Warnings space treaty muddies export licence-free regime


Brandon How
Reporter

A lack of clarity in a treaty protecting US space tech coming to Australia could undermine the spirit of incoming defence export licence exemptions, a parliamentary committee has been told.

The Space Industry Association of Australia (SIAA) this week warned the joint standing committee on treaties examining the Technology Safeguards Agreement (TSA) of unintended consequences.

It said broad definitions in the TSA could maintain regulatory burdens on technologies that are about to receive export licence exemptions under AUKUS.

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