Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION (PREVENTION OF PROLIFERATION) ACT 1995 - SECT 13

(1)

If:

(a)

a person wishes to supply goods to a particular person, to export non-regulated goods to a particular place or to provide services to a particular person; and

(b)

the Minister has reason to believe or suspect that the goods will or may be used in, or the provision of the services will or may assist, a WMD program; and

(c)

the first-mentioned person applies in accordance with the regulations for a permit under this section to supply or export the goods or provide the services; and

(d)

the Minister is satisfied that the supply or export of the goods or the provision of the services in accordance with the application would not be contrary to Australia's international or treaty obligations or the national interest;

the Minister may give the first-mentioned person a written permit to supply or export the goods or provide the services, as the case may be, as mentioned in the permit.

(2)

A permit may be unconditional or subject to conditions stated in the permit.

(3)

If a permit to supply or export goods or provide services was given to a person, the Minister may, by written notice given to the person, revoke the permit if the Minister is satisfied, having regard to any events that have occurred, or any information of which he or she has become aware, since the permit was given, that the supply or export of the goods or the provision of the services, as the case may be, would be contrary to Australia's international or treaty obligations or the national interest.