(1)

For paragraph 51 (a) of the Act, notice of a launch at a licensed launch facility must be given in accordance with this regulation.

(2) The Launch Safety Officer for the facility must ensure that, not earlier than 10 working days and not later than 2 working days before the launch is due to be carried out, a notice stating the date and time of the launch:

(a)

is given in writing to the people, authorities and services referred to in subregulation (3); and

(b) if there is a community in a place that is within a 50-kilometre radius of the launch facility:

(i)

is published in all local newspapers for the community; and

(ii)

is published in any other publication circulated in the community that has been agreed to in writing by the local government authority for the place; and

(iii)

is broadcast by all local radio stations for the community.

(3) For paragraph (2) (a), the people, authorities and services are as follows:
(a) the Secretary of each of the following Departments:

(i)

the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet;

(ii)

the Attorney-General's Department;

(iii)

the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade;

(iv)

the Department of Defence;

(v)

the Department of Transport and Regional Services;

(b)

the Director of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority;

(c)

the local government authority for the local government area in which the launch facility is located;

(d)

the relevant officials in relation to affected States and Territories, as specified in subregulation (4);

(e)

the Director-General, Emergency Management Australia;

(f)

the Manager, Aeronautical Information Service, Airservices Australia;

(g)

the Director, North American Aerospace Defence Command, United States Space Command;

(h)

the operator of any ground-based public transport service that operates in a place within a 50-kilometre radius of the launch facility.

(4)

For paragraph (3) (d), the relevant officials are:

(a)

in relation to the State or Territory in which the launch facility is located — the officials specified in relation to that State or Territory in columns 3 and 4 of the following table; and

(b)

in relation to a State or Territory over which the space object is intended to fly — the officials specified in relation to that State or Territory in column 4 of that table.

(5) If there is a community in a place that is within a 50-kilometre radius of the launch facility, the Launch Safety Officer must also ensure that another notice of the launch, including any changes to the information already given under subregulation (2), is broadcast not earlier than 12 hours and not later than 1 hour before the launch by all local radio stations for the community.