Summary
Amends the: Nuclear Non-Proliferation (Safeguards) Act 1987 to strengthen arrangements for the protection of, and application of non-proliferation safeguards to, nuclear material, facilities and associated information; Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Act 1998 to enable Australia to enact legislation banning nuclear weapon tests ahead of entry into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty; and Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) Act 1994, Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Act 1998 and Nuclear Non-Proliferation (Safeguards) Act 1987 to provide for the implementing office and its Director to be referred to by a name or title specified by the Minister. Also makes consequential amendments to the Australian Protective Service Act 1987[eitalss] and Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998.