Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2019L01504:reg:5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2019L01504
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5
Character Range: 2046–3682

5  Prescribed program
 (1) For the purposes of subsection 33(1) of the Act, the program is prescribed.
 (2) The program provides funding to support the implementation of the Australian Civil Space Strategy (which includes addressing infrastructure gaps that might limit growth in Australia's space sector and supporting the development of related platforms), including by providing funding for the following:
 (a) to establish or update mission control facilities to allow users to communicate with, and control, space‑based assets (including satellites) and to access space‑enabled data;
 (b) to establish or update facilities to support the development of skills, manufacturing capabilities and new objects for the space sector;
 (c) to establish or update robotics and artificial intelligence command and control facilities to allow users to communicate with, and control, autonomous and robotic systems in space;
 (d) to establish or update space data analysis facilities to allow users to analyse space‑enabled data (including data collected from satellites and astronomical and meteorological data), including for the use of the data in the following:
 (i) maritime surveillance;
 (ii) the provision of emergency services;
 (iii) the agriculture, mining, and oil and gas sectors;
 (e) to upgrade existing facilities to support commercial tracking of satellites and spacecraft and to enhance Australia's ability to collaborate with international partners in relation to space‑related matters;
 (f) to expand and improve facilities for the certification and qualification of objects and equipment for space (including satellites).