According to CASA's site:
The proposed registration and accreditation requirements apply (with certain exceptions) to:
- drones more than 250 grams operated recreationally
- all drones operated commercially regardless of weight.
Key parts of our proposal were:
- flyers under 16 years of age need to be supervised by someone 18 or older who is accredited
- accreditation will be an online education course to make sure you know the rules - basically, watching video and answering a quiz
- registration for recreational flyers will be less than $20
- for commercial flyers registration is likely to be from $100 to $160 per drone.
- CASA has yet to determine if you can register early or if there will be any leeway around the time of registration.
So it's not forcing you to have to obtain an RePL at all, if you are a recreational user.
