Actually that could happen in Australia also.
Have a look at CAR 1988 Reg. 215 (9).
This requires compliance with the operations manual.
This is an offence of strict liability with a penalty of 25 penalty units.
You could be prosecuted for failure to comply with your ops manual.
Last edited by pcx; 18th Mar 2013 at 05:38.
Reason: Accidently downloaded the original CAR 1988 from the Comlaw site. Many changes since that was promulgated.