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Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand

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Overview

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The Civil Aviation Authority is a Crown entity responsible to the Minister of Transport. Civil aviation in New Zealand operates within a system established and maintained by the Civil Aviation Act 1990.

We're governed by the Authority – a five-member board appointed by the minister to represent the public interest in civil aviation.

The Authority appoints our chief executive, who’s also the Director of Civil Aviation. As well as the functions and powers delegated by the Authority, the Director has powers conferred by the Act, which are performed independently of both the Minister of Transport and the Authority.

The Authority is also responsible for the governance of the Aviation Security Service. We're funded by a number of sources, including a small levy on airlines, based on their number of passengers per sector. We also charge for our services, including those provided to the Government.

We work to make sure everyone involved in New Zealand aviation meets the legal standards set by the Minister of Transport. There are two parts to our organisation:

- the agency overseeing aviation safety and security, and the rules underpinning it - the Aviation Security Service, known as AvSec. You'll see most of AvSec’s staff working at airports – they’re the ones screening passengers and their luggage.

New Zealand’s security regulation responsibilities are exercised by the CAA’s Security Regulation Unit. This unit also certifies and audits the operational delivery of aviation security services that are put in place by the Aviation Security Service (AvSec).

We keep the aviation system safe for the public but also for people who work in it and use it, as well as keeping it protected (secure) from people who may wish to cause harm to it. We regulate people (those who work in, and are customers of, aviation – including pilots, engineers, air traffic controllers and passengers), organisations, aircraft, and aviation infrastructure.

The types of regulatory functions we carry out across the Authority include, engagement, education, communication, certification, licensing, monitoring (including audit and inspection, screening of passengers and non-passengers), investigation and enforcement. These functions (and the organisation) are supported and enabled through activities like strategy, policy, administration; property and infrastructure, people; information and intelligence, technology development, and keeping the money coming in and the lights on. Much of the funding for our safety activities comes from fees and levies on commercial operators and the travelling public. Most of the charges levied on airlines are earmarked to fund our security activities.

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Contact

Level 15, Asteron Centre 55 Featherston Street, Pipitea, Wellington 6011

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Certification overview

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    Toitū Carbon Reduce Organisation

    Toitū Carbon Reduce Organisation certification means committing to ongoing reductions while achieving annual greenhouse gas emissions measurement to ISO 14064-1 2018 standard and Toitū requirements.

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    Certification Date Issued

    24 October 2024

    Valid Until

    17 November 2026

    Certificate Number

    2023456-2

    Certificate Status

    Active

    Level of Assurance

    Reasonable (category 1 & 2), Limited (remaining categories)

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