Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SPACE ACTIVITIES ACT 1998

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Objects of Act  
   4.      Simplified outline of Act  
   5.      Act binds the Crown  
   6.      External Territories  
   7.      Application of Criminal Code  
   8.      Definitions  
   9.      Related party  
   10.     Simplified outline  
   11.     Launch in Australia requires a launch permit or exemption certificate  
   12.     Overseas launch requires an overseas launch certificate  
   13.     Return to Australia of Australian-launched space object requires a launch permit or exemption certificate  
   14.     Return to Australia of overseas-launched space object requires authorisation  
   15.     Space licence required to operate a launch facility in Australia  
   16.     Commonwealth not bound  
   17.     Activities of international space organisations  
   18.     Granting a space licence  
   19.     Terms of space licence  
   20.     Standard space licence conditions  
   21.     Breaching a space licence condition  
   22.     Transfer of space licence  
   23.     Applying for the grant or transfer of a space licence  
   24.     Procedure etc.  
   25.     Suspending a space licence  
   26.     Granting a launch permit  
   27.     Australian launches: continuing requirement for space licence  
   28.     Terms of launch permit  
   29.     Standard launch permit conditions  
   30.     Breaching a launch permit condition  
   31.     Transfer of launch permit  
   32.     Applying for the grant or transfer of a launch permit  
   33.     Procedure etc.  
   34.     Suspending a launch permit  
   35.     Granting an overseas launch certificate  
   36.     Terms of overseas launch certificate  
   37.     Breaching a condition  
   38.     Transfer of overseas launch certificate  
   39.     Applying for the grant or transfer of an overseas launch certificate  
   40.     Procedure etc.  
   41.     Suspending an overseas launch certificate  
   42.     Scope of Division  
   43.     Returns may be authorised by permission or by agreement  
   44.     Offences relating to returns  
   45.     Breaching a condition  
   46.     Exemption certificates  
   47.     Satisfying the insurance/financial requirements  
   48.     Insurance requirements  
   49.     Additional insurance not precluded  
   50.     Launch Safety Officer  
   51.     Functions of Launch Safety Officer  
   52.     Powers of Launch Safety Officer  
   53.     Offence of failing to comply with directions  
   54.     Procedure for giving and complying with directions  
   55.     Launch Safety Officer to comply with Minister's instructions  
   56.     Seizures in emergency situations  
   57.     Launch Safety Officer may obtain assistance  
   58.     Identity cards  
   59.     Fees  
   60.     Request for information  
   61.     Review of decisions  
   62.     Notice of decisions  
   63.     Damage covered  
   64.     Compensation for third party damage by space objects to be determined solely under this Part  
   65.     Regulations about waivers  
   66.     Scope of Subdivision  
   67.     Damage on Earth or in the air  
   68.     Damage to other space objects  
   69.     Limit on amount of permit or certificate holder's liability  
   70.     Scope of Subdivision  
   71.     Liability  
   72.     Federal Court has jurisdiction  
   73.     Action for compensation  
   74.     Responsible party's liability to the Commonwealth  
   75.     Claims Commission  
   76.     Minister to keep Register  
   77.     Registration number  
   78.     Register may be kept on computer  
   79.     Inspection of Register  
   80.     Civil penalty provisions  
   81.     Fines for contravening civil penalty provisions  
   82.     Procedure  
   83.     Not an offence to contravene civil penalty provision  
   84.     Scope of Part  
   85.     Meaning of accident  
   86.     Meaning of incident  
   87.     Object of Division  
   88.     Appointing an Investigator  
   89.     Investigator to investigate accident or incident  
   90.     Investigator may invite assistance  
   91.     Investigator's powers to gather information  
   92.     Offences relating to section 91 requirements  
   93.     Report of investigation  
   94.     Custody of space object etc.  
   95.     Automatic suspension of launch permit etc. after accident  
   96.     Disclosure of safety records  
   97.     Relationship with other powers  
   98.     Accident sites and accident site premises  
   99.     Power of entry to accident site  
   100.    Procedure before entry  
   101.    Identity cards  
   102.    Availability of assistance and use of force in entering accident site premises  
   103.    Offence of entering etc. an accident site without permission  
   104.    Delegation  
   105.    Operation of other laws  
   106.    Indemnity  
   107.    Compensation--constitutional safety net  
   108.    Severability: additional effect of Act  
   109.    Application of Act: pre-existing agreement  
   110.    Regulations  
           SCHEDULE 1 Convention on International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects
           SCHEDULE 2 Convention on Registration of Objects Launched into Outer Space
           SCHEDULE 3 Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and other Celestial Bodies
           SCHEDULE 4 Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon and other Celestial Bodies
           SCHEDULE 5 Agreement on the Rescue of Astronauts, the Return of Astronauts and the Return of Objects Launched into Outer Space