Instrument number CASA EX185/12
I, GERARD John CAMPBELL, Acting Executive Manager, Operations Division, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 11.160 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.
[Signed G.J. Campbell]
Gerard J. Campbell
Acting Executive Manager
Operations Division
10 December 2012
Exemption — carriage of children suffering from a serious medical condition
1          Duration
                 This instrument:
(a)   commences on the day after registration; and
(b)   stops having effect at the end of 31 July 2015.
2          Application
                 This instrument applies to the carriage of a child over 2 years old who:
(a)   suffers from a serious medical condition which makes it impossible for him or her to sit upright unaided; and
(b)   weighs less than 16 kilograms.
3          Exemption
                 This instrument exempts Virgin Australia International Airlines Pty Ltd, Aviation Reference Number 768593, and a child to whom this instrument applies, from compliance with subregulation 251 (1) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.
4          Conditions
        (1)     The child must be carried in a Boeing 737 NG aircraft or Boeing 777 series aircraft.
        (2)     The exemption is subject to the conditions of carriage mentioned in Schedule 1.
Schedule 1          Conditions of carriage
        1     All staff, who may reasonably be expected to have any contact with the child during the carriage of the child, must be informed of the carriage of the child under this exemption and of the medical condition of the child.
        2     A qualified medical practitioner must provide a statement in writing that mentions the child’s medical condition and that he or she:
(a)   is unable to sit upright unaided; and
(b)   weighs under 16 kilograms; and
(c)   is fit to travel.
        3     An approved infant seat belt must be used in the aircraft to restrain the child while sitting on an accompanying adult’s lap.