Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SPACE ACTIVITIES ACT 1998 No. 123, 1998 - SECT 109

(a) launches or returns, or activities related to launches or returns; or

(b) the operation of a launch facility or the doing of anything directly connected with the operation of a launch facility;

(2) However:

(a) any term or condition of such an agreement that relates to the launch or return of a space object is taken, for the purposes of this Act, to be a condition (but not a standard launch permit condition) of a launch permit held by the person; and

(b) any other term or condition of such an agreement is taken, for the purposes of this Act, to be a condition of a space licence held by the person.

(a) the launch or return is conducted in a way that is likely to cause substantial harm to public health or public safety or to cause substantial damage to property; or

(b) the space object is or contains a nuclear weapon or a weapon of mass destruction of any other kind; or

(c) the space object contains any fissionable material and the Minister's written approval for this has not first been obtained; or

(d) the launch or return does not comply with a term or condition of the agreement that requires insurance cover to be obtained in connection with the launch or return;

(e) in the case of a body corporate--a fine not exceeding 100,000 penalty units; or

(f) in the case of an individual--imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years, or a fine not exceeding 600 penalty units, or both.

Note 1: Chapter 2 of the Criminal Code sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility.

Note 2: See section 4AA of the Crimes Act 1914 for the current value of a penalty unit.

(5) An application may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for review of any decision made under an agreement mentioned in subsection (1) (including a decision made before this Act commenced):

(a) refusing to authorise activities covered by paragraph (1)(a) or (b); or

(b) varying, revoking or suspending such an authorisation; or

(c) imposing a particular condition or conditions on the conduct of such activities.

(6) Subsection (1) does not apply to Part 5 (which deals with the Register of Space Objects) or to Part 7 (which deals with investigating accidents and incidents).