Strict Liability.... a hazard to air safety?
Most readers would have noted that our regulations have strict liability clauses scattered through most legislation. This not only adds to the size of the document/s but makes them harder to read and/or understand.
As far as aviation regs are concerned, the standard for even the most minimal offence (?) as far as I can find is 50 penalty units.
Again, as far as I can tell, the 'value' of a penalty unit now is $170. This would mean that a basic penalty under this arrangement would be $8500.
Are these numbers correct? It would seem somewhat outrageous that a fine for a simple misdemeanour that may well be unintentional is that high.
If this is correct then it confirms that the AG's Dept has little knowledge of our industry and indeed is not promoting safety.