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Outer Space and High-altitude Activities Act 2017

Licences and permits - High-altitude licences

49: Minister may revoke, vary, or suspend high-altitude licence

You could also call this:

"The Minister can change or cancel your high-altitude licence if you break rules or for safety reasons."

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The Minister can change, stop, or cancel your high-altitude licence at any time. They can do this if you agree in writing, if you ask them to, or if they think you have broken the rules. The Minister can also make these changes if they believe it is necessary for national security, public safety, or for New Zealand to meet its international obligations.

The Minister must talk to the security Ministers before making any changes to your licence, as stated in section 55. If a special certificate is issued under section 55 for a high-altitude vehicle, the Minister must either stop or cancel your licence, or change it to stop the vehicle from being launched from New Zealand.

You can have your high-altitude licence changed, stopped, or cancelled for other reasons too, which are specified in the licence itself.

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Part 2Licences and permits
High-altitude licences

49Minister may revoke, vary, or suspend high-altitude licence

  1. The Minister may, at any time, vary a high-altitude licence on any conditions that the Minister thinks fit, or suspend or revoke a high-altitude licence,—

  2. with the prior written consent of the licensee; or
    1. on the written application of the licensee; or
      1. if the Minister believes on reasonable grounds that—
        1. the licensee has breached the Act, the regulations, or a condition of the licence; or
          1. the revocation, variation, or suspension is necessary in the interests of national security, public safety, or compliance with any of New Zealand’s international obligations, or other national interests; or
          2. for any other reason specified in the licence.

            1. Before varying, suspending, or revoking a high-altitude licence, the Minister must consult the security Ministers in accordance with section 55.

            2. The Minister must, if a certificate is issued under section 55 in relation to a high-altitude vehicle, do 1 or both of the following:

            3. suspend or revoke the licence:
              1. vary the licence to prohibit the launch from New Zealand of the relevant high-altitude vehicle.