[Section 63 heading substituted by section 8 of the Civil Aviation Amendment Act, 2021, Notice No. 956, GG46205, dated 6 April 2022, by Commencement Proclamation Notice 354, GG55536, dated 12 October 2026]
| (1) |
The Aviation Safety Investigation Board may make rules for the establishment and administration of systems for the mandatory or voluntary reporting to the Aviation Safety Investigation Board of aircraft accidents or aircraft incidents. |
| (2) |
The Aviation Safety Investigation Board may make rules— |
| (a) |
prescribing the manner on how to exercise or carry out any of its powers, duties and functions under this Act and, generally, for its efficient operation; |
| (c) |
regulating the attendance of interested persons at tests to destruction conducted under section 35; |
| (d) |
defining, for the purposes of an investigation, the site or sites of an aircraft accident or incident and for the protection of those sites; |
| (e) |
defining the rights or privileges of persons attending investigations as accredited representatives, advisers, experts, and observers or with observer status; |
| (f) |
regarding the tariff of fees and expenses to be paid to any witness attending an investigation or a public inquiry conducted under section 37 and the conditions under which a fee or expenses may be paid to any such witness; |
| (g) |
regarding the procedures and rules to be followed in conducting public inquiries under section 37; and |
| (h) |
generally for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Act. |
| (3) |
Rules made under subsection (1) may include rules for the protection of the identity of persons who report aircraft accidents or aircraft incidents. |
[Section 63 substituted by section 8 of the Civil Aviation Amendment Act, 2021, Notice No. 956, GG46205, dated 6 April 2022, by Commencement Proclamation Notice 354, GG55536, dated 12 October 2026]