Space (Launches and Returns) Act 2018
46HProcedure etc.
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46H Procedure etc.
(1) If the Minister considers that there may be grounds to vary, revoke or transfer an overseas payload permit (other than at the permit holder’s request), the Minister must: (a) give the holder of the permit written notice of the Minister’s opinion specifying the reasons for that opinion; and (b) invite the holder to make a written submission to the Minister about the matter within a reasonable period specified in the notice. (2) In deciding whether to vary, revoke or transfer the permit, the Minister must consider the matters raised in any submission received within the period specified in the notice. (3) The rules may prescribe the ways in which the Minister must not vary an overseas payload permit.