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Outer Space and High-altitude Activities Act 2017

Licences and permits - General provisions relating to licences, permits, and authorisations under this Part

50: Request for information

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"The Minister can ask you for information when you apply for or have a space licence"

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The Minister can ask you for information if you are applying for, or already have, a licence, permit, or authorisation. You will get a written notice telling you what information the Minister needs and how to give it to them. The Minister needs this information to do their job properly in relation to your licence, permit, or authorisation.

If you are applying for a licence, permit, or authorisation, the Minister might not give it to you if you do not provide the information they asked for within a reasonable time. The Minister might also not give it to you if they cannot verify the information you provided.

The Minister has the power to do this under the Outer Space and High-altitude Activities Act 2017, which was amended by the Outer Space and High-altitude Activities Amendment Act 2025, you can find more information about this amendment on the New Zealand legislation website.

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Part 2Licences and permits
General provisions relating to licences, permits, and authorisations under this Part

50Request for information

  1. The Minister may, by written notice, ask an applicant for, or the holder of, any licence, permit, or authorisation to give the Minister, within the period, and in the manner, specified in the notice, any information that the Minister requires for the purposes of performing functions or exercising powers under this Act in relation to the licence, permit, or authorisation.

  2. Where the request for information relates to the consideration by the Minister of an application for a licence, permit, or authorisation, the Minister may refuse to grant the licence, permit, or authorisation if—

  3. the applicant does not provide the information requested within a reasonable time after the requirement; or
    1. the Minister is unable to verify any information provided.

      Notes
      • Section 50(1): amended, on , by section 9(1) of the Outer Space and High-altitude Activities Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 38).
      • Section 50(2): amended, on , by section 9(2) of the Outer Space and High-altitude Activities Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 38).