Section 46 Civil Aviation Act 2022

Section 46 of the Civil Aviation Act 2022 is about Incident reporting, investigation and enforcement. It is under Part VII (Powers of the Authority to Control and Regulate Civil Aviation) of the Act.

(1) The Authority shall promulgate rules and regulations governing the notification and reporting of incidents involving aircraft and at aerodromes.

(2) The Authority shall have power to carry out investigations into any complaint or occurrence relating to aviation safety and security, after due notice to the persons concerned.

(3) Where the Authority is satisfied after such investigation that such person is violating any provisions of this Act, regulations, rules, orders or directives, as the case may be, it shall by order require the person to take such action consistent with the provision of this Act, regulations, rules, orders or directives as may be necessary in the opinion of the Authority to prevent further violation of the provisions of this Act, regulations, rules, orders or directives.

(4) The Authority shall have power to take all steps reasonably necessary, including the power to ground any aircraft and to seal the premises of any air transport service provider or provider of allied aviation service and to take any corrective actions in order to implement the findings of accidents and incidents investigations and ensure compliance with the provisions of this Act and the regulations, rules, orders or directives made under it.

(5) The Authority shall implement mandatory punitive and voluntary non-punitive incident and accident reporting system and shall protect the identity of any person or organisation who offer information towards the performance of its functions under this Act and regulations made under it.