Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SPACE (LAUNCHES AND RETURNS) ACT 2018 - SECT 12

    A person commits an offence if:

  (a)   the person:

  (i)   launches a space object from a launch facility in Australia; or

  (ii)   launches a space object from an Australian aircraft that is in flight; or

  (iii)   launches a space object from a foreign aircraft that is in the airspace over Australian territory; and

  (b)   the launch is not authorised by an Australian launch permit held by any person; and

  (c)   no authorisation certificate covering the launch is held by any person.

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.