PART 16

Occurrence reporting
CHAPTER 2

Duty to report an occurrence and the objective of that report

Duty to report an occurrence
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1
A licensee must report an occurrence to the regulator.
2
The occurrence report must be in writing and sent to the regulator within 72 hours of the time at which the licensee became aware of the occurrence.
3
The licensee must prepare the occurrence report having regard to the objective of the report referred to in regulation 272.

Objective of an occurrence report
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The sole objective of an occurrence report is the prevention of spaceflight accidents or major accidents, without the apportionment of blame or liability.