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LEGAL, INTERNATIONAL AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS
CASA Ref: F24/10455 Mr Mark Newton
Via email:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Dear Mr Newton,
NOTICE OF DECISION UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 1982
I refer to your email dated 16 February 2024 seeking access to documents under the
Freedom of Information
Act 1982 (the Act). Your request was for:
- Any documents which identify the “key milestones associated with the Class 5 medical certificate
exemption instrument” to be completed before timeframes for the Class 4 medical certificate can
be confirmed.
- Any documents which contain actual or proposed timeframes for the delivery of Class 4 medical
certificate regulations.
- Any documents containing full or partial proposals for the content of regulations pertaining to the
Class 4 medical certificate.
On 19 March 2024, following receipt of a s.24AB consultation notice, you further reduced the scope of and
separated your above request to:
- Any documents which contain actual or proposed timeframes for the delivery of Class 4 medical
certificate regulations.
Summary of Decision
I am authorised under section 23 of the Act to make decisions in relation to FOI requests.
CASA holds 8 documents (totalling 101 pages) that relate to your request. I have decided to grant access to
the documents in ful as set out in the schedule below:
No.
Pages Description of document Decision Exemption
Comments
1. 1-2
Aviation Safety Committee
Full
N/A
Documents released in full
Paper,
ASC Meeting No.
Release
55 – 14 February 2023,
dated 9 February 2023
2. 3-27
Summary Of Consultation
Full
N/A
Documents released in full
on Aviation Medical Policy
Release
Review, dated 18 August
2022
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3. 28-48
Summary Of Consultation
Full
N/A
Documents released in full
on Aviation Medical Policy
Release
Review
4. 49-50
CASA Board Paper,
Board
Full
N/A
Documents released in full
Meeting 6 - 2022 AvMed,
Release
dated 28 November 2022
5. 51-52
Aviation Safety Committee
Full
N/A
Documents released in full
Paper,
ASC Meeting No.
Release
51
6. 53-64
Part 67 project schedule -
Full
N/A
Documents released in full
v0.6, dated 10 November
Release
2022
7. 65-99
Policy proposal for a new
Full
N/A
Documents released in full
aviation medical self-
Release
declaration, dated October
2023
8. 100-
Aviation Safety Committee
Full
N/A
Documents released in full
101
Paper, ASC Meeting No
Release
51, no date
Rights of review
If you disagree or are not satisfied with any part of the decision you are entitled to seek review. There are
two ways you can do this. You can ask for an internal review from within the agency, or an external review
by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (the OAIC). Further information on how to proceed
with a review can be found in
Attachment A to this notice.
Further assistance
If you have any questions, please email
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx
Yours sincerely,
Amy George
Freedom of Information Officer
Advisory and Drafting Branch
Legal, International and Regulatory Affairs Division
Civil Aviation Safety Authority
14 June 2024
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ATTACHMENT A
INFORMATION ON RIGHTS OF REVIEW
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 1982
Application for review of decision
The
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the Act) gives you the right to apply for a review of this decision.
Under sections 54 and 54L of the Act, you can apply for a review of this decision by:
(i)
an internal review officer within CASA;
(i )
the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (the OAIC).
Internal Review
If you apply for internal review, it wil be carried out by a different decision-maker who wil make a fresh
decision on your application. An application for review must be:
• made in writing;
• made within 30 days of receiving this letter; and
• sent to the email address shown in the letter.
No particular form is required, but it is suggested to set out in the application the grounds upon which you
consider the decision should be reviewed.
If the internal review officer decides not to grant you access to all of the documents which you have
requested access, you have the right to seek a review of that decision by the Information commissioner. You
wil be further notified of your rights of review if and at the time you are notified of the internal review
decision.
Please note that if you apply for an internal review and a decision is not made by an internal review officer
within 30 days of receiving the application, you have the right to seek review by the Information
Commissioner for a review of the original FOI decision on the basis of a ‘deemed refusal;’ decision. An
application for Information Commissioner review in this situation must be made within 60 days of the date
when the internal review decision should be made (provided an extension of time has not been applied).
OAIC Review
If you wish to apply to the OAIC for a review of the decision, you must do so within 60 days of the receiving
the decision letter. You can lodge your application in one of the following ways:
Online:
www.oaic.gov.au Post: GPO Box 5288, SYDNEY NSW 2001
E-mail:
xxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx
An application form is available on the website at
www.oaic.gov.au . Your application should include a copy
of the notice of the decision that you are objecting to, and your contact details. You should also set out why
you are objecting to the decision.
Complaints to the OAIC or the Commonwealth Ombudsman
If you are unsatisfied with the action taken by CASA in relation to your FOI request, you can make a
complaint to the OAIC (the Information Commissioner) or to the Commonwealth Ombudsman. The
Ombudsman wil consult with the Information Commissioner before investigating a complaint about the
handling of an FOI request.
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Your enquiries to the Information Commissioner can be directed to:
Phone: 1300 363 992 (local call charge)
Email:
xxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx
Your enquiries to the Ombudsman can be directed to:
Phone: 1300 362 072
Email:
xxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx No particular form is required to make a complaint to the Ombudsman or to the Information Commissioner.
The request should be in writing and should set out the grounds on which it is considered that the action
taken in relation to the request should be investigated and identify CASA as the relevant agency.
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