Subpart A — General
Subpart E — Remotely Piloted Aircraft, Control Line Model Aircraft and Free Flight Model Aircraft
(a) A person must not operate an unmanned aircraft, kite, rocket, gyroglider, or parasail within a restricted area designated under Part 71 unless the person has approval to do so from the administering authority responsible for the restricted area.
(b) A person must not operate an unmanned aircraft, kite, rocket, gyroglider, or parasail within a military operating area designated under Part 71 unless the person has approval to do so from the administering authority responsible for the military operating area.
(c) A person must not operate an unmanned aircraft, a gyroglider or parasail within a danger area designated under Part 71 unless the person has established that the activity associated with the danger area will not affect the safety of any person or the unmanned aircraft, gyroglider or parasail.
(a) A person must not operate any of the following in controlled airspace without prior authorisation from the ATC unit responsible for that airspace unless the operation is a shielded operation:
(1) an unmanned aircraft;
(2) a kite;
(3) a rocket;
(4) a gyroglider;
(5) a parasail.
(b) In addition to paragraph (a), a person must comply with the conditions and requirements specified in a transport instrument if using an unmanned aircraft.
(a) This rule applies to any person while they are operating:
(1) an unmanned aircraft:
(2) a kite:
(3) a rocket:
(4) a gyroglider: or
(5) a parasail.
(b) The person must not allow any object to be dropped in flight if this creates a hazard to other persons or property.
(c) The person who operates an unmanned aircraft must not carry out aerial spraying, aerial topdressing or application of aerial vertebrate toxic agent.
(a) A transport instrument made for the purposes of this Part may:
(1) impose conditions and obligations on a person who operates
(i) a remotely piloted aircraft:
(ii) a control line model aircraft; or
(iii) a free model aircraft; and
(2) specify the circumstances under which a person operates an aircraft.
(b) In accordance with section 431 of the Act a transport instrument made for the purpose of this part may be made by the Director.
(c) Before making a transport instrument the Director must have regard to relevant international standards, guidance and practice.
(d) The transport instrument must specify dates for compliance.
(e) The Director may amend or replace a transport instrument when necessary.
(f) A transport instrument is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).
A person must not operate a control line model aircraft with a single or multiple wire system except as specified in a transport instrument.
A person must not operate a remotely piloted aircraft or a free flight model aircraft within specified boundaries of an aerodrome except as specified in a transport instrument.
(a) A person must not operate a remotely piloted aircraft in airspace above persons or above property unless the person complies with the conditions and requirements specified in a transport instrument.
(b) A person must not operate a remotely piloted aircraft above 400 feet above ground level unless the person complies with the conditions and requirements specified in a transport instrument.
(a) This rule applies to the following types of aircraft:
(1) a remotely piloted aircraft:
(2) a free flight model aircraft.
(b) reserved
(c) reserved
(d) reserved
(e) A person must not operate an aircraft in such a way as to obstruct the person’s visual line of sight as specified in a transport instrument, unless the person meets the conditions specified in a transport instrument.
A person must not operate a remotely piloted aircraft or free flight model aircraft at night unless under the circumstances specified in a transport instrument and the person meets the conditions specified in a transport instrument.
A person who operates a remotely piloted aircraft, a control line model aircraft or a free flight model aircraft must comply with the requirements regarding right of way as specified in a transport instrument.
(a) A person must not operate a remotely piloted aircraft, a control line model aircraft or a free flight model aircraft with a gross mass that exceeds the weight specified in a transport instrument.
(b) A person must not operate a remotely piloted aircraft with a gross mass between the weights specified in a transport instrument unless the person meets the relevant conditions also specified in a transport instrument.
