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CASA - Entity resources and planned performance (2021-22 link: https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/depart...0_CASA.pdf) 

Via CASA website: https://www.casa.gov.au/news-article/avi...ral-budget

Aviation safety measures in the 2021-22 Federal Budget

12 May 2021

The Australian Government is committed to maintaining and enhancing safety as its number one priority in aviation. As Australia’s aviation safety regulator, CASA will support the Australian Government to maintain, enhance and promote the safety of civil aviation in Australia. 

Budget measure

The Government has announced the introduction of an annual registration levy from 1 July 2021 for any drones or remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) flown for business or as part of your job. 

Registration levy for drones

From 1 July 2021, an annual registration levy for commercially operated drones will be introduced. 
For drones flown for business or used as part of your job: 

• all drones weighing not more than 500g, will still require annual registration but there will be no associated charge
  
  
• for those drones weighing from more than 500g, an annual registration levy of $40 per drone will come into effect.
  

What this means

The registration levy applies to drones registered on or after 1 July 2021. 

For drones registered prior to 1 July 2021, there will continue to be no associated charge for the registration term. 

Registration is valid for 12 months.

More information

The detail of the drone registration scheme will be published on the CASA website and in CASA’s Cost Recovery Implementation Statement soon.  

For more information on the measures announced in the 2021-22 Federal Budget, see the Portfolio Budget Statements 2021-22.

EWH summary-  : 

 

CASA forecasts $12,000 Surplus for 2020-21
18 May 2021
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The Civil Aviation Safety Authority has forecast a budget surplus of only $12,000 for the 2020-21 financial year, according to figures released by the Department of Infrastructure last week.


Although representing a retained surplus figure of only 0.00057% on the $208 million operating revenue, it is an improved result over the operating loss of $12.5 million booked for the 2019-20 year, when the COVID-forced industry downturn corrupted the regulator's income streams

The 2020-21 forecast is dependent on the fuel levy of $0.03556 per litre reaching expected levels and a special government appropriation of $68 million.

"The aviation landscape has changed dramatically with COVID-19," CASA states in its Entity Resources and Planned Performance statement. "One immediate impact for CASA is that its major funding source, aviation fuel excise, has been significantly reduced.
"CASA’s immediate funding is highly dependent on the recovery of the industry, particularly in the domestic high-capacity regular public transport sector.

"Whilst CASA continues to support industry through significant relief measures including fee relief, CASA is facing several sustainable funding challenges in the near future, with Government providing funding certainty for 2021-22 through additional appropriation."

CASA has forecast their budget will return to surplus in 2021-22, shored-up by continued government appropriations and an annual registration fee on drones weighing over 500 g, which is expect to reap the regulator $1.4 million, blowing out to $26 million the following year.

Cost recovery for regulatory services collected in 2020-21 has been forecast at $10 million, reducing to $7.5 million for the 2021-22 year. The expected result is due to fee waivers granted to support the aviation industry during the downturn.

Staffing levels at CASA are expected to increase by only one person to 832.

Hmm...instead of fleecing industry through fuel excises and inflated regulatory charges, perhaps Ms Spence could  start with a top down culling of the executive and middle management?

Starting with the CASA line here:



Plus: (Ref: #SBG 16/05/21: Of Dante, fell wolves and a fall from grace. )

MTF...P2