Responsibilities of UA operator
19.—(1)  A UA operator permit holder must establish and implement systems, policies and procedures to ensure, support and facilitate the compliance, by the UA pilot of any unmanned aircraft operated by the UA operator permit holder, with every regulation in these Regulations that requires the UA pilot’s compliance.
(2)  A UA operator permit holder must establish procedures —
(a)to do an initial assessment of, and to provide the training to maintain, the competence of every UA pilot engaged or employed, or to be engaged or employed, by the UA operator permit holder to fly any unmanned aircraft; and
(b)to ensure that every UA pilot engaged or employed, or to be engaged or employed, by the UA operator permit holder to fly any unmanned aircraft on or after 1 February 2021 holds a valid UA pilot licence authorising the UA pilot to operate the unmanned aircraft of that class and category.
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(3)  A UA operator permit holder must ensure that a flight of an unmanned aircraft does not commence unless the unmanned aircraft is airworthy.
(4)  The UA operator permit holder must ensure that every UA pilot engaged or employed, or to be engaged or employed, by the UA operator permit holder to fly any unmanned aircraft is provided with —
(a)the UA operator permit and relevant activity permit;
(b)any technical manual and standard operating procedures relating to the operation of that unmanned aircraft; and
(c)any other information as the UA pilot reasonably requires to carry out the flight of that unmanned aircraft safely and in accordance with the conditions specified in the UA operator permit and activity permit.
(5)  A person who contravenes paragraph (1), (2), (3) or (4) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —
(a)for a first offence, to a fine not exceeding $50,000; and
(b)for a second or subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding $100,000.
(6)  In a prosecution for an offence under paragraph (5), it is not necessary for the prosecution to prove that the person charged with the offence intended to commit the offence.