Defence Trade Control and Compliance (DTCC), within the Defence Organisation, is planning a series of seminars to inform Australian defence industry about the United States Export Control Legislation – the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITARS) and its impact on the Defence Organisation and Australia's defence industry relationship with the United States.
 Defence capability relies on a combination of indigenous industry capability and access to overseas based weapons and technology. The DTCC is the responsible authority for certifying to the country of origin of foreign-sourced technology that the Australian Government will not re-export or re-transfer their technology without seeking approval.
Australia controls the export of defence and dual use goods under the legal framework provided by Section 112 of the Customs Act 1901 and the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulation 13E. Exports of all items covered by Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulation 13E requires an export permit or licence  approved by the Minister for Defence or a delegate of the Minister. The DTCC Section administers Regulation 13E and has the authority to approve permits and licenses.
Of particular concern to Defence are the re-transfers of foreign technology. Australia must continue to have access to the best weapons and technology that the world is able to offer if we are to maintain a war fighting capability. Failure to take these commitments seriously would result in the restriction of our access to high-end technology, and possibly a ban on further high technology exports to Australia. The US takes the security and control of its military technology very seriously.
Re-transfers may also be known to you as ‘Third Party Transfers’. The basic purpose of re-transfers control is to ensure that Australia honours the commitments it makes when Defence purchases weapons and technology from foreign governments. Information regarding the US ITARs and the Munitions List are available at http://www.pmdtc.org/
The details of the seminar are:
ITARS SEMINAR
EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
The Department of Defence is hosting a series of International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITARS) seminars. Speakers from the U.S. Department of State and the Society for International Affairs (SIA) will talk about ITARS regulations and participate in a Q & A session at the end of the seminar.
Defence Trade Control and Compliance (DTCC) are calling for expressions of interest in order to ascertain if there is a demand for such a seminar in each state. At the present time the seminars are slated for;
28/02/2006 Melbourne (approx. 9.30am to 4.30pm)
02/03/2006 Adelaide
6/03/2006 Canberra
8/03/2006 Brisbane
10/03/2006 Sydney
If you (and your colleagues) are interested in attending any of the above seminars please advise DTCC by email julia.reed@defence.gov.au advising which seminar you would like to attend and how many will be attending, prior to COB 02 December 2005.
Once details have been finalised each respondent will be sent further details.
For more information about Defence Trade Controls
Ph: 1800 66 10 66
Fax: (02) 6266 2997
Web: http://www.defence.gov.au/strategy/dtcc
E-mail: dtcc@defence.gov.au |
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