Australia #3372 (v.4)

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Notified in
Version validity
01/10/2024 - present
Current active version v.4
Reporting member
Australia
In force from
End date
In force
General description
Firearms, parts, accessories and ammunition - personal
National legal basis
Division 4A of Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958;
Regulation 4F to the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956; Defence Trade Control Acts 2012.
Administrative mechanism
All imports require an import permit from the Attorney-General’s Department or state or territory police based on the relevant import test.

The export, supply, publication and brokering of certain goods, software, technology or service 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 a number of exemptions and exceptions to this requirement listed in the Defence Trade Controls Act 2012 and Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958.
Responsible entities
Department of Defence
HS version
HS 2022
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WTO justifications

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

Wassenaar Group on Export Controls for Conventional Armas and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies

Reported as: Wassenaar Arrangement
Affected partners
Non-affected partners

Measures

Reported restrictions
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