Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) In this regulation:
"authorised person" means an officer of the Department administered by the Foreign Minister authorised in writing by the Foreign Minister to give permissions under this regulation.
(2) The exportation of paramilitary equipment (and spare parts for paramilitary equipment) the immediate or final destination of which is, or is intended to be, Sierra Leone is prohibited unless the written permission of the Foreign Minister or an authorised person is produced to a Collector at or before the time of exportation.
(2A) An application for the written
permission of the
Foreign Minister or an authorised person mentioned in
subregulation (2) must:
(a) be in the approved form; and
(b) contain the information required by the approved form; and
(c) be signed as indicated by the approved form.
(3) When deciding whether to give permission under subregulation (2), the Foreign Minister or the authorised person must take into account:
(a) whether the proposed importation into Sierra Leone is through a point of entry nominated by the Government of Sierra Leone under paragraph 2 of Resolution 1171 (1998) of the Security Council of the United Nations; and
(b) whether the importation is by the Government of Sierra Leone; and
(c) whether the equipment or spare parts is or are for the
use of the Military Observer Group of the Economic Community of West African
States, or the United Nations; and
(d) Australia's relations with other countries; and
(e) Australia's obligations under international law.
(4) A permission may be expressed to be subject to conditions, including:
(a) the quantity of equipment or spare parts that may be exported; and
(b) the circumstances in which the equipment or spare parts may be exported; and
(c) the period of effect of the permission.