{"id":"F2016L00548","name":"Defence Trade Controls Act 2012 - Foreign Country List","slug":"defence-trade-controls-act-2012-foreign-country-list","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":129108,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2016L00548-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Defence Trade Controls Act 2012 - Foreign Country List","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\ntitle: Attachment B - Foreign Country List\n---\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nDEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE\n\nDEFENCE TRADE CONTROLS ACT 2012\n\nFOREIGN COUNTRY LIST\n\n \n\nI, KEVIN ANDREWS, Minister for Defence, under subsection 15(4A) of the Defence Trade Controls Act 2012, specify for the purposes of subsection 15(4) of the Act the following foreign countries:\n\n \n\nAustria\n\nBelgium\n\nBulgaria\n\nCanada\n\nCzech Republic\n\nDenmark\n\nFinland\n\nFrance\n\nGermany\n\nGreece\n\nHungary\n\nIreland\n\nItaly\n\nJapan\n\nLuxembourg\n\nNetherlands\n\nNew Zealand\n\nNorway\n\nPoland\n\nPortugal\n\nSpain\n\nSweden\n\nSwitzerland\n\nUnited Kingdom\n\nUnited States\n\n \n\n \n\nDated this: 12th day of  May   2015\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nKEVIN ANDREWS\n\nMinister for Defence\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1298},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument exercises the specific power conferred by subsection 15(4A) of the Defence Trade Controls Act 2012 to specify foreign countries for the purposes of the permit exception in subsection 15(4). It operates entirely within the scope intended by the parent Act and does not expand or alter the legislative framework."},"complexity_factors":["Simple enumeration of 26 country names","No defined terms, conditions, or operative provisions","Single cross-reference to enabling power (s 15(4A))","No nested logic or exceptions"],"plain_english_summary":"A Defence Minister’s list names 26 countries (including the US, UK, Canada, Japan and most EU states) as approved destinations for supplying Defence and Strategic Goods List (DSGL) technology.  \n\nThat means Australian businesses, researchers and individuals dealing in military or dual‑use tech can supply these trusted allies without the usual export permit (or under simplified rules), easing collaboration while export controls still apply to others."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/defence-trade-controls-act-2012-foreign-country-list","history":"/api/acts/defence-trade-controls-act-2012-foreign-country-list/history","analysis":"/api/acts/defence-trade-controls-act-2012-foreign-country-list/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/defence-trade-controls-act-2012-foreign-country-list/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/defence-trade-controls-act-2012-foreign-country-list/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/defence-trade-controls-act-2012-foreign-country-list/documents"}}