14Launch of space object from outside Australia

14 Launch of space object from outside Australia

A person commits an offence if: (a) a space object is launched from a facility (whether fixed or mobile), or place, outside Australia; and (b) the person is a responsible party for the launch; and (c) the launch is not authorised by an overseas payload permit held by any person; and (d) no authorisation certificate covering the launch is held by any person.

Note: In this context, the effect of the definition of responsible party in section 8 is that the person is a responsible party only if the person is also an Australian national.

Penalty:

(a) for an individual—imprisonment for 10 years or 5,500 penalty units, or both; or
(b) for a body corporate—100,000 penalty units.