Remote pilot licence requirement

In plain language

You must hold a Remote Pilot Licence (RePL) that covers the drone you fly, unless the drone is an 'excluded RPA' under regulation 101.237 (for example, a very small RPA flown in standard RPA operating conditions). Flying without one is a strict liability offence.

Requirement as structured

A person must not operate an RPA unless the person holds a remote pilot licence that authorises the person to operate the RPA; doing so is an offence of strict liability (penalty: 50 penalty units). This does not apply to the operation of an excluded RPA.

Original regulatory text

(1) This regulation does not apply in relation to the operation of an excluded RPA. (2) A person commits an offence of strict liability if: (a) the person operates an RPA; and (b) the person does not hold a remote pilot licence that authorises the person to operate the RPA. Penalty: 50 penalty units.