Minimum Distance from People

In plain language

Keep your drone at least 30 meters away from anyone who is not directly involved in helping you fly it.

Requirement as structured

An RPA operated under standard RPA operating conditions must not be operated within 30 meters of any person who is not directly associated with the operation.

Original regulatory text

(1) Subject to subregulations (2) and (3), a person must not operate an RPA within 30 metres of a person (the second person) who is not directly associated with the operation of the RPA. Penalty: 10 penalty units. (1A) An offence against subregulation (1) is an offence of strict liability. Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code. (2) Subregulation (1) does not apply if the second person is standing behind the RPA while the RPA is taking off. (3) Subregulation (1) does not apply if: (a) the RPA is a very small RPA, small RPA or medium RPA; and (b) the second person has consented to the RPA operating within 30 m of him or her; and (c) the RPA is operated no closer than 15 m of him or her. (4) Subregulation (1) does not apply if: (a) the RPA is an airship; and (b) the airship approaches no closer to the second person than 10 m horizontally and 30 ft vertically. (5) Subregulation (1) does not apply if the person holds an approval under regulation 101.029 for the purposes of this subregulation. Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matters in subregulation (2) to (5): see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code.

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