Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00604:section:8:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00604
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 8 (pt 2/5)
Character Range: 14472–17126

the Annexes to that Convention that relate to international standards and recommended practices and that are adopted in accordance with that Convention.
civil penalty provision has the same meaning as in the Regulatory Powers Act.
damage:
 (a) in relation to a space object—has the same meaning as in the Liability Convention; and
 (b) in relation to a high power rocket—means loss of life, personal injury or other impairment of health or loss of or damage to property of persons.
fault has the same meaning as in the Liability Convention.
Federal Court means the Federal Court of Australia.
foreign aircraft means an aircraft that is not an Australian aircraft.
gross negligence has the meaning given by the rules. But if the rules do not give the term a meaning, it has the same meaning as in the Liability Convention.
high power rocket means an object of a kind prescribed by the rules for the purposes of this definition.
incident has the meaning given by section 86.
insured amount, for an Australian launch permit, Australian high power rocket permit, overseas payload permit or return authorisation, means the amount for which the holder of the permit or authorisation is required to be insured under Division 7 of Part 3 in respect of the launch or launches, and any return, covered by the permit or authorisation. In determining this amount, disregard paragraph 47(2)(b) (which deals with direct financial responsibility).
Investigator means a person appointed under section 88.
launch:
 (a) a space object, means launch the whole or a part of the object into an area beyond the distance of 100 km above mean sea level, or attempt to do so; or
 (b) a high power rocket, means launch the rocket into an area that is not beyond the distance of 100 km above mean sea level, or attempt to do so.
launch facility means a facility (whether fixed or mobile) or place specifically designed or constructed as a facility or place from which space objects can be launched, and includes all other facilities at the facility or place that are necessary to conduct a launch.
launch facility licence means a licence granted under section 18.
launching State has the same meaning as in the Liability Convention.
launch party, for the launch of a high power rocket, means:
 (a) in the case of a launch authorised by an Australian high power rocket permit—the holder of the permit; or
 (b) in the case of a launch that:
 (i) is not authorised as mentioned in paragraph (a); but
 (ii) is covered by an authorisation certificate;
  the holder of the authorisation certificate; or
 (c) in any other case—each of the following persons:
 (i) the person or persons who