Air Commodore James Badgery
Director General
Defence Aviation Safety Authority
Air Commodore Badgery is the Director General of the Defence Aviation Safety Authority. He joined the RAAF in 1995 and holds Honours and Masters degrees in engineering and strategic studies. His career spans aircraft maintenance, airworthiness regulation, project management, and executive leadership. He has served in operational deployments and held command roles in logistics and engineering. Recognised with a Member of the Order of Australia in 2022, he is also a Fellow of Engineers Australia and a Chartered Project Director. He is married with four children and enjoys cycling, working in his workshop, and supporting community sports clubs.
SESSIONS
Day 1
9:00
Keynote: Lessons from establishing Australia’s first investigative and enforcement framework for space safety
Defining the minimum effective regulation: Balancing compliance with national interest to avoid over-regulation limiting strategic advantage.
Legal liability as the enforcement frontier: Practical lessons from building an investigative framework focused on ownership, responsibility, and liability in space operations.
Cross-agency alignment and consistency: How the Defence Aviation Safety Authority and the Australian Space Agency are remaining closely aligned to ensure consistent guidance for industry without restricting national interests
Culture and behaviour at the core of regulation: Why effective regulation is ultimately about shaping consistent human behaviour
Air Commodore James Badgery, Director General, Defence Aviation Safety Authority