. This could be due to the applicant not complying with the conditions of the exemption, or special circumstances where the Director has become aware that the continuation of the exemption may threaten aviation safety or security.
Where the Director revokes an exemption, it will do so in writing to the holder of the exemption and will state the reasons for the revocation. In the situation of the revocation of a class exemption, the revocation will be published on the CAA website.
A class exemption is an exemption that is granted and applies general relief from a rule requirement to all participants, aircraft etc, that reasonably fall within a class defined in the relevant exemption.
