Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01027:reg:7:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01027
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 7 (pt 2/3)
Character Range: 2272254–2274687

an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.
Subpart 101.E—Unmanned free balloons

101.140  Applicability of this Subpart
  This Subpart applies to the operation of an unmanned free balloon.

101.145  Kinds of unmanned free balloons
 (1) There are 4 kinds of unmanned free balloon. These are defined (in order of ascending size) in the following 4 subregulations.
 (2) A small balloon is an unmanned free balloon that:
 (a) has a diameter of 2 metres or less at launch; and
 (b) either:
 (i) is not carrying a payload; or
 (ii) is carrying a payload with a combined mass of 50 g or less.
 (3) A light balloon is an unmanned free balloon that:
 (a) carries a payload to which all of the following apply:
 (i) the payload does not include a heavy package;
 (ii) the payload has a combined mass of more than 50 g but less than 4 kg;
 (iii) if a rope or other device has been used for the suspension of the payload—an impact force of less than 230 N is required to separate the suspended payload from the balloon; or
 (b) has a diameter of greater than 2 metres at launch and either:
 (i) is not carrying a payload; or
 (ii) is carrying a payload with a combined mass of 50 g or less.
 (4) A medium balloon is an unmanned free balloon that carries a payload to which all of the following apply:
 (a) the payload includes at least 2 packages but no heavy packages;
 (b) the payload has a combined mass of at least 4 kg but less than 6 kg;
 (c) if a rope or other device has been used for the suspension of the payload—an impact force of less than 230 N is required to separate the suspended payload from the balloon.
 (5) A heavy balloon is an unmanned free balloon that carries a payload to which any of the following apply:
 (a) the payload includes a heavy package;
 (b) the combined mass of the payload is at least 6 kg;
 (c) if a rope or other device has been used for the suspension of the payload—an impact force of 230 N or more is required to separate the suspended payload from the balloon.
 (6) A heavy package means a package that:
 (a) weighs at least 3 kg; or
 (b) weighs at least 2 kg and has an area density of more than 13 g per cm2.
 (7) For paragraph (6)(b), the area density of a package is worked out by dividing the total mass in grams of the package by the area in square centimetres of its smallest surface.

101.150  Definition for Subpart—approved area
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