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ARTICLE · 17 SEPTEMBER 2019

Keeping up with the Game of Drones - New registration & accreditation scheme

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Article outlines & discusses the new measures to assist with identifying rogue pilots who evade responsibility after a crash.

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Introduction

New drone registration and accreditation laws have the potential to expose drone operators to greater liability by increasing the ability of Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) to trace a wayward drone back to its operator.

Changes to the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 (CASR)1 will soon require:

  • all commercial drones (regardless of weight) and all recreational drones over 250 grams to be registered with CASA. Registration will need to be renewed every year; and
  • people flying drones to either hold a remote pilot licence (RePL) or have completed an online training course and passed a short safety quiz to achieve accreditation. Accreditation must be renewed every 3 years.

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