|
Title |
Date |
Implementing legislation |
Commencement date |
1 |
Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft |
1963 |
Civil Aviation (Offenders on International Aircraft) Act 1970 [now the Crimes (Aviation) Act 1991] |
Ss. 1, 2 and 5: Royal Assent (12 June1970) Remainder: 20 Sept 1970 (see Gazette 1970, p. 6262) |
2 |
Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft |
1970 |
Crimes (Hijacking of Aircraft) Act 1972 [now the Crimes (Aviation) Act 1991] |
Ss. 4, 5 and 7-23: 28 Aug 1973 (see Gazette 1973, No. 113, p. 3). Remainder: Royal Assent ( 27 Oct 1972) |
3 |
Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation |
1971 |
Crimes (Protection of Aircraft) Act 1973 [now the Crimes (Aviation) Act 1991] |
Ss. 1-3, 6 and 21-23 commenced on Royal Assent ( 27 May 1973); remainder commenced 1 October 1975 (see Gazette 1975, No. G36, p. 2) |
3a |
Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts of Violence at Airports Serving International Civil Aviation |
1988 |
Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 1991 |
4 March 1991 |
4 |
United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons, Including Diplomatic Agents |
1973 |
Crimes (Internationally Protected Persons) Act 1976 |
S. 11: 20 July 1977 (see Gazette 1977, No. S145) Remainder: Royal Assent ( 28 Feb 1977) |
5 |
Convention against the Taking of Hostages |
1979 |
Crimes (Hostages) Act 1989 |
20 June 1990 (see Gazette 1990, No. S145) |
6 |
Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material |
1980 |
Nuclear Non-Proliferation (Safeguards) Act 1987 |
Ss. 1 and 2: Royal Assent ( 17 Mar 1987); Ss. 23-26: 31 Mar 1988 (see Gazette 1988, No. S68); Ss. 32-38: 28 Oct 1987 (see Gazette 1987, No. S284); Remainder: 31 Mar 1987 (see Gazette 1987, No. S57) |
7 |
Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation |
1988 |
Crimes (Ships and Fixed Platforms) Act 1992 |
Parts 2 and 3 (ss. 8-29): 20 May 1993 (see Gazette 1993, No. GN19); Remainder: Royal Assent ( 11 Dec 1992)
|
7a |
Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf |
1988 |
Crimes (Ships And Fixed Platforms) Act 1992 |
See above |
7b |
Protocol of 2005 to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation, 1988 ([1993] ATS 10) |
2005 |
Australia signed on 07/03/2006 . No legislation |
|
7c |
Protocol of 2005 to the Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Fixed Platforms located on the Continental Shelf, 1988 ([1993] ATS 11) |
2005 |
Australia signed on 07/03/2006 . No legislation |
|
8 |
Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection |
1991 |
Treaty tabled 11/10/2005. JSCOT report tabled 14 August 2006. Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Marking of Plastic Explosives) Bill 2006 introduced 7 September 2006. |
|
9 |
International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings |
1998 |
Criminal Code Amendment (Suppression of Terrorist Bombings) Act 2002 |
Schedule 1: 8 Sept 2002 (see Gazette 2002, No. S331); Remainder: Royal Assent ( 3 July 2002)
|
10 |
International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism |
2000 |
Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism Act 2002 |
Schedule 1 (item 1): Royal Assent ( 5 July 2002); Schedule 1 (item 2): 6 July 2002; Schedule 1 (item 3): 6 July 2002
|
11 |
International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism [2005] ATNIF 20 |
2005 |
Australia signed 14/09/2005.
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Amendment Bill 2006. Introduced 30 March 2006. |
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* Current as at 10 October 2006.