Pending rules

Pending rules have been signed by the Minister of Transport and will come into force on the prescribed date.

Pending rules under the 2023 Act

The Minister of Transport has remade the Civil Aviation Rules under the Civil Aviation Act 2023 and made the Assorted Issues rules. These will come into effect from 5 April 2025.

Part 1 Definitions and Abbreviations [PDF 744 KB]

Part 12 Accidents, Incidents, and Statistics [PDF 764 KB]

Part 19 Miscellaneous Rules [PDF 847 KB]

Part 21 Certification of Products and Parts [PDF 1 MB]

Part 26 Additional Airworthiness Requirements [PDF 876 KB]

Part 39 Airworthiness Directives [PDF 598 KB]

Part 43 General Maintenance Rules [PDF 919 KB]

Part 47 Aircraft Registration and Marking [PDF 740 KB]

Part 61 Pilot Licences and Ratings [PDF 1.4 MB]

Part 63 Flight Engineer Licences and Ratings [PDF 807 KB]

Part 65 Air Traffic Services Personnel Licences and Ratings [PDF 772 KB]

Part 66 Aircraft Maintenance Personnel Licensing [PDF 800 KB]

Part 67 Medical Standards and Certification [PDF 815 KB]

Part 71 Designation and Classification of Airspace [PDF 718 KB]

Part 77 Objects and Activities Affecting Navigable Airspace [PDF 1.1 MB]

Part 91 General Operating and Flight Rules [PDF 1.5 MB]

Part 92 Carriage of Dangerous Goods [PDF 823 KB]

Part 93 Special Aerodrome Traffic Rules and Noise Abatement Procedures [PDF 1.4 MB]

Part 95 Instrument Flight Procedures - Registration [PDF 666 KB]

Part 100 Safety Management [PDF 585 KB]

Part 101 Gyrogliders and Parasails, Unmanned Aircraft (including Balloons), Kites, and Rockets Operating Rules [PDF 761 KB]

Part 102 Unmanned Aircraft Operator Certification [PDF 620 KB]

Part 103 Microlight Aircraft Operating Rules [PDF 809 KB]

Part 104 Gliders Operating Rules [PDF 624 KB]

Part 105 Parachuting Operating Rules [PDF 635 KB]

Part 106 Hang Gliders Operating Rules [PDF 702 KB]

Part 108 Air Operator Security Programme [PDF 638 KB]

Part 109 Regulated Air Cargo Agent - Certification [PDF 694 KB]

Part 115 Adventure Aviation Certification and Operations [PDF 826 KB]

Part 119 Air Operator Certification [PDF 900 KB]

Part 121 Air Operations Large Aeroplanes [PDF 1.6 MB]

Part 125 Air Operations Medium Aeroplanes [PDF 1.4 MB]

Part 129 Foreign Air Transport Operator Certification [PDF 643 KB]

Part 133 Helicopter External Load Operations [PDF 753 KB]

Part 135 Air Operations Helicopters and Small Aeroplanes [PDF 1.2 MB]

Part 137 Agricultural Aircraft Operations [PDF 941 KB]

Part 139 Aerodromes Certification, Operation and Use [PDF 1013 KB]

Part 140 Aviation Security Service Organisations Certification [PDF 890 KB]

Part 141 Aviation Training Organisations Certification [PDF 644 KB]

Part 145 Aircraft Maintenance Organisations Certification [PDF 796 KB]

Part 146 Aircraft Design Organisations Certification [PDF 636 KB]

Part 147 Maintenance Training Organisations Certification [PDF 775 KB]

Part 148 Aircraft Manufacturing Organisations Certification [PDF 831 KB]

Part 149 Aviation Recreation Organisations Certification [PDF 662 KB]

Part 157 Notice of Construction, Alteration, Activation, and Deactivation of Aerodromes [PDF 477 KB]

Part 171 Aeronautical Telecommunication Services - Operation and Certification [PDF 846 KB]

Part 172 Air Traffic Service Organisations Certification [PDF 1021 KB]

Part 173 Instrument Flight Procedure Service Organisation - Certification and Operation [PDF 801 KB]

Part 174 Aviation Meteorological Service Organisations Certification [PDF 787 KB]

Part 175 Aeronautical Information Service Organisations Certification [PDF 735 KB]

Part 99 Drug and Alcohol Management Plans (DAMPs)

The following pending rule part will come into effect on 5 April 2025, under the Civil Aviation Act 2023. It is accompanied by an Advisory Circular and Transport Instrument which will also come into effect on that date.

Part 99, Initial issue - Drug and Alcohol Management Plans (DAMPs) [PDF 328 KB]

Civil Aviation (DAMP: reporting to the Director) Transport Instrument CATI 99.19 [PDF 170 KB]

Advisory Circular AC99-1 Drug and Alcohol Management Plans

DAMP template [DOCX 38 KB]

DAMP compliance matrix [DOCX 172 KB]

Summary of submissions

The pending rule was finalised after consultation in March/April this year. Submissions are summarised here:

Summary of submissions received on NPRM Part 99 [PDF 901 KB]

Frequently asked questions

We have also provided answers to questions that you may have on our CA Act 2023 implementation pages.

If you have any additional questions, contact us.