Compliance Overview

Compliance Framework
Compliance Driver Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) Act 1994 (Cth)
Classification Level 4
Local area requirement, managed locally .
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Associated Standards None
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Return to Top General Introduction
VC Compliance Delegate Chris Armstrong, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research
Compliance Coordinator Faraz Hasan, Director of Research
Business Units Impacted
  • Academic Development
  • Ag360
  • Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit
  • Australian Business Research Institute
  • Careers & Employability
  • Centre for Agriculture and Law
  • Centre for Animal Research and Teaching
  • Centre for Applied Research in Social Science
  • Centre for Local Government
  • Collaborative Research Centres
  • Controlled Entities
  • Cotton Catchment Communities CRC
  • CRC for Beef Genetic Technologies
  • CRC for Spatial Information
  • Curriculum and Academic Management
  • Digital Education
  • Education Enterprise
  • Education Futures
  • Education Quality Directorate
  • English Language Centre
  • Estate and Built Environment
  • Examinations Office
  • Faculty of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences and Education
  • Faculty of Medicine and Health
  • Faculty of Science, Agriculture, Business and Law
  • Graduate Research School
  • Heritage Futures Research Centre
  • Office of the Chief Financial Officer
  • Office of the Chief Operating Officer
  • Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor
  • Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)
  • Office of the Vice-Chancellor and CEO
  • Poultry Hub
  • Research Centres and Institutes
  • Research Services
  • Rural Properties
  • School of Education
  • School of Environmental and Rural Science
  • School of Health
  • School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
  • School of Psychology
  • School of Rural Medicine
  • School of Science and Technology
  • The National Centre of Science, Information and Communication Technology, and Mathematics Education
  • UNE Council
  • UNE International
  • UNE Life Healthcare Centre
Overview The University is likely to be considered an "operator" of a "facility" under the Act. This triggers a range of legal obligations, including the requirement to obtain permits for certain activities, notify the government of others, maintain detailed records, and be subject to both national and international inspections.

For example:
s 12 Offences relating to chemical weapons - Intentionally developing, producing, acquiring, stockpiling, retaining, transferring, or using chemical weapons. Forfeiture of the chemical weapon to the Commonwealth (s 14). Imprisonment for life. Section 9 provides that conduct and state of mind of directors, employees, or agents can be attributed to the University unless it proves it took reasonable precautions and exercised due diligence.
s 77(1) Production etc. of Scheduled chemicals otherwise than in accordance with permit - Producing, acquiring, using, or transferring Schedule 1 chemicals without, or not in accordance with, a required permit. 500 penalty units or imprisonment for 5 years, or both. Forfeiture of any substance or article used in the commission of the offence (s 81). Revocation of permit (s 25). This is an indictable offence.
s 30(3) Failure to meet record keeping obligations - Failing to provide required reports or keep prescribed records for a facility that has or had a permit. Imprisonment for 2 years. Revocation of permit (s 25). This is an indictable offence.