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*Lancer*
Operators are also required to follow local regulations, which means our AIP. Same goes when Australian aircraft operate to/over other countries, and airlines have plenty of ways to communicate those local differences to crews.
Not necessarily you follow your Ops Manual endorsed by your local authority that CASA then accepts. There would be many things that foreign carriers do that CASA wouldn't necessarily aproved to a VH operator because our rules are different.
This is from the AIM and doesn't appear in the AIP which I suspect is the reason for the United Mayday and their ability to take the vectors. In Australia you are supposed to divert if you can't take the holding.
If the remaining usable fuel supply suggests the need for traffic priority to ensure a safe landing, you should declare an emergency due to low fuel and report fuel remaining in minutes.