15AReturn of space object outside Australia

15A Return of space object outside Australia

A person commits an offence if: (a) a space object is returned to a place or area outside Australia; and (b) the person is a responsible party for the return; and (c) the return of the object to that place or area is not authorised by a return authorisation held by any person; and (d) no authorisation certificate covering the return 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.