Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsGrant of permission
(1) The Defence Minister may, by writing, grant permission for specified anti - personnel mines to:
(a) be placed under, on or near the ground or other surface area ; or
(b) be possessed; or
(c) be produced or otherwise acquired; or
(d) be physically moved; or
(e) be the subject of a transfer of ownership or control;
for the purposes of the development of, and training in, any or all of the following:
(f) anti - personnel mine detection techniques;
(g) anti - personnel mine clearance techniques;
(h) anti - personnel mine destruction techniques;
(i) anti - personnel mine deactivation techniques.
Note: For specification by class, see subsection 33(3AB) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
(2) The Defence Minister must ensure that the total number of anti - personnel mines that are the subject of permissions under subsection ( 1) does not exceed the minimum number absolutely necessary for the purposes of the development of, and training in, any or all of the techniques referred to in that subsection.
Decision - making principles
(3) The Defence Minister must, by legislative instrument , formulate principles to be complied with by the Defence Minister in exercising the power conferred by subsection ( 1).
(4) Before formulating the principles under subsection ( 3), the Defence Minister must consult the Minister administering this Act.
(5) In exercising the power conferred by subsection ( 1), the Defence Minister must comply with the principles formulated under subsection ( 3).