Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) A person may operate a heavy balloon (being a heavy balloon that has its payload suspended more than 15 metres below the envelope) above 60 000 feet pressure altitude by day only if:
(a) the payload's suspension is coloured in alternate bands of conspicuous colours, or has coloured pennants attached to it; or
(b) the balloon has a conspicuous payload - recovery parachute suspended under the envelope, or the balloon is suspended beneath a conspicuous open parachute.
(2) For subregulation (1), a balloon is being operated by day if the sun is above the balloon's horizon.
(3) An offence against subregulation (1) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability , see section 6.1 of the Criminal
Code .