A Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) asks for comments on the proposed rule changes during a consultation period where anyone can make a submission.
Public consultation on proposed rules is required under the Civil Aviation Act. The CAA drafts civil aviation rules and carries out public consultation on draft rules on behalf of the Minister of Transport.
Submissions received on draft rules are summarised and analysed. The results are published as a summary of public submissions, with a copy of the NPRM, under:
The proposed rules will be reconsidered to take into account the submissions received. If necessary, we undertake further consultation with key groups before submitting proposed rules to government.
Electronic (form below, or PDF) submissions are preferred to assist in compiling, but submissions can still be sent by post, or delivered in person.
Submitters should note that subject to the Official Information Act 1982, any information attached to submissions will become part of the docket file and will be available to the public for examination at the CAA offices in the Asteron Centre, 55 Featherston Street, Wellington.
Submitters should state clearly if there is any information in their submission that is commercially sensitive, or for some other reason the submitter does not want the information to be released to other interested parties. The CAA will consider this in making a decision in respect of any Official Information Act requests. It should be noted that the CAA cannot guarantee confidentiality in respect of any specific submissions.
This will be open for consultation in late January 2026.
Keep an eye on this page for the release of the NPRM 25/CAR/04 which will put forward proposals for minor changes to selected requirements that are outdated, do not align with ICAO requirements, or don’t reflect modern practices.
This proposal will be relevant to you if you operate using the following rules and related parts of Appendix A:
The CAA is delivering the Rules Update Programme, including projects like this, designed to deliver faster rule changes for small, persistent issues, and use tools like transport instruments to keep rules up to date in future.
More information on transport instruments.
We appreciate your engagement as we move ahead with this accelerated process and look forward to receiving your comments on the Part 91 proposal.
Proposal to make changes to personnel requirements CAR 115 [PDF 410 KB]
This purpose of this rule-making proposal relates to changes to Civil Aviation Rule (CAR) Part 115: Adventure Aviation Certification and Operations with regards to Senior Persons in Appendix A. In addition, we propose making minor consequential corrections under part 115.207 Emergency Equipment associated with Part 91 Appendix A amendments.
The CAA proposes to:
Submissions close at 5pm on Monday 9 February 2026.
If you require more information about a current NPRM, please contact the CAA representative listed in the NPRM.
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