Commonwealth Numbered Acts

COMPREHENSIVE NUCLEAR TEST-BAN TREATY ACT 1998

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARYýÜ

   1.      Short title 
   2.      Commencement 
   3.      External Territories 
   4.      Australian ships and aircraft 
   5.      Act binds the Crown 
   6.      Application of Criminal Code 
   7.      Definitions 

   PART 2--BAN ON NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS

   8.      Offence of causing a nuclear explosion 
   9.      Extraterritorial operation of offence 

   PART 3--INSPECTIONS

   10.     Outline of Part 
   11.     Requests for on-site inspections 
   12.     On-site inspection powers 
   13.     On-site inspection purposes 
   14.     Organization inspectors 
   15.     Observers 
   16.     Scope of Division 
   17.     Director may give information or documents 
   18.     Inspections by national inspectors 
   19.     Joint inspections 
   20.     Limit on modifications 
   21.     On-site inspection warrants 
   22.     Clarification inspection warrants 
   23.     Content of warrants 
   24.     Duration of inspection 
   25.     Inspections not to be intrusive 
   26.     On-site inspection warrant may authorise presence of an observer 
   27.     Initial inspection plan 
   28.     Managed access 
   29.     Other modifications of inspection plan 
   30.     Offence-related searches and seizures 
   31.     Offence-related warrants 
   32.     The things that are authorised by a search warrant 
   33.     Specific powers available to warrant teams executing search 
   34.     Use of equipment to examine or process things 
   35.     Use of electronic equipment at premises 
   36.     Occupier may observe search 
   37.     Warrants by telephone or other electronic means 
   38.     Receipts for things seized or moved 
   39.     Return of seized things 
   40.     Court of summary jurisdiction may permit a thing to be retained 
   41.     Announcement before entry 
   42.     Availability of assistance and use of force in executing warrant 
   43.     Details of warrant to be given to occupier etc. 
   44.     Copies of seized things to be provided 
   45.     Compensation for damage to equipment 
   46.     Making false statements in applications for warrant 
   47.     Offences relating to telephone warrants 

   PART 4--MONITORING FACILITIES

   48.     Declaration of Treaty monitoring facilities 
   49.     Minister may establish and operate monitoring facilities 
   50.     Minister may enter into arrangements 
   51.     Authorisation to gain access to facilities 
   52.     Inspecting land 
   53.     Establishing facilities 
   54.     Maintaining facilities 
   55.     Damage etc. to be minimised 
   56.     Person must restore land 
   57.     Management of activities 
   58.     Roads etc. to remain open for passage 
   59.     Notice to owner of land 
   60.     Giving notices 
   61.     Compensation 

   PART 5--AUSTRALIAN COMPREHENSIVE TEST BAN OFFICE

   62.     Designation of the Office 
   63.     Director of Office 
   64.     Functions of the Office 
   65.     Delegation by Director 
   66.     National inspectors 
   67.     Identity cards 
   68.     Engagement of consultants etc. 

   PART 6--MISCELLANEOUS

   69.     Delegation by Minister 
   70.     Powers to be exercised in accordance with Treaty 
   71.     Annual report by Director 
   72.     Additional reports 
   73.     Privileges and immunities 
   74.     Secrecy 
   75.     Expressions in section 74 
   76.     Australia not liable for acts or omissions of Organization 
   77.     Organization has legal personality and capacity 
   78.     Regulations 
           SCHEDULE 1--Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty