Not if it is at a non maintenance port and considered a minor defect by the pilot in command.
Really?
I don’t see that as an exception to regulation 50:
(1) This regulation applies to each of the following persons:
(a) the holder of the certificate of registration for an Australian aircraft;
(b) the operator of an Australian aircraft;
(c) a flight crew member of an Australian aircraft.
(2) If:
(a) there is a defect in the aircraft; or
(b) …
a person mentioned in subregulation (1), who becomes aware of the defect …, must endorse the maintenance release of the aircraft or other document approved for use as an alternative for the purposes of this regulation, setting out the particulars of the defect … and sign the endorsement.
Penalty: 25 penalty units.
And as a matter of interest, how does the pilot judge what's 'minor', and what airline permits this procedure?