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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

52: Criteria for fit and proper person test

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"What makes someone suitable to get a space licence or permit?"

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When the Minister is deciding if you are a fit and proper person to get a licence or permit under the Outer Space and High-altitude Activities Act 2017, they can look at things like your history of following rules and regulations. They can also consider your experience in the aviation or aerospace industry and how well you know the rules that apply to you. The Minister can look at other things too, such as if you have had any mental health problems or serious behavioural problems, or if you have been convicted of a crime.

The Minister can get information from anywhere they think is relevant, including medical reports, to help them make their decision. They can use this information to decide if you are a fit and proper person to get a licence or permit. If you are a company, the Minister will look at the company's history and the people in charge of the company, not just the company itself.

The Minister can consider any information they think is relevant when making their decision, and they can get this information from anywhere. This means they can look at a wide range of things to decide if you are a fit and proper person to get a licence or permit under the Outer Space and High-altitude Activities Act 2017.

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

52Criteria for fit and proper person test

  1. For the purpose of considering whether a person is a fit and proper person for any purpose under this Act, the Minister may take into account—

  2. the person’s regulatory compliance history; and
    1. the person’s related experience (if any) within the aviation or aerospace industry; and
      1. the person’s knowledge of the applicable regulatory requirements; and
        1. any history of mental health problems or serious behavioural problems; and
          1. any conviction for any offence and the nature of any such offence, whether or not—
            1. the conviction was in a New Zealand court; or
              1. the offence was committed before the commencement of this Act; and
              2. any other information and evidence as may be relevant.

                1. The Minister may, for the purposes of subsection (1),—

                2. seek and receive any information (including medical reports) as the Minister thinks fit; and
                  1. consider information obtained from any source.

                    1. Subsection (1) applies to a body corporate with the following modifications:

                    2. subsection (1)(a), (b), (c), (e), and (f) must be read as if it refers to the body corporate and its officers:
                      1. subsection (1)(d) must be read as if it refers only to the officers of the body corporate.