| (1) | The Minister may designate an investigator-in-charge to investigate any accident or incident in terms of this part. |
| (2) | An investigator-in-charge shall have authority, subject to the provisions of this part, to— |
| (a) | have unhampered access to an aircraft which has been involved in an accident or incident, the wreck or wreckage, the place where the aircraft, the wreck or wreckage is located and the places where marks resulting from the accident or incident which may be of assistance in an investigation, are located; |
| (b) | preserve an aircraft which has been involved in an accident or incident or the wreck or wreckage and any marks resulting from the accident or incident which may be of assistance in the investigation, by any means available, including photographic means; |
| (c) | examine an aircraft involved in an accident or incident, the wreck or wreckage, any part or component thereof or anything transported therein or any marks resulting from the accident or incident which may be of assistance in the investigation, and to remove any such aircraft, wreck or wreckage, or any part or component thereof or anything transported therein for the purpose of the investigation or for an inquiry by a Commission of inquiry appointed in terms of section 69 of the Act; |
| (d) | compile reports in connection with the investigation; |
| (e) | have unhampered access to all documents, books, notes, photographs, recordings and transcripts which the investigator-in-charge may consider necessary for the investigation, which documents, books, notes, photographs, recordings and transcripts shall be produced without delay by the possessor thereof when so requested; and |
| (f) | obtain information from any person which may be necessary for the investigation. |
[Regulation 12.01.3 substituted by regulation 4 of Notice No. R. 533, GG 36712, dated 30 July 2013 (Second Amendment of the Civil Aviation Act, 2011)]
