CAA NZ NPRMs open for submission – sUAS Information

June 23, 2025

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A Discover of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) asks for feedback on the proposed rule adjustments throughout a session interval the place anybody could make a submission.

In regards to the session course of

Public session on proposed guidelines is required beneath the Civil Aviation Act. The CAA drafts civil aviation guidelines and carries out public session on draft guidelines on behalf of the Minister of Transport.

Submissions acquired on draft guidelines are summarised and analysed. The outcomes are printed as a abstract of public submissions, with a duplicate of the NPRM, beneath:

NPRMs closed for submissions

The proposed guidelines will likely be reconsidered to take into consideration the submissions acquired. If mandatory, we undertake additional session with key teams earlier than submitting proposed guidelines to authorities.

Easy methods to make a submission

Digital (kind beneath, or PDF) submissions are most popular to help in compiling, however submissions can nonetheless be despatched by submit, or delivered in particular person.

Official Info Act

Submitters ought to be aware that topic to the Official Info Act 1982, any data hooked up to submissions will change into a part of the docket file and will likely be obtainable to the general public for examination on the CAA places of work within the Asteron Centre, 55 Featherston Road, Wellington.

Submitters ought to state clearly if there’s any data of their submission that’s commercially delicate, or for another cause the submitter doesn’t need the knowledge to be launched to different events. The CAA will think about this in making a choice in respect of any Official Info Act requests. It must be famous that the CAA can not assure confidentiality in respect of any particular submissions.

NPRMs open for submission

The Superior Aviation Reform (AAR) challenge is a part of a collection of actions that had been taken to Cupboard by the Minister for House Hon. Judith Collins KC late final yr that focuses on rising and enhancing the house and superior aviation sector. The Authorities’s aim is that by the tip of 2025, New Zealand has a world class regulatory atmosphere that permits speedy iteration and testing of superior aviation autos and know-how, whereas sustaining our ranges of aviation security.

We’ve been main two streams of the AAR actions, together with the event of a brand new civil aviation rule to permit for speedy testing and iteration (also called Half 107) and refreshing our Half 101 guidelines to take away the necessity for certification for some forms of operation.