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Export Control Act 2020

No. 12, 2020

Compilation No. 9

Compilation date: 1 January 2025

                Includes amendments: Act No. 60, 2024

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Export Control Act 2020 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 1 January 2025 (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 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 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 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If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.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
Chapter 1—Preliminary
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Objects of this Act
4 Simplified outline of this Act
5 Act binds the Crown
6 Application of this Act in Australia
7 Limited application of this Act outside Australia
8 Extension of this Act to external Territories and other areas
9 Application of this Act in external Territories and other areas
10 Rights of foreign aircraft and vessels under Convention on the Law of the Sea not affected
11 Concurrent operation of State and Territory laws
Part 2—Interpretation
Division 1—Definitions
12 Definitions
13 Meaning of associate
14 Meaning of Australian territory
15 Meaning of entered for export
16 Meaning of export operations
17 Meaning of installation
18 Meaning of integrity
19 Meaning of occupier
Division 2—Other interpretation provisions
20 When goods are exported
21 Persons who manage or control export operations
Chapter 2—Exporting goods
Part 1—Goods and exports
Division 1—Introduction
22 Simplified outline of this Part
Division 2—Prohibited goods and exports
Subdivision A—Permanently prohibited goods and exports