112Obligations under international agreements that a person must have regard to when performing functions under the Act

112  Obligations under international agreements that a person must have regard to when performing functions under the Act

  For the purposes of section 136 of the Act, the following international agreements, as in force for Australia at the commencement of this instrument, are prescribed:

 (a) Agreement among the Government of Australia, the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the Government of the United States of America for Cooperation Related to Naval Nuclear Propulsion, done at Washington on 5 August 2024;

 (b) Treaty on the Non‑Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, done at London, Moscow and Washington on 1 July 1968;

 (c) South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty, done at Rarotonga on 6 August 1985;

 (d) Agreement between Australia and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards in connection with the Treaty on the Non‑Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons of 1 July 1968, done at Vienna on 10 July 1974;

 (e) Protocol Additional to the Agreement [of 10 July 1974] between Australia and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards in connection with the Treaty on the Non‑Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons of 1 July 1968, done at Vienna on 23 September 1997.

Note 1: A person, in performing any function conferred on that person by the Act or an instrument made under the Act, must have regard to Australia’s obligations under the international agreements prescribed in this section: see section 136 of the Act.

Note 2: The international agreements mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (e) are in the following Australian Treaties Series:

(a) the Agreement mentioned in paragraph (a)—Australian Treaty Series 2025 No. 5 ([2025] ATS 5);

(b) the Treaty mentioned in paragraph (b)—Australian Treaty Series 1973 No. 3 ([1973] ATS 3);

(c) the Treaty mentioned in paragraph (c)—Australian Treaty Series 1986 No. 32 ([1986] ATS 32);

(d) the Agreement mentioned in paragraph (d)—Australian Treaty Series 1974 No. 16 ([1974] ATS 16);

(e) the Protocol mentioned in paragraph (e)—Australian Treaty Series 1997 No. 28 ([1997] ATS 28).

 They could in 2025 be viewed in the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (https://www.austlii.edu.au).