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You can't fly as Pilot in Command without a Pilot Licence - CAR 5.03
May a person perform a duty essential to the operation of an aircraft without a licence?
A person may perform a duty essential to the operation of an Australian aircraft during flight time without holding a flight crew licence, a special pilot licence or a certificate of validation if:
(a) the person:
(i) is accompanied by an authorised flight instructor; and
(ii) is receiving flying training; or
(b) the person is attempting a flight test for the purpose of qualifying for a flight crew licence; or
(c) the person is being assessed by a chief flying instructor for the purpose of enabling the instructor to make a determination under subregulation 5.83 (2).
Any Pilot Licence or C of V needs a current Medical to make it "real".