Functions

Functions and duties of Authority

The principal function of the Authority shall be to undertake activities which promote safety in civil aviation at a reasonable cost.
The Authority has the following functions:

• • (a) to promote civil aviation safety and security in Kiribati:
  • (b) to promote civil aviation safety and security beyond Kiribati in accordance with Kiribati’s international obligations:
  • (c) to establish and continue a service to be called the Aviation Security Service:
  • • (d) to investigate and review civil aviation accidents and incidents in its capacity as the responsible safety and security authority.
    • (e) to notify the Accident Investigation Commission in accordance with section 36 of accidents and incidents notified to the Authority:
  • (f) to maintain and preserve records and documents relating to activities within the civil aviation system, and in particular to maintain the Kiribati Register of Aircraft and the Civil Aviation Registry:
  • (g) to ensure the collection, publication, and provision of charts and aeronautical information, and to enter into arrangements with any other person or organization to collect, publish, and distribute such charts and information:
  • (h) to carry out regulatory oversight over air navigation facilities and standard systems in accordance with the convention:
  • (i) to provide to the Minister such information and advice as the Minister may from time to time require:
  • (j) to co-operate with, or to provide advice and assistance to, any government agency or local government agency when requested to do so by the Minister, but only if the Minister and the Authority are satisfied that the performance of the functions and duties of the Authority will not be compromised:
  • (k) to provide information and advice with respect to civil aviation, and to foster appropriate information education programs with respect to civil aviation, that promote its objective:
    (l) to enter into technical or operational arrangements, or both, with civil aviation authorities of other countries.

For the purposes of subsection (1), a cost is a reasonable cost where the value of the cost to the nation is exceeded by the value of the resulting benefit to the nation. The Authority must carry out any other civil aviation functions and duties that are conferred on it by this Act or any other Act; The Authority may provide such administrative support services for the Aviation Security Service, and on such terms and conditions, as are approved by the Minister. The Authority shall perform its functions in respect of the Aviation Security Service separately from its other functions and shall maintain accounts, records, and reports accordingly. The Authority shall promote all aspects of aviation-related environmental issues and its implementation through – ensuring International Aviation environmental standards, procedures and requirements are in accordance with international obligations, national laws and applicable regulations, ensure proper aviation sector environmental practices and standards are applied and maintained.