70Powers to be exercised in accordance with international agreements

#### 70 Powers to be exercised in accordance with international agreements (1) Where this Act confers a power, discretion, duty or function on a person, the exercise of the power or discretion or the performance of the duty or function is authorised by this Act only to the extent that the exercise or performance is not inconsistent with Australia’s obligations under the relevant international agreements. (2) Where this Act confers a power or discretion on a person, the person shall have regard to Australia’s obligations under the relevant international agreements in exercising that power or discretion. (3) A reference in this section to a relevant international agreement is a reference to an agreement that is, by virtue of subsection (4) or (5), a relevant international agreement for the purposes of this section. (4) The Non‑Proliferation Treaty, the Agency Agreement, the Supplementary Agency Agreements and the prescribed international agreements are relevant international agreements for the purposes of this section. (5) The Physical Protection Convention is a relevant international agreement for the purposes of this section.