Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SPACE ACTIVITIES ACT 1998 No. 123, 1998 - SECT 14

(a) a person returns a space object to a place anywhere in Australia; and

(b) neither the object, nor any part of it, was launched from a launch facility located within Australia; and

(c) the return of the object to that place is not authorised under section 43 ;

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

(e) 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.