Civil Aviation Safety Authority
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| State level | Federal level | ||
| Consist | since 1995 | ||
| Headquarters | Woden Valley , Canberra | ||
| Authority management | John McCormick, Director of Aviation Safety | ||
| Website | http://www.casa.gov.au/ | ||
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) is the Australian aviation authority responsible for civil aviation in Australia and its suburbs .
The agency was founded on July 6, 1995 when the former Civil Aviation Authority of Australia transferred air surveillance to Airservices Australia .
tasks
CASA licenses pilots, ground crew, aviation and airfield personnel under the Australian Civil Aviation Act 1988 and Air Navigation Act 1920 . The agency is administered by a Chief Executive Officer and reports to the Federal Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government .
The Aviation Authority regulates civil aviation over Australia and its outlying areas, develops regulations on safety standards, the use of drugs and alcohol on airplanes, issues certificates, licenses, registrations and issues bans. It is also the overall supervisor of the aviation industry and is responsible for preparing reports on it. She also reviews developments in international aviation security.
Web links
- CASA Organizational Chart (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ casa.gov.au ( Memento of the original from October 10, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. : CASA - About Us , accessed August 30, 2011
- ↑ austlii.edu.au : CIVIL AVIATION ACT 1988 - SECT 9 CASA's functions , in English, accessed on August 30, 2011
Coordinates: 35 ° 20 ′ 32.1 ″ S , 149 ° 5 ′ 0.7 ″ E