The objective of Part 12 is to ensure that New Zealand maintains an effective safety culture by providing clear rules related to the following procedures:

  • notification, investigation, and reporting of accidents and incidents
  • preservation of aircraft, aircraft contents, and aircraft records following an accident or serious accident
  • reporting of aircraft operating and statistical data.

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Consolidations of the Civil Aviation Rules are for reference – they are not the official versions of the rules – to view those, see 'history of amendments'.

The history of amendments below, when expanded, shows copies of the original issue, amendments, and re-issues of this Part. Other legislative changes shown are for reference – to view the full version of the relevant amendment Act, see www.legislation.govt.nz(external link)

View Part 12 Accidents, Incidents, and Statistics

 

Amendment Effective date NPRM Summary of submissions
Initial issue [PDF 764 KB] 5 April 2025    

For an archived version, which includes history of amendments under the 1990 Act, please see Part 12 archived.