The Australian Civil Aviation Safety officers may arrest a citizen who flew a drone and filmed it over a Bunnings Warehouse factory for YouTube in a violation of air traffic rules . Aircraft are required to be flown in visual line - of - sight , further than 30 metres from normal structures , people and vehicles , no higher than 120 metres and in a way that causes no hazards . The viral video was sold , making it a commercial commercial flight , which has splashed the operator in hot water with the potential of being fined AUD $ 9,000 .
The Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority may fine a citizen who flew a drone and filmed it over a Bunnings Warehouse factory for YouTube in a breach of air traffic rules. Drones are required to be flown in visual line-of-sight, further than 30 metres from building structures, people and vehicles, no higher than 120 metres and in a way that causes no hazards. The viral video was sold, making it a commercial drone flight, which has landed the operator in hot water with the potential of being fined AUD $9,000.