Civil Aviation Regulations 1988

The holder of a balloon flight crew licence commits an offence if:

the holder performs an activity authorised by the licence; and

the holder does not meet the requirement mentioned in subregulation (2).

For paragraph (1)(b), the requirement is that the holder must:

hold a current class 1 or 2 medical certificate; or

have the permission of CASA to perform the activity without holding a current medical certificate.

CASA may, on the written or oral application of the holder of a balloon flight crew licence, authorise the holder to perform an activity essential to the operation of an Australian balloon during flight time without holding a current class 1 or 2 medical certificate if:

in all the circumstances it is reasonable to allow the holder to perform the duty without holding the certificate; and

the performance of the activity by the holder without holding the certificate will not adversely affect the safety of air navigation.

Class 1 and 2 medical certificates are issued under Part 67 of CASR. The medical standards for obtaining each class of medical certificate are set out in that Part.

An offence against this regulation is an offence of strict liability.