Compliance with RPA modification requirements

In plain language

If your drone is registered and has been modified since registration, you must follow any extra requirements the Part 101 Manual of Standards sets for flying it. Breaking them is a strict liability offence.

Requirement as structured

A person who operates, or conducts an operation using, an RPA registered under Division 47.C.2 that has been modified after registration must comply with any requirement prescribed for that operation or conduct in the Part 101 Manual of Standards under regulation 101.099A(1); failure is an offence of strict liability (50 penalty units).

Original regulatory text

(2) A person commits an offence of strict liability if: (a) the RPA is registered under Division 47.C.2; and (b) the aircraft is modified after it is registered under that Division; and (c) the person operates the modified aircraft, or conducts an operation using the modified aircraft; and (d) the person is subject to a requirement prescribed for the purposes of subregulation (1) in relation to that operation or conduct; and (e) the person does not comply with the requirement. Penalty: 50 penalty units.