Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION REGULATIONS 1995 - REG 2

                In these Regulations:

"Act" means the Weapons of Mass Destruction (Prevention of Proliferation) Act 1995 .

"store securely" , in relation to goods, means store the goods in a manner that:

                (a)    prevents unauthorised access to the goods; and

               (b)    prevents injury to, or harm to the health of, a person, arising from the goods or a property of the goods.

Note    Words and expressions defined in the Act have the same meaning in these Regulations as they do in the Act.  Some of these words and expressions are:

authorised person means:

                      (a)     a member of the Defence Force; or

                     (b)     a member or special member of the Australian Federal Police or a member of the police force of a State or Territory; or

                      (c)     an officer of Customs;

goods includes documents.

supply means supply whether or not for any consideration, and includes supply by way of sale, lease, hire or hire-purchase.

Weapons of Mass Destruction program or WMD program means a plan or program for the development, production, acquisition or stockpiling of nuclear, biological or chemical weapons or missiles capable of delivering such weapons.