Return of space object outside Australia
15A Return of space object outside Australia
A person commits an offence if:
a space object is returned to a place or area outside Australia; and
the person is a responsible party for the return; and
the return of the object to that place or area is not authorised by a return authorisation held by any person; and
no authorisation certificate covering the return is held by any person.
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:
for an individual—imprisonment for 10 years or 5,500 penalty units, or both; or
for a body corporate—100,000 penalty units.
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