Regulatory Impact Statement: Ground Based Space Infrastructure Regulatory Regime
Published: 10 Oct 2025Analysis noting the risks and positives of the different regulatory options.
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Analysis noting the risks and positives of the different regulatory options.
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Cabinet paper seeking approval to introduce the ground-based space infrastructure regime under the High-altitude activity act amendment bill.
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Cabinet paper seeking approval to introduce the ground-based space infrastructure regime under the High-altitude activity act amendment bill.
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Permitting decision summary for QPS-SAR-14 and QPS-SAR-15
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The approach to remote sensing permitting decisions seeks to minimise the risks to New Zealand’s national interests, including our reputation, values, and foreign policy goals, while recognising those risks cannot be entirely eliminated.
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New Zealand Space Agency (NZSA) policy setting out the approach that will be taken when assessing the post-mission disposal of payloads on lunar missions (such as missions that will orbit, flyby, or impact the Moon).
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Permitting decision summary for Vincent Freeman
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Permitting decision summary for QPS-SAR-12
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