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The Civil Aviation (Safety Management) Regulations, 2026
15. Safety data and safety information protection
Edition: 2026-03-03 · In force
15. Safety data and safety information protection
(1)Safety data or information obtained, gathered voluntarily or otherwise given to the Authority under the Act or these Regulations shall not be put to any inappropriate use.(2)The Authority and service providers shall accord protection to safety data captured by, and safety information derived from, mandatory and voluntary safety reporting systems under regulation 11 and related sources in accordance with the Third Schedule to these Regulations.(3)The Authority and service providers shall not make available or use safety data or safety information collected, stored or analysed in accordance with regulation 11 or 14 for purposes other than maintaining or improving safety, unless a competent authority determines, in accordance with the Third Schedule to these Regulations, that the principle of exception applies.(4)Notwithstanding subregulation (3), the Authority and service providers shall not be prevented from using safety data or safety information to take any preventive, corrective or remedial action that is necessary to maintain or improve aviation safety.(5)The Authority and service providers shall take necessary measures, including the promotion of a positive safety culture, to encourage safety reporting through the systems referred to in regulation 11(2) and (3).