Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The Governor - General may make regulations prescribing matters:
(a) required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed; or
(b) necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.
(2) In particular, the regulations may make provision:
(a) specifying the functions of AA services; and
(b) specifying the powers that are exercisable by AA, or by its employees, in connection with AA services, including the following:
(i) giving instructions and directions in relation to air traffic services;
(ii) coordinating rescue and fire fighting operations;
(iii) requisitioning aircraft;
(iv) taking charge of rescue and fire fighting operations, and giving directions to persons participating in those operations; and
(c) for compensating persons for loss sustained in respect of the requisitioning of an aircraft; and
(d) conferring immunity on AA and its employees from liability arising out of the exercise of powers under the regulations; and
(e) for the publication of Aeronautical Information Publications (AIPs) and Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS); and
(f) regulating the environmental effects of the operation of Commonwealth jurisdiction aircraft; and
(g) the supply in specified circumstances, to specified employees of AA, of records in respect of an aircraft subject to a statutory lien, being records kept under the regulations and relating to:
(i) the maintenance done on the aircraft and its components; and
(ii) the time in service of the aircraft and its components; and
(h) enabling specified documents to be prima facie evidence of movements of aircraft for the purpose of establishing liability to charges; and
(i) imposing penalties, not exceeding 50 penalty units, for a contravention of the regulations.
(3) In this section:
"AA service" means a service covered by paragraph 8(1)(a).
"rescue and fire fighting operations" means operations in connection with a rescue and fire fighting service covered by paragraph 8(1)(a).