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| Instrument | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material + 2005 Amendment + Information pursuant to Article 14.1 |
Ratified Ratified Submitted Updated |
22/09/1987 17/07/2008 27/09/1991 04/03/2014 |
| International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism | Ratified | 16/03/2012 |
| UNSCR 1540 (S/AC.44/2004/(02)/53) UNSCR 1540 (S/AC.44/2004/(02)/53/Add.1) UNSCR 1540 (S/AC.44/2004/(02)/53/Add.2) UNSCR 1540 (S/AC.44/2018/6) UNSCR 1540 Matrix |
Date of Report First Addendum Second Addendum Date of Report Matrix submitted |
28/10/2004 08/11/2005 14/03/2008 07/09/2018 24/06/2020 |
| Initiative, Partnership or Group | Status | Year Joined |
|---|---|---|
| Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) | Founding Member | 2006 |
| Global Partnership | Participant | 2004 |
| Proliferation Security Initiative | Participant | 2003 |
| INTERPOL | Member | 1948 |
| Nuclear Regulatory Authorities | Web-site | |
|---|---|---|
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Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office (ASNO) |
www.dfat.gov.au/asno | |
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Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) |
www.arpansa.gov.au | |
| Key Legislation (available on www.comlaw.gov.au) | ||
| Nuclear Non-Proliferation (Safeguards) Act 1987 | ||
| Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 | ||
| Weapons of Mass Destruction Act 1995 | ||
| Customs Act 1901 | ||
| Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956 & Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958 | ||
| Nuclear Security Requirements | ||
| IAEA Nuclear Security Series | Australia has committed to IAEA INFCIRC/869 in which States subscribe to the fundamental principles and meeting the intent of the recommendations | |
| Design Basis Threat | Year of revisions: 2017, 2012, 2002, 1990. | |
| Item | Status |
|---|---|
| Support for Code of Conduct on the Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources | Australian support confirmed through political commitment pursuant to GC(47)/RES/7 |
| Supplementary Guidance on the Import and Export of Radioactive Sources | Australian support confirmed through political commitment pursuant to GC(48)/RES/10 |
| Supplementary Guidance on the Management of Disused Radioactive Sources | Australian support confirmed through political commitment pursuant to GC(61)/RES/8.25 |
| National Source Network | Jurisdiction-based network of source inventories: Category 1 and 2 |
| Type | Years |
|---|---|
| International Physical Protection Advisory Service (IPPAS) | November 2013, November 2017 |
| US Bilateral Security Visits pursuant to Australia-US Nuclear Cooperation Agreement | 1976, 1987, 1991, 1997, 2003, 2005, 2013, 2018 |
| Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS) | 2007, 2011, 2018 |
| Type | Status | Years |
|---|---|---|
| GICNT Nuclear Forensics Working Group | Chair Participant |
2010 – 2017 2010 - present |
| GICNT Response and Mitigation Working Group | Participant | 2011 – present |
| GICNT Nuclear Detection Working Group | Participant | 2010 – present |
| Nuclear Forensics International Technical Working Group (ITWG) | Participant | 2003 – present |
| Activity | Detail | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclear Security Guidance Committee (NSGC) | Member Chair |
2012 – present 2018 – present |
| Emergency Preparedness and Response Standards Committee (EPReSC) | Member | 2015 - present |
| IAEA Coordinated Research Project on the Identification of High Confidence Nuclear Forensic Signatures for the Development of Nuclear Forensics Libraries | Project agreement | 2012 – 2016 |
| IAEA Radioactive Source Security Working Group | Member | 2012 – 2017 |
| Incident and Trafficking Database | Member | 1995 – present |
| Analytical Laboratories for the Measurement of Environmental RadioActivity (ALMERA) | Member Regional Coordinator |
1995 – present 2020 – present |
| Nuclear Security Fund | Contributor | 2002, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2019 |
| International Physical Protection Advisory Service (IPPAS) Missions | Team members | 2002 – present |
| Activity/Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Events | |
| IAEA Regional Training Course on Computer Security Incident Response for Nuclear Facilities, Sydney | March 2020 |
| International Training Course on the Security of Radioactive Material in Transport, Beijing, China. | September 2019 |
| IAEA Regional training course of nuclear forensics, Sydney | February 2019 |
| GICNT workshop "Panda Warrior", Beijing, China | October 2018 |
| Expert Mission to Finalize Transport Security Regulations For the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. |
August 2018 |
| Regional Workshop to Promote the Universalisation of the Amendment to the CPPNM | May 2018 |
| GICNT workshop "Destiny Elephant", Bangkok, Thailand | March 2018 |
| IAEA Regional training course of nuclear forensics, Sydney | October 2017 |
| GICNT 'Presenting nuclear forensics findings in court' workshop, Germany | June 2017 |
| IAEA Regional Training Course on Safeguards and Nuclear Security for Small Quantities Protocol Countries | Dec 2016 |
| EPREV Mission, Jakarta | October 2016 |
| APEX GOLD: Ministerial Level Scenario-based Policy Discussion, San Francisco | February 2016 |
| ANSTO-BATAN Knowledge exchange on nuclear forensics | November 2016 |
| GICNT Nuclear Forensics Working Group Experts Meeting, Italy | November 2016 |
| GICNT 10th Anniversary Meeting, the Netherlands | June 2016 |
| GICNT "Kangaroo Harbour" workshop and exercise, Sydney GICNT Implementation and Assessment Group meeting |
May 2016 |
| Sponsored the Nuclear Security Summit Gift Basket Joint Statement on Forensics in Nuclear Security | March 2016 |
| IAEA INFCIRC | Joint Statement Title | INFCIRC Date |
|---|---|---|
| INFCIRC/869 | Strengthening of Nuclear Security Implementation | 02/10/14 |
| INFCIRC/899 | Nuclear Security Contact Group | 02/11/16 |
| INFCIRC/904 | Supporting Nuclear and Radiological Terrorism Preparedness and Response Capabilities | 14/12/16 |
| INFCIRC/905 | National Nuclear Detection Architectures | 14/12/16 |
| INFCIRC/908 | Mitigating Insider Threats | 09/01/17 |
| INFCIRC/909 | Transport Security of Nuclear Materials | 10/01/17 |
| INFCIRC/910 | Strengthening the Security of High Activity Sealed Sources | 30/12/16 |
| INFCIRC/912 | Minimising and Eliminating the use of Highly Enriched Uranium in Civilian Applications | 16/02/17 |
| INFCIRC/917 | Forensics in Nuclear Security (Australia is sponsor) | 20/04/17 |
| INFCIRC/918 | Countering Nuclear Smuggling | 19/04/17 |