Control of airspace
48 Control of airspace
In this section —
CASA means the Civil Aviation Safety Authority established by the Civil Aviation Act 1988 (Commonwealth) section 8(1);
Commonwealth Air Navigation Regulations means the Regulations as defined in the Air Navigation Act 1937 section 3;
restricted area means an area declared by CASA to be a restricted area under the regulations under the Airspace Act 2007 (Commonwealth);
State air navigation means air navigation within Western Australia to and in relation to which the Commonwealth Air Navigation Regulations apply, under the Air Navigation Act 1937 section 4, as if they were incorporated in that Act.
A person must not, in the course of State air navigation, operate an aircraft, or cause an aircraft to be operated, in any restricted area that is over a major event area.
Penalty for this subsection: a fine of $250 000.
A person does not contravene subsection (2) if —
the person is permitted to operate the aircraft in the restricted area by or under the Airspace Act 2007 (Commonwealth); or
the aircraft is a military aircraft or a police aircraft that is being operated for a military or security purpose; or
the aircraft is being operated for an emergency purpose.
The provisions of this section prevail to the extent of any inconsistency between this section and the provisions of the Commonwealth Air Navigation Regulations as they apply to and in relation to State air navigation.
This provision refers to the regulations (the Regulations
). Made under this Act:
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
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