Commentary on provisions of the Act Individuals taking part in spaceflight activities etc Section 17: Informed consent
Subsection (1) requires the holder of an operator licence not to allow individuals to take part in a prescribed role or capacity in spaceflight activities, unless informed consent requirements and prescribed criteria concerning age and mental capacity are met.
	Subsection (2) requires that such consent must be executed by signing a consent form that provides details of the risk assessment carried out by the licence holder under section 9 Regulations may make provisions about specified requirements including the form and content of such forms (subsection (3)).
	Subsection (4) provides that it is an offence for the holder of an operator licence to fail to obtain written consent as set out in subsection (1).