Civil Aviation Authority

Established on 1 July 1988 under the Civil Aviation Act 1988, taking over air traffic services, airways facilities, search and rescue and aviation safety regulation from the Department of Transport and Communications.

Legislation: Civil Aviation Act 1988

Split on 6 July 1995 into Airservices Australia, which took over its air traffic and airways services, and the Civil Aviation Safety Authority, which took over safety regulation.

• Air traffic control and flight information services
• Airways navigation and communications facilities
• Aviation search and rescue
• Aviation rescue and fire-fighting
• Airworthiness and flight operations safety regulation
• Licensing of pilots and aviation personnel

Last in the portfolio of Department of Transport.

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