Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Regulations 2018
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85 International agreements
For the purposes of subsection 84(3) of the Act, the following international agreements, as in force for Australia at the commencement of this instrument, are prescribed: (a) the Treaty on the Non‑Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, done at London, Moscow and Washington on 1 July 1968; (b) the 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, done at Vienna on 10 July 1974; (c) the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, done at Vienna on 3 March 1980; (d) the Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency, done at Vienna on 26 September 1986; (e) the Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident, done at Vienna on 26 September 1986; (f) the Convention on Nuclear Safety, done at Vienna on 20 September 1994; (g) the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management, done at Vienna on 5 September 1997; (h) the Agreement for Cooperation between the Government of Australia and the Government of the United States of America concerning Technology for the Separation of Isotopes of Uranium by Laser Excitation, with annexes, agreed minute and exchange of notes, done at Washington on 28 October 1999; (i) the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism, done at New York on 13 April 2005.
Note 1: The Treaty on the Non‑Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons is in Australian Treaty Series 1973 No. 3 ([1973] ATS 3) and could in 2018 be viewed in the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (http://www.austlii.edu.au).
Note 2: The 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 is in Australian Treaty Series 1974 No. 16 ([1974] ATS 16) and could in 2018 be viewed in the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (http://www.austlii.edu.au).
Note 3: The Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material is in Australian Treaty Series 1987 No. 16 ([1987] ATS 16) and could in 2018 be viewed in the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (http://www.austlii.edu.au).
Note 4: The Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency is in Australian Treaty Series 1987 No. 15 ([1987] ATS 15) and could in 2018 be viewed in the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website ().