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DEFENCE TRADE CONTROLS ACT 2012 (NO. 153, 2012)

Table of Provisions

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

  • 1 Short title  
  • 2 Commencement  
  • 3 Simplified outline  
  • 4 Definitions  
  • 5 US Defence Articles  
  • 5A Arranging for persons to supply goods or DSGL technology  
  • 6 Crown to be bound  
  • 7 Extension to external Territories  
  • 8 Extension to things outside Australia  
  • 9 Severability--additional effect of Act  

PART 2--DEALINGS IN ITEMS IN THE DEFENCE AND STRATEGIC GOODS LIST

Division 1--Primary offences

  • 10 Offence--supply of DSGL technology  
  • 11 Permits for purposes of section 10  
  • 12 Changing permit conditions  
  • 13 Breaching permit conditions  
  • 14 Notice prohibiting activities  
  • 14A Publishing etc. DSGL technology  

Division 2--Brokering offences

Division 3--Registered brokers

  • 19 Applying to be a registered broker  
  • 20 Registering brokers  
  • 21 Renewing registration  
  • 22 Changing registration conditions  
  • 23 Cancelling the registration of a broker  
  • 24 Register of Brokers  
  • 25 Extended meaning of conviction  

PART 3--DEFENSE TRADE COOPERATION TREATY

Division 1--Preliminary

  • 26 Simplified outline  

Division 2--Membership of the Australian Community

  • 27 Approval of bodies corporate as members of the Australian Community  
  • 28 Approval conditions  
  • 29 Suspending an approval  
  • 30 Cancelling an approval  

Division 3--Main offences

Division 4--Ministerial directions

  • 33 Ministerial directions--avoiding prejudice to the security, defence or international relations of Australia  
  • 34 Ministerial directions--suspension or cancellation of approvals  

Division 5--Other matters

PART 4--MONITORING POWERS

Division 1--Preliminary

  • 37 Simplified outline  
  • 38 No limit on section 71  

Division 2--Appointment of authorised officers and issue of identity cards

Division 3--Powers of authorised officers

Division 4--Obligations of authorised officers

  • 45 Announcement before entry  
  • 46 Occupier to be informed of rights and responsibilities  

Division 5--Occupier's rights and responsibilities

  • 47 Occupier entitled to observe search  
  • 48 Occupier to provide authorised officer with facilities and assistance  

Division 6--Other matters

  • 49 Tampering etc. with things secured  
  • 50 Persons assisting authorised officers  
  • 51 Compensation for damage to electronic equipment  

PART 5--INFORMATION-GATHERING POWERS

  • 52 Secretary may obtain information and documents  
  • 53 Copying documents--compensation  
  • 54 Secretary may inspect and copy original documents  
  • 55 Secretary may retain copies of documents  
  • 56 Secretary may retain original documents  
  • 57 Self-incrimination  

PART 6--RECORD-KEEPING

  • 58 Keeping and retaining records  
  • 59 Production of records  
  • 60 Secretary may inspect and copy records  
  • 61 Secretary may retain records  
  • 62 Self-incrimination  

PART 7--REVIEW OF DECISIONS

  • 63 Reviewable decisions  
  • 64 Internal review by Minister of reviewable decisions  
  • 65 Review by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal  

PART 8--OTHER MATTERS

  • 66 Applications under Part 2 or 3  
  • 67 Notices, permits and approvals under this Act  
  • 68 Disclosure of reasons for decisions  
  • 69 Disclosure of information and documents  
  • 70 Injunctions  
  • 71 Forfeiture  
  • 72 Evidential certificates by Minister  
  • 73 Delegation by Minister  
  • 74 Delegation by Secretary  
  • 74A Strengthened Export Controls Steering Group  
  • 75 Regulations  

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