Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2018C00180:front:0
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2018C00180
Segment Type: other
Provision Reference: 
Character Range: 0–2793

Crimes (Biological Weapons) Act 1976

No. 11 of 1977

Compilation No. 9

Compilation date:   11 May 2018

Includes amendments up to: Act No. 31, 2018

Registered:    23 May 2018

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Crimes (Biological Weapons) Act 1976 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 11 May 2018 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Interpretation
4 Extension to external Territories
5 Extra‑territorial operation of Act
6 Act binds the Crown
6A Application of the Criminal Code
7 Ratification of Convention
8 Restriction on development etc. of certain biological agents and toxins and biological weapons
9 Forfeiture and seizure
10 Prosecutions
11 Jurisdiction of courts
12 Evidence of analyst
13 Regulations
Schedule—Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production And Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction
Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history
An Act relating to the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of certain Biological Agents and Toxins and of Weapons for their Delivery