CASA Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts portfolio
Civil Aviation Safety Authority
Regulates the safety of civil aviation in Australia, including aircraft, pilots, operators, aerodromes and drones.
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Latest releases
All 41 releases from CASA, with filters-
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Documents relating to the public consultation, Recognition of foreign aircraft maintenance engineer licences from recognised States
This partial release concerns CASA's public consultation CD 2508MS on recognising foreign aircraft maintenance engineer licences from recognised States. The documents are correspondence between CASA and the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local…
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Future Airspace Development Proposals
The release concerns a request for documents on past and recent development proposals that could affect future airspace, with particular interest in the Eastlakes shopping centre near Sydney Airport. The document text is only the request summary itself; no underlying records…
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Documents regarding Sunny Corner Wind Farm meteorological mast and its aviation safety lighting
This partial release comprises correspondence and internal referrals between CASA and Someva Renewables regarding the Sunny Corner Wind Farm meteorological mast, its aviation safety lighting and proposed lighting mitigation measures, including associated meeting records. It also…
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Number of current SAFA PPG pilot certificate or qualification holders
The release concerns documents on the number of current SAFA PPG pilot certificate or qualification holders, the Sport Aviation Federation of Australia's powered parachute and paramotor (PPG) membership. The documents described include statistical records, database extracts, and…
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References in CASA documents to Shark/Shark attacks and Coogee beach
The release concerns CASA's consideration and approval of exemptions from civil aviation safety legislation to permit drone operations near Coogee Beach in Sydney. The requested material includes records referring to sharks or shark attacks, correspondence and meeting records…
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Regulatory status and key personnel of Australian Ballooning Company Pty Ltd
The release concerns documents on whether Australian Ballooning Company Pty Ltd has an approved individual in the position of Head of Flying Operations (HOFO), Chief Pilot, or equivalent key personnel under CASR Part 131 and CASR Part 119. The request also sought, where the…
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Melbourne Flight Service air traffic control communication involving aircraft VH-DSJ on 21 October 1978
This release concerns a request for original audio recordings, later copies, transcripts and administrative records of all Melbourne Flight Service air traffic control communications involving aircraft VH-DSJ on 21 October 1978. The document is a request summary rather than a…
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Development of Part 105 MOS
The release concerns documents held by CASA on the development of the Part 105 Manual of Standards (MOS), which governs unmanned and remotely piloted aircraft operations under CASR Part 105, with particular focus on clauses 1.07, 2.02, 2.04, 5.03 and 5.11. The requested material…
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CASA jurisdiction and complaint handling relating to Defence aviation activities
The release covers CASA policies, procedures, guidance material, memoranda of understanding, decision trees, flowcharts and internal guidance notes concerning CASA's jurisdiction over Defence aviation activities. It also addresses how complaints involving Defence aircraft are…
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NSW Police operational use of drones (RPA) - regulatory approvals, correspondence and assessments
The release covers CASA records on NSW Police's operational use of remotely piloted aircraft (drones) from January 2025, including authorisations, approvals, exemptions and permissions, correspondence between CASA and NSW Police on drone operations and compliance, and CASA risk…
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Flying Qualifications and Training Handbook
No summary: no document text could be extracted
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Aircraft operations between Australia and Norfolk Island records
The release is a partial-access FOI decision concerning records on aircraft operations between Australia and Norfolk Island. The request sought documents on aircraft defects and technical issues, safety notifications, CASA monitoring, audits, inspections and compliance…
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CAR 31 aircraft maintenance engineer licence transition to Part 66 licences
The release concerns a request for documents on CASA's transition of CAR 31 aircraft maintenance engineer licence groups to Part 66 licences. The requested material includes conversion matrices and mapping documents, internal guidance and procedures, assessment criteria for…
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Civil Aviation Safety Authority Group Report V/T SRG 90-1 Issue 1
No summary: no document text could be extracted
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Documents relating to helicopter incident involving aircraft VH-KKM
This FOI release concerns a request for all documents, statements and reports relating to an incident involving helicopter VH-KKM at Moorabbin Airport, Victoria, on 17 April 2025. The document text is a single entry recording the request and its access decision, with no…
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Records relating to Rotorworks Pty Ltd, reported aircraft defects and repairs for VH-OXO
The release covers CASA records from May 2020 to April 2024 concerning repairs and defects reported by Stephen Johnston and/or Rotorworks Pty Ltd for aircraft VH-OXO and VH-YQI (formerly VH-NWD). The request also sought surveillance, audit and investigation reports on Rotorworks…
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Air Operators Certificate for Schofields Flying Club
The CASA release concerns a request for a copy of the Air Operator's Certificate held by Schofields Flying Club, a flying operator in New South Wales. The extracted text is a single summary line recording the request and the access decision, with no certificate content…
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Type certificate or TCDS for Tiger Moth aircraft, DH82A
No summary: no document text could be extracted
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Kyle and Jackie O $100,000 Ball Drop promotional event in Frankston on 30 January 2026
The release concerns the Kyle and Jackie O "$100,000 Ball Drop" promotional event held in Frankston, Victoria, on 30 January 2026. The request sought all CASA records on the proposed use of a helicopter to drop objects at the event, including internal emails, correspondence…
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Aircraft History of VH EMU
The release is an aircraft history record for VH-EMU, covering its ownership history between 1969 and 2000. It has been released in part under section 22 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982, which deals with access to edited copies where exempt material is deleted. The…