What the official record says
This Act is the Outer Space and High-altitude Activities Act . This Act comes into force on the day that is 6 months after the date on which this Act receives the Royal assent. This Act comes into force on 21 December 2017. The purpose of this Act is to— facilitate the development of a space industry and provide for its safe and secure operation: implement certain international obligations of New Zealand relating to space activities and space technology: without limiting , implement the obligations in the Outer Space Treaty not to— place in orbit around the Earth any objects carrying nuclear weapons or weapons of mass destruction, install such weapons on celestial bodies, or station such weapons in outer space in any other manner: establish military bases, installations, or fortifications