Australia #3369 (v.4)
Base data
- Notified in
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G/MA/QR/N/AUS/7 30/09/2024
- Version validity
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01/10/2024 -
present
Current active version v.4
- Reporting member
- Australia
- In force from
- End date
- In force
- General description
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Plastic explosives
- National legal basis
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The Customs Act 1901, Regulation 4AA of the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956 (PI Regulations) and the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) (Criminal Code).
- Administrative mechanism
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Regulation 4AA of the PI Regulations prohibits the importation of plastic explosives into Australia unless permission has been granted by the Minister for Home Affairs or an authorised person.
Additionally, under Division 72 of the Criminal Code, it is an offence to traffick in, import, export, manufacture or possess unmarked plastic explosives unless authorised by a Responsible Minister, or a delegate of a Responsible Minister.
The export, supply, publication and brokering of certain goods, software, technology or services listed on the Defence and Strategic Goods List 2024 (DSGL) are prohibited unless a permit has been issued by the Minister for Defence (or their delegate). There are limited exemptions and exceptions to this requirement listed in the Defence Trade Controls Act 2012 and Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958.
- Responsible entities
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Department of Defence Minister of Home Affairs
- HS version
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HS 2022
- Referenced WTO document symbol
Meta data
- WTO justifications
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XXI:(b)(ii) - (ii) relating to the traffic in arms, ammunition and implements of war and to such traffic in other goods and materials as is carried on directly or indirectly for the purpose of supplyi
GATT 1994 (GATT 1947 provisions)
Reported as: Article XXI(b)(ii) of the GATT - Non-WTO commitments
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Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives
Reported as: United Nations Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection (Montreal, 1991) - Affected partners
- Non-affected partners
Measures
- Reported restrictions
- NAL
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NAL
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NAL-X
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Tariff lines
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3602
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3602
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Marked and unmarked plastic explosives
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