Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2018A00092:clause:1_15a
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2018A00092
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 15A
Character Range: 22131–22864

15A  Return of space object outside Australia
  A person commits an offence if:
 (a) a space object is returned to a place or area outside Australia; and
 (b) the person is a responsible party for the return; and
 (c) the return of the object to that place or area is not authorised by a return authorisation held by any person; and
 (d) no authorisation certificate covering the return is held by any person.
Note: 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:
 (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.