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Current projects
Training, education and implementation activities for CASR Part 99 are underway.
History
12 Feb 2009
Project SS 06/01 - Drug and Alcohol management plans and testing
This project is now closed.
Legislative documents came into force in September 2008.
24 Oct 2008
Project page updated.
23 Sep 2008
CASR Part 99 - Drug and alcohol management plans and testing
Regulations approved by the Executive Council on 18 September 2008, registered on 22 September 2008 and became effective on 23 September 2008.
22 Sep 2008
CASR Part 99 - RAP web page published
26 Jul 2007
The Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) has been published. Comments closed 27 August 2007.
21 Sep 2006
Testing safety-sensitive personnel for alcohol and other drugs
Extra briefings on the testing of safety-sensitive personnel for alcohol and other drugs are scheduled for Tamworth, Dubbo, Wagga Wagga and Canberra.
Current rule
CASR Part 99 – Drug and alcohol management plans and testing
Objectives
- create legislation to enable CASA to require certain aviation industry participants to have in place a drug and alcohol management plan in the interests of the safety of air navigation.
- proposed regulations will also allow for the random testing of personnel undertaking safety-sensitive aviation activities for alcohol and specified drugs.
Key proposals
- Introduction by regulation of a Drug and Alcohol Testing Programme for personnel undertaking safety-sensitive aviation activities in the Australian aviation industry, with DAMPS to be managed by industry, and audited by CASA, and an independent random testing regime managed by CASA;
- The regulations should give effect to the proposal as described in section 2.4 of the NPRM – safety sensitive aviation activities;
- The regulations should give effect to the proposal as described in section 2.5 of the NPRM – testable drugs.
Contact details
Email: Brenda Cattle