Permission Authority for Operations Near Aerodromes

In plain language

If you need permission to fly your drone near an airport, you must get it from Air Traffic Control (ATC) if the airport is controlled, or from CASA if it is uncontrolled.

Requirement as structured

Permission to operate an unmanned aircraft near an aerodrome must be obtained from the air traffic control service for controlled aerodromes, or from CASA for any other aerodrome.

Original regulatory text

(1) The authority from which permission must be obtained for the purposes of regulation 101.075 is: (a) if the aerodrome concerned is a controlled aerodrome—the air traffic control service for the aerodrome; or (b) in the case of any other aerodrome—CASA.