🇦🇺 Drone laws in Australia
CASA registration for drones 250 g - 25 kg; recreational < 250 g exempt. OpenSky app for flight planning.
Registration + flight rules
- Registration threshold
- 250 g
- Max altitude
- 394 ft AGL
- Visual line-of-sight
- Required
- Remote ID
- Not required
- Authority
- Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA)
No-fly zones
- Within 5.5 km of controlled aerodromes
- Above 120 m AGL
- Within 30 m of people
Permit / portal
Last verified 2026-04-28.