This page is provided as a quick reference guide only. The legal reference is the Civil Aviation (Safety and Security) Levies Order 2002(external link) and the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No.2) 1991(external link).

Civil Aviation (Safety) Levies Amendment Order 2017

  GST excl GST incl
Passenger levies    
Passenger Levy (Domestic) 1.60 1.84
Passenger Levy (ANZA) 1.57 1.81
Passenger Levy (International) 1.60 1.84
Participation levies - Aircraft    
Heavy (exceeding 100,000kg) 11900.00 13685.00
Medium Heavy (13,600 – 100,000kg) 2900.00 3335.00
Medium (5,700 – 13,600kg) 1200.00 1380.00
Medium-light (2,730 – 5,700kg) 480.00 552.00
Light (1,000 – 2,730kg) 100.00 115.00
Very light (below 1,000kg) 70.00 80.50
Operations safety levies Subcategory Levy
Category A: Operations conducted under a certificate issued under Part 115 (adventure aviation) effecting a tandem parachute descent, a tandem hang glider flight, or a tandem paraglider flight   For each descent or flight of the total descents or flights—$1.60
Category B: Operations conducted under a certificate issued under Part 115 (adventure aviation) but not in category A, excluding parachute-drop aircraft operations Using a very light aircraft (not more than 1 000 kg MCTOW) For each hour of the total hours flown—$3.50
Using a light aircraft (more than 1 000 kg but not more than 2 730 kg MCTOW) For each hour of the total hours flown—$5.50
Using a medium light or heavier aircraft (more than 2 730 kg MCTOW) For each hour of the total hours flown—$8.50
Category C: Operations conducted under a certificate issued under Part 137 (agricultural) dispensing agricultural product More than 0 tonnes but not more than 10 000 tonnes dispensed under the certificate in the relevant financial year For each tonne of the total tonnes of agricultural product dispensed—$0.87
More than 10 000 tonnes but not more than 50 000 tonnes dispensed under the certificate in the relevant financial year For each tonne of the total tonnes of agricultural product dispensed—$0.73
More than 50 000 tonnes dispensed under the certificate in the relevant financial year For each tonne of the total tonnes of agricultural product dispensed—$0.65
Category D: Freight-only flight operations conducted under a certificate issued under Part 119 or Part 129 (foreign) More than 0 tonnes but not more than 10 000 tonnes of freight carried under the certificate in the relevant financial year For each tonne of the total tonnes of freight on board at departure—$3.00
More than 10 000 tonnes but not more than 50 000 tonnes of freight carried under the certificate in the relevant financial year For each tonne of the total tonnes of freight on board at departure—$2.60
More than 50 000 tonnes of freight carried under the certificate in the relevant financial year For each tonne of the total tonnes of freight on board at departure—$2.00
Category E: Operations conducted under a certificate issued under Part 119 but not in category D Using aircraft to which Part 135 applies (helicopters or small aeroplanes) For each hour of the total hours flown—$6.50
Using aircraft to which Part 121 (large aeroplanes) or Part 125 (medium aeroplanes or small aeroplanes operating SEIFR) applies For each hour of the total hours flown—$5.50


Note that the Civil Aviation (Safety) Levies Amendment Order 2012 shows the Passenger Levies including GST and the Participation Levies excluding GST.

Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2012

Fees Schedule GST incl
Personnel licensing (Part 1 of Schedule)  
Training, examining, flight testing, and conducting organisation  
Issue of certificate of approval (A minimum fee of $133 is payable on application) Standard hourly rate
Renewal of, or amendment to, certificate of approval Standard hourly rate
Monitoring of, or carrying out checks in relation to, certificate of approval holder Standard hourly rate
Air Traffic Service Personnel Licences and Ratings  
Air Traffic Trainee Licence 197.00
Flight Service Trainee Licence 197.00
Air Traffic Controller Licence 197.00
Flight Service Operator Licence 197.00
Air Traffic Service instructor rating 131.00
Air Traffic Service examiner rating 131.00
Aircraft Maintenance Personnel Licences and Ratings  
Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME) licence (includes issue plus one category) 299.00
Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME): additional category 200.00
Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME): rating 200.00
Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME): maintenance approval 266.00
Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME) Certificate of Inspection authorisation 266.00
Exchange old Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME) to lifetime equivalent 197.00
Flight Crew Licensing  
Private Pilot Licence 230.00
Recreational Pilot Licence 230.00
Commercial Pilot Licence 230.00
Airline Transport Pilot Licence 230.00
Instrument rating 131.00
Flight Instructor rating - A Category 131.00
Flight Instructor rating - B Category 131.00
Flight Instructor rating - C Category 131.00
Flight Instructor rating - D Category 131.00
Flight Instructor rating - E Category 131.00
Flight Examiner rating 197.00
Validation of Foreign pilot Licence 197.00
Replacement of licence, certificate or rating 99.00
Amendment to face of document (all personnel licences) 131.00
Flight Testing  
Air Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL -aeroplane): issue flight test 2759.00
Air Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL -helicopter) issue flight test: issue flight test 2759.00
Airline Flight Examiner Rating  
Airline Flight Examiner Rating - issue and renewal test Standard hourly rate
General Aviation Flight Examiner Rating  
GA flight examiner rating: Issue Standard hourly rate
GA flight examiner rating: Renewal 1379.00
Medical  
Accredited Medication Conclusions (more than 2 hours) Standard hourly rate
Medical Certificate Application Fee 120.75
Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Agreement  
Registration of licensees recognised under the Agreement 197.00
AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION (Part 2 of Schedule)  
Initial registration 296.00
Annual fee for maintenance of Register 99.00
Change of registration 394.00
Change of ownership 263.00
Reservation or Allocation of a particular Registration Mark 197.00
Cape Town Convention Registration 279.00

Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No.2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2017

  GST incl
Standard hourly rate for chargeable services 284

Civil Aviation Charges Regulations (No2) 1991 Amendment Regulations 2017

Specific standard hourly rate charge application
Part / Section / Paragraph  
Part 2 AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION
6 (a) Type certificate
6 (b) Type acceptance certificate
6 (c) Design certification of aircraft parts or equipment
6 (d) Airworthiness certificate
6 (e) Renewal of or amendment to airworthiness certificate
6 (f) Approval of minimum equipment list
6 (g) Approval of aircraft modifications
6 (h) Approval of flight manuals or amendments
6 (i) Approval of aircraft radio station
6 (j) Special flight permit
   
Part 3 AIR SERVICE CHARGES
7 (a) Grant of air operator certificate
7 (b) Renewal or amendment of air operator certificate
7 (c) Non-routine Monitoring of holders of air operator certificate
7 (d) Assessment of manuals, etc
   
Part 4 AERODROME CHARGES
8 (a) Aerodrome operating certificates
8 (b) Non-routine Monitoring of holders of aerodrome operating certificates
   
Part 5 OTHER AVIATION RELATED CHARGES
9 (a) Grant of certificate
9 (b) Renewal or amendment of certificate
9 (c) Non-routine Monitoring of approved organisations
9 (d) Amendment of manuals, etc
9 (e) Approval of simulators
9 (f) Approval of training and checking organisations
9 (g) Non-routine Monitoring of training and checking organisations
9 (h) Grant of maintenance organisation certificate
9 (i) Non-routine Monitoring of maintenance organisation
   
Part 6 AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES, NAVIGATION INSTALLATION, AND INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PROCEDURE SERVICE AND REGISTRATION CHARGES
10 (a) Telecommunication service certificate, air traffic service certificate, aeronautical information service certificate, and instrument flight procedure service certificate
10 (b) Non-routine Monitoring of providers of air traffic services, navigation installations, or instrument flight procedure services
10 (c) Assessment of radio frequencies
10 (d) Allocation of ICAO location indicators or ICAO aircraft operating agency designators
10 (e) Instrument flight procedure registration
   
Part 7 AVIATION SECURITY
11 (a) Approvals
11 (b) Non-routine Monitoring
   
Part 8 METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE PROVIDERS
12 (a) Grant of meteorological service certificate
12 (b) Non-routine Monitoring of meteorological service providers
   
Part 9 OTHER AVIATION RELATED CHARGES
13 (a) Certification and clearance of Aeronautical Information Publication material
13 (b) Other aviation publications
13 (c) Exemptions
13 (d) Aerodrome determinations
13 (e) Compliance advice
13 (f) Examination approvals
13 (g) Aeronautical study or safety review
13 (h) Construction or alteration of structure, or other activity, that could constitute hazard
13 (i) Non-routine monitoring for which a specified charge is not otherwise prescribed
13 (j) Approval or investigations for which specified charge is not otherwise prescribed

Note that pre-payment amounts in provisions in Parts 3 to 9 are set out in terms a prescribed number of hours of the CAA Standard rate. These prepayment requirements are set out in the CAA forms provided for the particular service.