Production of remote pilot licence on demand

In plain language

If a police officer or an authorised aviation official asks to see your Remote Pilot Licence (RePL) while you are operating a drone, you must show it to them.

Requirement as structured

A remote pilot may produce their remote pilot licence for inspection upon demand by an authorised person, a member of the Australian Federal Police, or a state/territory police officer.

Original regulatory text

A person (the offender) commits an offence of strict liability if: (a) the offender operates an RPA; and (b) one of the following persons demands the offender to produce, for inspection by the person, a remote pilot licence that authorises the offender to operate the RPA: (i) an authorised person; (ii) a member or special member of the Australian Federal Police; (iii) a member of a police force or a police service of a State or Territory; and (c) the offender fails to comply with the demand.