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• Dangerous Goods (Road and Rail Transport) Act 2008 (NSW) - Level 3Dangerous goods are substances and articles that pose an acute risk to people, property and the environment due to their chemical or physical properties. Dangerous goods are classified under the Australian Dangerous Goods Code (ADG Code) and the United Nations Manual of Tests and Criteria (dangerous goods excludes explosives).
  
  The Dangerous Goods (Road and Rail Transport) Act 2008 (the Act) makes provision for safety in the transport of dangerous goods by road and rail as part of the system of nationally consistent road and rail transport laws, to ensure that dangerous goods are transported efficiently and safely to minimise impacts on people, property and the environment. The Act appoints both the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) and WorkCover NSW as administrators of the legislation - the EPA regulates the on-road transport of dangerous goods, whilst WorkCover NSW regulates activities prior to transport. The transport of dangerous goods by rail is regulated by the Independent Transport Safety Regulator on behalf of the EPA.
• Defence Trade Controls Act 2012 (Cth) - Level 3The Defence Trade Control Act 2012 (the Act) is part of Australia’s export control measure which aims to stop goods and technology that can be used in chemical, biological and nuclear weapons, or military goods and technologies, from being transferred to individuals, states or groups of proliferation concern. As a member of international export control regimes (Wassenaar Arrangement), Australia is part of a global effort to regulate the export of items listed by these regimes, which have military or WMD applications.
  Australia regulates the physical export of military and dual-use items listed by the international regimes, under Regulation 13E of the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958. However, there were significant gaps that have been closed by the Defence Trade Control Act 2012 (DTC Act). For example:
  • If an Australian organisation physically exports a controlled virus, a licence is required under Regulation 13E (in addition to any biosafety obligations). However, if they email instructions on how to produce or enhance that virus, no permit is required, and the Australian Government has no visibility or control over the electronic export of this information, including whether it is potentially destined for a biological weapons program. The export of sensitive information in electronic or other non-physical form is referred to as intangible supply. As well as emails, other examples of intangible supply include supply via the internet and social media etc.
  • If an Australian or a person in Australia were to arrange for weapons to be sent from one destination outside Australia to another destination outside Australia, no brokering permit is required, and the Australian Government has no visibility or control over this brokering activity, including whether it is potentially destined for uses that may abuse human rights.
  The three main activities regulated by the DTC Act are:
  • The intangible supply (transmission by non-physical means) of controlled technology from a person in Australia to a person outside Australia;
  • Publishing controlled military technology; and
  • Brokering controlled military goods and technology.
  The Act separately implements the Defence Trade Cooperation Treaty between Australia and the United States of America.
  
  UNE Representatives should contact the Compliance Coordinator (being the Export Controls Compliance Officer) above.
• Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) - Level 1The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) and the Australian Human Rights Commission Act (AHRCA) apply throughout Australia. This legislation attempts to eliminate as far as possible discrimination against persons on the ground of disability and to ensure that persons with disabilities have the same rights to equality before the law as the rest of the community. Some areas of discrimination are unlawful under the DDA, whilst the AHRCA sets out how to make a complaint about breaches of the DDA.
  
  The University is obligated to ensure that it does not discriminate against students, prospective students and employees and prospective employees on the basis of a disability. The University has obligations under the Act in its capacity as:- (i) a provider of education; (ii) a provider of accommodation; (iii) an employer, and is also responsible to ensure that all employees, external contractors and students are made aware of what constitutes acceptable standards of behaviour within the University.