(1) The ACMA must not issue a certificate of proficiency unless:
(a) the ACMA is satisfied that the applicant has reached the minimum age in relation to the class of certificates in which the certificate is included; and
(b) the ACMA:
(i) is satisfied that the applicant has achieved satisfactory results in approved examinations or in examinations conducted under the regulations; or
(ii) is satisfied, upon reasonable grounds, that the applicant would probably achieve such results.
(2) In this section:
"approved examination" means an examination conducted by:
(a) the ACMA; or
(b) a body or organisation approved by the ACMA, by written instrument, for the purposes of this section; or
(c) an examination approved by the ACMA, by written instrument, for the purposes of this section.
"minimum age" , in relation to a class of certificates, means the age that the ACMA, by notice published in the Gazette , declares to be the minimum age for the purposes of this section in relation to that class.