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Outer Space and High-altitude Activities Act 2017

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22: Radiocommunications Act 1989 presumption does not apply to payloads under payload permit

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"A special rule about radio transmitters does not apply to space payloads with a permit."

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If you have a payload with a radio transmitter, a certain rule from the Radiocommunications Act 1989 does not apply. This is because the payload has a special permit, or you have asked for one under section 16 and the Minister has not made a decision yet about granting it under section 17. You can find out what a radio transmitter is by looking at section 2(1) of the Radiocommunications Act 1989.

The rule that does not apply is found in section 114(1) of the Radiocommunications Act 1989. This rule is about a presumption, which is an assumption made about something. It does not apply if you have a payload permit or have applied for one.

You can have a payload permit if the Minister grants it to you. The Minister makes decisions about payload permits under the Outer Space and High-altitude Activities Act 2017. If you want to know more about radio transmitters or payload permits, you can look at the Radiocommunications Act 1989 or the Outer Space and High-altitude Activities Act 2017.

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Part 2Licences and permits
Payload permits

22Radiocommunications Act 1989 presumption does not apply to payloads under payload permit

  1. The presumption in section 114(1) of the Radiocommunications Act 1989 does not apply if—

  2. a payload is, or contains, a radio transmitter (as defined in section 2(1) of that Act); and
    1. a person—
      1. has a payload permit for the payload; or
        1. has applied for a payload permit under section 16 in respect of the payload and the Minister has not yet decided whether to grant or decline to grant the permit under section 17.