4A. Strategic goods and strategic goods technology

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Amended

Last amended by an amending law of 2007.

(1)

The Minister may, by order in the Gazette, prescribe ––

(a)

any military or dual-use goods as strategic goods for the purposes of this Act; or

(b)

any military or dual‑use technology as strategic goods technology for the purposes of this Act.

(2)

In subsection (1) ––

“dual‑use goods” means goods capable of being used for both a non-military purpose and a military purpose or relevant activity;

“dual‑use technology” means technology necessary for the development, production or use of any dual‑use goods;

“military goods” means goods solely or predominantly designed or modified for a military purpose, including any part or component thereof;

“military technology” means technology necessary for the development, production or use of any military goods.

Terms defined in s 2

development
Defined · s 2
“development”, in relation to any goods, means any stage prior to the serial production of the goods, including design, design research, design analysis, development of a design concept, assembly and testing of a prototype, pilot production, generation of design data, the process of transforming design data into a product, configuration design, integration design, and layout;
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goods
Defined · s 2
“goods” means any movable or personal property but does not include choses in action or money;
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production
Defined · s 2
“production”, in relation to any goods, means any stage of production of the goods, including construction, production engineering, manufacture, integration, assembly, mounting, inspection, testing, and quality assurance;
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relevant activity
Defined · s 2
“relevant activity” means —(a)the development, production, handling, operation, maintenance, storage, detection, identification or dissemination of any nuclear, chemical or biological weapon; or(b)the development, production, maintenance or storage of missiles which are capable of delivering any such weapon;
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strategic goods
Defined · s 2
“strategic goods” means any goods prescribed by the Minister as strategic goods under section 4A;
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strategic goods technology
Defined · s 2
“strategic goods technology” means any technology prescribed by the Minister as strategic goods technology under section 4A;
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technology
Defined · s 2
“technology” means information (including information comprised in such documents as specifications, blueprints, plans, manuals, models, diagrams, formulae, tables and designs) that is necessary for the development, production or use of any goods, and includes software;
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use
Defined · s 2
“use”, in relation to any goods, means the operation, installation, maintenance, inspection, repair, overhaul or refurbishing of the goods.
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