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South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty Act 1986
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C2016C00940 C09
21 October 2016
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Part I—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Principal object of Act
4 Interpretation
5 Conduct by directors, employees or agents
6 Act to extend to external Territories
7 Act binds the Crown
7A Application of the Criminal Code
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Part II—Prohibitions in relation to nuclear explosive devices
8 Manufacture, production and acquisition of nuclear explosive devices prohibited
9 Research and development relating to manufacture or production of nuclear explosive devices prohibited
10 Possession of, or control over, nuclear explosive devices prohibited
11 Stationing of nuclear explosive devices in Australia prohibited
12 Testing of nuclear explosive devices prohibited
13 Facilitation of manufacture, production, acquisition or testing of nuclear explosive devices prohibited
14 Application of offence provisions outside Australia
15 Visits of foreign ships and aircraft etc.
16 Penalties for offences
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Part III—Safeguards in relation to nuclear material and prevention of dumping at sea of radioactive wastes and other radioactive matter
17 Safeguards in relation to nuclear material
18 Prevention of dumping at sea of radioactive wastes and other radioactive matter
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Part IV—Inspections
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Division 1—Treaty inspectors and authorised officers
19 Treaty inspectors and authorised officers
20 Identity cards
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Division 2—Inspections and searches
21 Facilitation by inspectors of Treaty inspections
22 Treaty inspections by Treaty inspectors
23 Powers of authorised officers
24 Inspectors may require information etc.
25 Offence-related searches and seizures
26 Warrants may be granted by telephone
27 Emergency searches and seizures
28 Persons to assist inspectors
29 Inspectors, Treaty inspectors and authorised officers to produce evidence of identity
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Part V—Miscellaneous
30 Delegation by the Minister
31 Forfeiture
32 Offence against 2 or more provisions
33 Consent to prosecutions
34 Hearing in camera etc.
35 Regulations
Schedule—South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty
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Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history