State: Australia
Law or Regulations: Crimes (Biological Weapons) Act 1978


Sect. 2 Commencement


2. (1) Sections 1, 2, 3 and 7 shall come into operation on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

(2) The remaining provisions of this Act shall come into operation on a day to be fixed by Proclamation, being a day not earlier than the day on which the Convention enters into force for Australia.

References: International Treaties and Documents

UN Biological Weapons Convention 1972: Art. 4 Database 'IHL - Treaties & Comments', View 'ART'.