This page provides access to notice of proposed rule making information.

Rule making is the internationally recognised process through which regulations (in particular, Government regulations) are amended. The rule making process is primarily concerned with providing adequate public (customer) consultation with proposed changes before they become authoritative (law).

Chief of Air Force (CAF) has delegated Director General Technical Airworthiness (DGTA) as Technical Airworthiness Regulator (TAR). The ADF Technical Airworthiness regulatory framework is promulgated in AAP 7001.053

Technical Airworthiness Management Manual (AM1)

(TAMM) Section 2. Amendments to these regulations will be required from time to time, and the TAR has, as required by Regulation 1.1.2, adopted a consultative approach to development and implementation of regulatory change. Since the regulations are promulgated in a publication and not at Government level, the ADF Technical Airworthiness rule making process has been simplified and streamlined from normal Government practice.

The ADF Technical Airworthiness rule making process has been adapted from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) system. It ensures that adequate consultation is conducted, and that regulatory change is managed so that it does not adversely impact operators and maintainers.

The following NPRMs have been released:

Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM)
Rule	Title	Supporting Information	Response Sheets
NPRM DGTA-01-12	Engine Structural Intergrity Management	Summary of Responses
NPRM DGTA-03-11	System Safety Regulation	Summary of Responses
NPRM DGTA-02-11	Technical Airworthiness Directives and Technical Airworthiness Advisory Circulars	Summary of Responses
NPRM DGTA-01-11	AAP7001.053 Section 2 Chapter 1 – Technical Airworthiness Regulation 2.8 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)	Summary of Responses
NPRM DGTA-03-09	Flight and Mission Planning Systems	AAP7001.054 S2C24 Flight and Mission Planning Systems (Summary of Responses Version).pdf Summary of Responses
NPRM DGTA-02-09	AAP7001.053 Section 2 Chapter 1 Regulation 2 -Informed Recognition of Prior Acceptance	Summary of Responses
NPRM DGTA-01-09	TAMM Section 2 Chapter 1 Regulations 2 and 3 - Proposed Software Regulations	Summary of Responses
NPRM DGTA-03-08	Maintenance Regulatory Framework Regualtions 4 AND 5, Associated Guidance and Glossary Definitions	Summary of Responses
NPRM DGTA-02-08	REGULATION 3.5.15 - Instructions For Continuing Airworthiness and REGULATION 5.1.6 - Independent Maintenance Inspections
NPRM DGTA 01-08	Electronic Flight Bags	AAP7001.054 S2C22 Electronic Flight Bags AAP7001.054 S2C22 Electronic Flight Bags Annex A Summary of Responses
NPRM DGTA 03-07	Human Factors and Maintenance Error Management Systems

Information on the NPRM process is available from:
OIC-TAMM,Directorate of Aviation Regulation - DAVREG
Directorate General Technical Airworthiness - ADF
Telephone (03) 9256 3686.

The ADF Technical Airworthiness rule making process has been developed and is also available on the DGTA-ADF Internet Site.