Commonwealth Numbered Acts

ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES CONVENTION ACT 1998 (NO. 126, 1998)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--INTRODUCTION

   1.      Short title 
   2.      Commencement 
   3.      Simplified outline 
   4.      Definitions 
   5.      Crown to be bound 
   6.      External Territories 

   PART 2--OFFENCES RELATING TO ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES

   7.      Offence to place, possess, develop, produce, acquire, stockpile or 
   8.      Minister for Defence may grant permission to retain anti-personnel mines 
   9.      Offence not to deliver up anti-personnel mines 
   10.     Destruction or deactivation of anti-personnel mines 
   11.     Forfeiture of anti-personnel mines 

   PART 3--POWERS OF FACT-FINDING MISSIONS

   12.     Appointment of inspectors 
   13.     Conditions of appointment as an inspector 
   14.     Powers available to inspectors for monitoring compliance  
   15.     Inspector must produce identity card on request 
   16.     General powers of inspectors in relation to premises 
   17.     Details of warrant to be given to occupier etc. 
   18.     Announcement before entry 
   19.     Occupier entitled to be present during search 
   20.     Monitoring warrants 
   21.     Offences relating to warrants 

   PART 4--INFORMATION-GATHERING POWERS

   22.     Minister may obtain information and documents from persons 
   23.     Copying documents--reasonable compensation 
   24.     Self-incrimination  
   25.     Giving false or misleading information 
   26.     Provision of false or misleading documents 
   27.     Copies of documents 
   28.     Minister may retain documents 

   PART 5--MISCELLANEOUS

   29.     Delegation by Minister or Minister for Defence 
   30.     Privileges and immunities 
   31.     Powers to be exercised in accordance with Convention 
   32.     Offences 
   33.     Compensation for acquisition of property 
   34.     Regulations 
           SCHEDULE 1--Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction