119Matters to which the Minister must have regard

119 Matters to which the Minister must have regard

For the purposes of subsection 46U(2) of the Act, the following are matters to which the Minister must have regard in deciding whether to issue an authorisation certificate covering specified conduct: (a) whether the person applying for the authorisation certificate is competent to carry out the conduct; (b) whether there is a risk that the conduct might expose the Commonwealth to liability for damage caused by the conduct; (c) whether the conduct would represent an unsatisfactory risk of liability to the Commonwealth if insurance is not held to cover the applicant or the Commonwealth, or both; (d) whether the probability of the conduct causing substantial harm to public health or public safety or causing substantial damage to property is as low as reasonably practicable; (e) whether the conduct involves a nuclear weapon or a weapon of mass destruction of any other kind; (f) whether, for reasons relevant to the security, defence or international relations of Australia, the authorisation certificate should not be issued; (g) whether it would be more appropriate for an Australian launch permit, Australian high power rocket permit, overseas payload permit or return authorisation to cover the conduct.