Aircraft Noise Certification Regulations
Summary
The Australian Department of Infrastructure published the consolidated Air Navigation (Aircraft Noise) Regulations 2018 (F2026C00287), authorized under the Air Navigation Act 1920. The regulations establish requirements for aircraft noise certification, including application procedures, certificate issuance criteria, form requirements, carriage obligations, and revocation provisions.
What changed
The Air Navigation (Aircraft Noise) Regulations 2018 establish a comprehensive framework for aircraft noise certification in Australia. The regulations apply to owners and operators of aircraft and require either a noise certificate or other approval before operation. Part 2 contains the core requirements including: applications for noise certificates (s7), issuance criteria for aircraft specified in Schedule 1 (s8) and other aircraft under the Annex (s9), form and content requirements (s10), requirement to carry certificate on board (s11), deemed issuance provisions (s12), and revocation procedures (s13). Division 3 provides alternative approval pathways for subsonic aircraft meeting applicable standards.
Aircraft owners and operators must ensure all aircraft under their operation hold current noise certificates or valid approvals before flight operations. Applications should be submitted to the administering authority with supporting documentation including noise measurement data and test results. Certificates must be carried aboard the aircraft at all times. Operators should review their fleet against the Schedule 1 aircraft list and applicable Annex standards to determine which certification pathway applies.
What to do next
- Verify all aircraft have current noise certificates or valid approvals
- Ensure noise certificates are carried aboard aircraft at all times
- Submit applications for new certificates or renewals with required noise measurement documentation
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Air Navigation (Aircraft Noise) Regulations 2018
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- Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
This item is authorised by the following title:
- Air Navigation Act 1920 Latest version View as made version F2026C00287 C06 01 April 2026
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- Part 1—Preliminary
- 1 Name
- 3 Authority
- 4 Definitions
- 5 Application
- Part 2—Noise certification of aircraft etc.
- Division 1—General requirements
- 6 Aircraft must have noise certificate or other approval etc.
- Division 2—Noise certificates
- 7 Applications by owner or operator of an aircraft
- 8 Issue of noise certificate for aircraft specified in Schedule 1
- 9 Issue of noise certificate for aircraft to which the Annex otherwise applies
- 10 Form and content of noise certificate
- 11 Noise certificate to be carried on board aircraft
- 12 Noise certificate deemed to be issued in certain circumstances
- 13 Revocation of noise certificate
- Division 3—Other approvals
- 14 Approval for a subsonic aircraft to which standards apply
- 15 Public consultation about adventure flights
- 16 Approval for a supersonic aircraft
- 16A Approval for a remotely piloted aircraft
- 17 Approval for other aircraft to which no standards apply
- Part 3—Large marginally compliant aircraft
- 18 Imposition of operating restrictions at airport
- 19 Approval to use restricted airport in public interest
- 20 Prohibition on operating at restricted airport
- Part 4—Miscellaneous
- 21 Appointment of inspectors
- 22 Powers of inspectors
- 22A Secretary may arrange for use of computer programs to make decisions
- 23 Review of decisions
- 24 Delegation
- Part 5—Transitional and savings provisions
- Division 1—Provisions relating to the Air Navigation (Aircraft Noise) Regulations 1984
- 25 Definitions
- 26 Noise certificates
- 27 Other approvals
- 28 Large marginally compliant aircraft
- 29 Miscellaneous
- Division 2—Provisions relating to the Air Navigation (Aircraft Noise) Amendment (Delegations) Regulations 2019
- 30 Delegations
- Division 3—Provisions relating to the Air Navigation (Aircraft Noise) Amendment (2021 Measures No. 1) Regulations 2021
- 31 Existing approvals relating to RPAs
- 32 Applications relating to RPAs made before commencement of this section
- Schedule 1—Noise standards and testing procedures for certain aircraft
- Endnotes
- Endnote 1—About the endnotes
- Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
- Endnote 3—Legislation history
- Endnote 4—Amendment history
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