Drone users call for Hanson to be fined if she erred

CASA has a history of issuing fines to those who breach aviation rules with recreational drones.

In April last year, a man was fined $900 after he crashed his drone during a Last Post ceremony at the Australian War Memorial.

The drone landed near the memorial's director Brendan Nelson, who handed it to security.

The Australian Certified UAV Operators group, which represents drone users who have CASA approval, said the senator should be fined if she did breach the rules.

"In such circumstances, it is reasonable to expect that public safety agencies like CASA will appreciate a higher level of public interest in the outcome of such investigations," the group's president Joe Urli said.

"The individual concerned is a member of the Senate — the same house that is presently conducting a formal inquiry into regulations on the operation of remotely piloted aircraft system."