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Public consultation for Australian Space policy
Just caught a blurb in COMMSDAY newsletter... here is an excerpt of the main items. Unfortunately, they did not list a web resource to get more info.
Government aiming to lower red
tape barriers to space sector
...The review was first launched in October last year by minister for industry, innovation
and science, Christopher Pyne. An early government consultation phase has now
been completed, with space law expert Steven Freeland to oversee the next
stage of the review and advise the government.
The issues paper sets out a number of considerations that the government
plans to address, including:
• The effectiveness of the current act in supporting innovation in space
technologies
• The investment environment to support commercial activities
• Responsibilities the government should have in managing space activities
• Key emerging issues that need to be addressed in Australian civil space
• And how the current act aligns with other domestic and international legislation
The current Space Activities Act (1998) was formulated at a time when several private
sector groups were proposing to build and operate commercial rocket launch facilities
in Australia, with an expectation that at least one of the projects was likely to proceed
. While that never happened, the government is now keen to tap into the current
global activity around smaller satellites and innovation...
Let's hope they don't go down the path that Russia is taking...
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