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Australia

IAEA Membership: 29 July 1957 Capital:  Canberra
Number of Accession: 25 Area (sq.Km):  7713360
     Population (mln) 19.7 (2003 data)

Periods Represented on the Board:

Permanently

Multilateral Agreements

  Title In Force Status
P&I Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the IAEA 1986-05-09 acceptance: 1986-05-09
CPPNM Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material 1987-10-22 Signature: 1984-02-22
ratification: 1987-09-22
VC Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage   Non-Party
NOT Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident 1987-10-23 Signature: 1986-09-26
ratification: 1987-09-22
ASSIST Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency 1987-10-23 Signature: 1986-09-26
ratification: 1987-09-22
NS Convention on Nuclear Safety 1997-03-24 Signature: 1994-09-20
ratification: 1996-12-24
VC/OP Optional Protocol Concerning the Compulsory Settlement of Disputes   Non-Party
JP Joint Protocol Relating to the Application of the Vienna Convention and the Paris Convention   Non-Party
RADW Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management 2003-11-03 Signature: 1998-11-13
ratification: 2003-08-05
PVC Protocol to Amend the Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage   Non-Party
SUPP Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage   Signature: 1997-10-01
ARCAL Co-operation Agreement for the Promotion of Nuclear Science and Technology in Latin America and the Caribbean (ARCAL)   Non-Party
RSA Revised Supplementary Agreement Concerning the Provision of Technical Assistance by the IAEA (RSA)   Non-Party
RCA Third Agreement to Extend the 1987 Regional Co-operative Agreement for Research, Development and Training Related to Nuclear Science and Technology (RCA) 2003-09-10 acceptance: 2003-09-10
ARASIA Co-operative Agreement for Arab States in Asia for Research, Development and Training Related to Nuclear Science and Technology (ARASIA)   Non-Party
AFRA African Regional Co-operative Agreement for Research, Development and Training Related to Nuclear Science and Technology (AFRA) - Third Extension   Non-Party
CPPNME Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material   ratification: 2008-07-17

Last updated on 2008-07-31 by OLA

Safeguards Agreements

Reg.No Title In Force Status
1098 Application of Safeguards in connection with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons 1974-07-10 Signature: 1974-07-10
1697 Protocol Additional to the Agreement between Australia and the IAEA for the Application of Safeguards in connection with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons 1997-12-12 Signature: 1997-09-23

 

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