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Criminal Code Act 1995
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Division 72—Explosives and lethal devices
Subdivision A—International terrorist activities using explosive or lethal devices
72.1 Purpose
72.2 ADF members not liable for prosecution
72.3 Offences
72.4 Jurisdictional requirement
72.5 Saving of other laws
72.6 Double jeopardy and foreign offences
72.7 Bringing proceedings under this Subdivision
72.8 Ministerial certificates relating to proceedings
72.9 Jurisdiction of State courts preserved
72.10 Definitions
Subdivision B—Plastic explosives
72.11 Purpose
72.12 Trafficking in unmarked plastic explosives etc.
72.13 Importing or exporting unmarked plastic explosives etc.
72.14 Manufacturing unmarked plastic explosives etc.
72.15 Possessing unmarked plastic explosives etc.
72.16 Defences
72.17 Packaging requirements for plastic explosives
72.18 Authorisation for research etc.
72.19 Authorisation for defence and police purposes—15 year limit
72.22 Authorisation for overseas defence purposes—7 day limit
72.23 Authorisation for overseas Australian Federal Police purposes—7 day limit
72.24 Forfeited plastic explosives
72.25 Surrendered plastic explosives
72.26 Destruction of plastic explosives obtained overseas for defence purposes
72.27 Destruction of plastic explosives obtained overseas for Australian Federal Police purposes
72.28 Delegation by AFP Minister
72.29 Delegation by Minister for Defence
72.30 Review by Administrative Review Tribunal of authorisation decisions
72.31 Geographical jurisdiction
72.32 Saving of other laws
72.33 Marking requirements
72.34 Detection agents and minimum manufacture concentrations
72.35 Presumption as to concentration of detection agent
72.36 Definitions
Subdivision C—Cluster munitions and explosive bomblets
72.37 Purpose
72.38 Offences relating to cluster munitions
72.39 Defence—acquisition or retention authorised by Defence Minister
72.40 Defence—transfer for destruction etc.
72.41 Defence—acts by Australians in military cooperation with countries not party to Convention on Cluster Munitions
72.42 Defence—acts by military personnel of countries not party to Convention on Cluster Munitions
72.43 Forfeiture of cluster munition
72.44 Application of this Subdivision to explosive bomblets
72.45 Definitions