Terrorism treaties

These international treaties have been, or are being implemented, into Australian domestic law by legislation. Unless indicated, the text of each treaty may be found as a schedule to its implementing act. See also 'The Prevention and Prosecution of Terrorist Acts: A Survey of Multilateral Instruments', The Record (NY City Bar), vol 62 no 1, 2007.

Title	Date	Implementing legislation	Commencement date
1. Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft	1963	Civil Aviation (Offenders on International Aircraft) Act 1970 [now the Crimes (Aviation) Act 1991]	1970
2. Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft	1970	Crimes (Hijacking of Aircraft) Act 1972 [now the Crimes (Aviation) Act 1991]	1972-73
3. Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation	1971	Crimes (Protection of Aircraft) Act 1973 [now the Crimes (Aviation) Act 1991]	1973 & 1975.
3a. Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts of Violence at Airports Serving International Civil Aviation	1988	Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 1991	1991
4. United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons, Including Diplomatic Agents	1973	Crimes (Internationally Protected Persons) Act 1976	1977
5. Convention against the Taking of Hostages	1979	Crimes (Hostages) Act 1989	1990
6. Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material	1980	Nuclear Non-Proliferation (Safeguards) Act 1987	1987-88
6a. Amendments to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, done at Vienna on 8 July 2005 [2006] ATNIF 14	2005	Treaty tabled 20/6/2006. Joint Standing Committee on Treaties (JSCOT) report. Non-Proliferation Legislation Amendment Act 2007	2007
7. Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation	1988	Crimes (Ships and Fixed Platforms) Act 1992	1992-93
7a. Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf	1988	Crimes (Ships And Fixed Platforms) Act 1992	See above
7b. Protocol of 2005 to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation, 1988	2005	Australia signed on 7/3/2006. No legislation
7c. Protocol of 2005 to the Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Fixed Platforms located on the Continental Shelf, 1988 ([1993] ATS 11) 2005	2005	Australia signed on 7/3/2006. No legislation
8. Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection	1991	Treaty tabled 11/10/2005. JSCOT report. Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Marking of Plastic Explosives) Act 2007	2007
9. International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings 1997. NIA.	1997	Criminal Code Amendment (Suppression of Terrorist Bombings) Act 2002	2002
10. International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism 1999. NIA.	1999	Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism Act 2002	2002
11. International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism [2005] ATNIF 20	2005	Australia signed 14/09/2005. Partly implemented by Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Amendment Act 2006.	2006