[QUOTE=Lumps;11150076]I hope I am missing something in my interpretation here but does the following read as though nearly all flying in Australia will be categorised as Air Transport and therefor will need an AOC and all that that entails? Go for a scenic flight down the beach in your RV7: You're fine. Got a 172 to check the water on your station: Air Transport. Use a Cirrus to service clients for your business: Air Transport.
No exactly. Spotting operations are under part 138 (aerial work) and so you need an Aerial Work Certificate (Not an AOC) to do them. However, flight over your own land for aerial work purposes is "limited aerial work" and therefore does not need a Aerial Work Certificate but does need a risk assessment to be carried out. Clear as mud.