Aircraft Safety Inspector
1 November 2003 - Legislation change
Client summary
Amendments to immigration law that are due to come into effect from 1 November 2003 broaden the definition of 'airline crew member' in regulation 1.03 of Part 1 of the Regulations to include aircraft safety inspectors.
Amendments to paragraph 2.40 (10)(b) in Part 1 to the Regulations provide that an airline crew member must hold a:
- valid airline identity card issued by their employer; or
- if the person is an aircraft safety inspector:
- valid government identity document showing that the person is employed by a foreign government; or
- an ICAO* Safety Inspector Certificate.
Amendments to item 14 of Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Regulations provide that airline crew members are required to show, as evidence of identity, a passport and either:
- a valid airline identity card; or
- if the person is an aircraft safety inspector:
- a valid government identity document showing that the person is employed by a foreign government; or
- an ICAO* Safety Inspector Certificate.
Technical details
Additional information: the amendments will enable aircraft safety inspectors employed by a foreign government to inspect the safety procedures of international air carriers or the safety of an aircraft to be treated in the same manner as airline crew members.
Aircraft safety inspectors, like airline crew members, are taken to have been granted a special purpose visa.
The amendments are in accordance with paragraph 3.78 of Annex 9 to the International Civil Aviation Organisation Convention.
Transitional arrangements: it is proposed that the amendments will apply to 'airline crew members' arriving in Australia on or after 1 November 2003.
Forms: not applicable.
Instructions: MSI 362 - Travel Documents, and MSI 363 - Special Purpose Visas, will be changed to reflect the amendments.
Effect on delegations: not applicable.
Effect on systems: nil.
* ICAO - International Civil Aviation Organisation