---
title: "Aircraft registration and registered operator: CASA checklist"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/aviation-drones-and-space/aircraft-registration-and-operator"
type: "precedent"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a60-aircraft-registration-and-operator"
area_id: "A60"
kind: "checklist"
ai_level: "yellow"
version: 1
task_ids: ["A60-Q20261018-2"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-22"
---

# Aircraft registration and registered operator: CASA checklist

> A checklist for registering an aircraft on the Australian Civil Aircraft Register and nominating the registered operator: Form 29, the mark, the fee stated by CASA, and the eligible-person test in CASR 47.010.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/aviation-drones-and-space/aircraft-registration-and-operator  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

- Kind: Checklist. Steps or checks to work through and tick off.
- Practice area: [Aviation, Drones & Space](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/aviation-drones-and-space.md)
- Jurisdictions: Australia, Commonwealth
- AI level: Yellow. You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-22
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-22 against the 3 authorities it cites, for Australia and Commonwealth.

## When to use it

Use when an owner wants an unregistered aircraft placed on the Australian Civil Aircraft Register, or needs to confirm who can be the registered operator. Read CASR 47.010 for the eligible-person definition before the form is signed. Joint owners and trusts have a separate CASA page.

## Used for these tasks

- [Prepare the aircraft registration and registered operator nomination](https://ailawframework.com/practice/aviation-drones-and-space/prepare-the-aircraft-registration-and-registered-operator-nomination.md)

## How AI may be used

AI may list the owner, the aircraft, and the Form 29 fields from the owner's documents; the lawyer checks the eligible-person test and the current fee before anyone lodges the form.

**AI may:**

- Fill the aircraft description, owner name and mark from the bill of sale and the reservation, if any
- List missing items against CASA's before-you-submit steps
- Flag joint owners for the separate joint-owner and trust page

**AI must not:**

- Must not decide that a person is an eligible person under CASR 47.010
- Must not lodge Form 29 or pay the fee
- Must not treat the $130 figure as current without checking CASA's page on the day

**The lawyer checks:**

- The applicant is a legal entity and is the owner of an unregistered aircraft
- The registered operator meets CASR 47.010, read on the day, not from this checklist
- The mark is either reserved or left for CASA to allocate
- The fee on the form matches CASA's current page

## Authorities

- [CASA, Registration process (Form 29, aviation reference number, registration mark and the fee)](https://www.casa.gov.au/aircraft/aircraft-registration/register-your-aircraft/registration-process)
- [CASA, Register your aircraft (Part 47 of CASR covers registration, transfer and cancellation)](https://www.casa.gov.au/aircraft/aircraft-registration/register-your-aircraft)
- [CASA, Part 47 of CASR, Registration of aircraft and related matters](https://www.casa.gov.au/rules/regulatory-framework/casr/part-47-casr-registration-aircraft-and-related-matters)

## Full text and drafting notes

The full text and the drafting notes are not part of this public page. Signed-in firm accounts can read them at https://ailawframework.com/precedents/aviation-drones-and-space/aircraft-registration-and-operator and through the signed-in MCP connector https://ailawframework.com/mcp/firm.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*