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SPACE ACTIVITIES ACT 1998

Table of Provisions

  • 1 Short title  
  • 2 Commencement  
  • 3 Objects of Act  
  • 4 Simplified outline of Act  
  • 5 Act binds the Crown  
  • 6 External Territories  
  • 7 Application of Criminal Code  
  • 8 Definitions  
  • 9 Related party  
  • 10 Simplified outline  
  • 11 Launch in Australia requires a launch permit or exemption certificate  
  • 12 Overseas launch requires an overseas launch certificate  
  • 13 Return to Australia of Australian-launched space object requires a launch permit or exemption certificate  
  • 14 Return to Australia of overseas-launched space object requires authorisation  
  • 15 Space licence required to operate a launch facility in Australia  
  • 16 Commonwealth not bound  
  • 17 Activities of international space organisations  
  • 18 Granting a space licence  
  • 19 Terms of space licence  
  • 20 Standard space licence conditions  
  • 21 Breaching a space licence condition  
  • 22 Transfer of space licence  
  • 23 Applying for the grant or transfer of a space licence  
  • 24 Procedure etc.  
  • 25 Suspending a space licence  
  • 26 Granting a launch permit  
  • 27 Australian launches: continuing requirement for space licence  
  • 28 Terms of launch permit  
  • 29 Standard launch permit conditions  
  • 30 Breaching a launch permit condition  
  • 31 Transfer of launch permit  
  • 32 Applying for the grant or transfer of a launch permit  
  • 33 Procedure etc.  
  • 34 Suspending a launch permit  
  • 35 Granting an overseas launch certificate  
  • 36 Terms of overseas launch certificate  
  • 37 Breaching a condition  
  • 38 Transfer of overseas launch certificate  
  • 39 Applying for the grant or transfer of an overseas launch certificate  
  • 40 Procedure etc.  
  • 41 Suspending an overseas launch certificate  
  • 42 Scope of Division  
  • 43 Returns may be authorised by permission or by agreement  
  • 44 Offences relating to returns  
  • 45 Breaching a condition  
  • 46 Exemption certificates  
  • 47 Satisfying the insurance/financial requirements  
  • 48 Insurance requirements  
  • 49 Additional insurance not precluded  
  • 50 Launch Safety Officer  
  • 51 Functions of Launch Safety Officer  
  • 52 Powers of Launch Safety Officer  
  • 53 Offence of failing to comply with directions  
  • 54 Procedure for giving and complying with directions  
  • 55 Launch Safety Officer to comply with Minister's instructions  
  • 56 Seizures in emergency situations  
  • 57 Launch Safety Officer may obtain assistance  
  • 58 Identity cards  
  • 59 Fees  
  • 60 Request for information  
  • 61 Review of decisions  
  • 62 Notice of decisions  
  • 63 Damage covered  
  • 64 Compensation for third party damage by space objects to be determined solely under this Part  
  • 65 Regulations about waivers  
  • 66 Scope of Subdivision  
  • 67 Damage on Earth or in the air  
  • 68 Damage to other space objects  
  • 69 Limit on amount of permit or certificate holder's liability  
  • 70 Scope of Subdivision  
  • 71 Liability  
  • 72 Federal Court has jurisdiction  
  • 73 Action for compensation  
  • 74 Responsible party's liability to the Commonwealth  
  • 75 Claims Commission  
  • 76 Minister to keep Register  
  • 77 Registration number  
  • 78 Register may be kept on computer  
  • 79 Inspection of Register  
  • 80 Civil penalty provisions  
  • 81 Fines for contravening civil penalty provisions  
  • 82 Procedure  
  • 83 Not an offence to contravene civil penalty provision  
  • 84 Scope of Part  
  • 85 Meaning of accident  
  • 86 Meaning of incident  
  • 87 Object of Division  
  • 88 Appointing an Investigator  
  • 89 Investigator to investigate accident or incident  
  • 90 Investigator may invite assistance  
  • 91 Investigator's powers to gather information  
  • 92 Offences relating to section 91 requirements  
  • 93 Report of investigation  
  • 94 Custody of space object etc.  
  • 95 Automatic suspension of launch permit etc. after accident  
  • 96 Disclosure of safety records  
  • 97 Relationship with other powers  
  • 98 Accident sites and accident site premises  
  • 99 Power of entry to accident site  
  • 100 Procedure before entry  
  • 101 Identity cards  
  • 102 Availability of assistance and use of force in entering accident site premises  
  • 103 Offence of entering etc. an accident site without permission  
  • 104 Delegation  
  • 105 Operation of other laws  
  • 106 Indemnity  
  • 107 Compensation--constitutional safety net  
  • 108 Severability: additional effect of Act  
  • 109 Application of Act: pre-existing agreement  
  • 110 Regulations  

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