Outer Space and High-altitude Activities Bill
Government bill
About this bill
This bill establishes a regulatory regime to govern space launches, including both launch vehicles and payloads (eg, satellites), from New Zealand and by New Zealand nationals operating overseas. It also provides a legal framework for high-altitude activities that originate from New Zealand.
Act text: Outer Space and High-altitude Activities Act 2017 (legislation.govt.nz)
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Bill text: Outer Space and High-altitude Activities Bill (legislation.govt.nz)Act text: Outer Space and High-altitude Activities Act 2017 (legislation.govt.nz)
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Progress
Enacted
This Bill has been passed by Parliament, and signed into law by the Governor-General in a step called Royal Assent. This doesn't mean that everything the Act implements has come into force yet, but it does mean that the Act is on the statute books.
Votes
1st reading
Passed
18 October 2016
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2nd reading
Passed
1 June 2017
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3rd reading
Passed
4 July 2017
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Only reading votes are shown here; these votes determine whether the Bill progresses through Parliament. Other votes, such as votes on whether to amend parts of the Bill, can be seen in Hansard.
Bill details last synced with the Parliament website about 2 years ago.
(23 March 2023 at 00:01 GMT+00:00)