Anti-Personnel Mines Convention Act 1998
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• This Act implements the Anti‑Personnel Mines Convention.
• It is an offence to place, possess, develop, produce, acquire, stockpile or transfer anti‑personnel mines.
• If a fact‑finding mission to Australia is authorised under the Convention, the Minister must appoint each member of the mission as an inspector. Inspectors may enter premises, and exercise powers of inspection, for the purpose of finding out whether the Convention has been complied with.
• The Minister may require a person to give information that is relevant to Australia’s reporting obligations under the Convention.