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Outer Space and High-altitude Activities Act 2017

Enforcement and other matters - Offences - Offences relating to licences, permits, and authorisations

66: Launching or procuring launch of payload without payload permit or overseas payload permit

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"Launching something into space without the right permit is against the law"

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If you launch or get someone to launch a payload without the right permit, you can get in trouble. You need a payload permit, which is explained in section 15, and you must know that you need one.

If you are launching a payload from overseas, you need a different permit, which is explained in section 31, and you must know that you need this one too.

If you break these rules, you can be punished with a fine or even imprisonment, depending on who you are and what you did.

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Part 3Enforcement and other matters
Offences: Offences relating to licences, permits, and authorisations

66Launching or procuring launch of payload without payload permit or overseas payload permit

  1. A person commits an offence if the person—

  2. launches or procures the launch of a payload without a payload permit contrary to section 15; and
    1. knows or ought to know that a payload permit is required.

      1. A person commits an offence if the person—

      2. launches or procures the launch of a payload without an overseas payload permit contrary to section 31; and
        1. knows or ought to know that an overseas payload permit is required.

          1. A person who commits an offence against subsection (1) or (2) is liable on conviction,—

          2. in the case of an individual, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $50,000, or both; or
            1. in the case of a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding $250,000.