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Outer Space and High-altitude Activities Act 2017

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

68: Launching high-altitude vehicle without high-altitude licence

You could also call this:

"Launching a high-altitude vehicle without a licence is against the law"

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If you launch a high-altitude vehicle without a high-altitude licence, you commit an offence. This is because you are going against what is stated in section 45. You must know or should have known that you need a high-altitude licence to do this. You will get in trouble if you break this rule. If you are found guilty, you could go to prison for up to one year, or you could be fined up to $50,000, or you could get both.

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Offences: Offences relating to licences, permits, and authorisations

68Launching high-altitude vehicle without high-altitude licence

  1. A person commits an offence if the person—

  2. launches a high-altitude vehicle without a high-altitude licence contrary to section 45; and
    1. knows or ought to know that a high-altitude licence is required.

      1. A person who commits an offence against subsection (1) 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.