Trade and transport
DRONES
–– New South Wales ( NSW ) Environmental Protection Authority ( EPA ) ‘Guidelines on EPA use of unmanned aircraft’ which establishes when the NSW EPA will use drones for surveillance; –– ‘Remotely piloted aircraft operating guidelines’ released by the NSW Department of Planning and Environment; and –– policies adopted by many local councils regarding drones and their intended use for regulating and monitoring compliance, particularly for land that is difficult to access by officers. One of the current challenges in Australia when it comes to drones is the lack of uniformity regarding State and Commonwealth privacy and surveillance legislation relevant to drones. This makes compliance difficult from a drone operator perspective and also from a drone detection and mitigation perspective. This has created hurdles in, for instance, the implementation of counter-drone measures, even where such measures are designed to enhance public safety and security.
REGULATION OF DRONES
It is estimated there are now more than 50,000 users of recreational drones and well over 1,000 commercial operators in Australia. The rapid development of the industry in recent years has resulted in a period of continual review and amendment of Australia’s aviation safety regulations governing the recreational and commercial use of drones. Government policies that regulate the use of drones include: standards for the operation of Drones issued by Australia’s aviation regulator, Civil Aviation Safety Authority ( CASA ) for consultation and which can be found in the Part 101 (Unmanned aircraft and rockets) Manual of Standards; –– the proposed detailed technical requirements, specifications and
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