Training and Education

Upcoming Export Control Awareness Training

If there is sufficient interest, DECO will conduct the next series of sessions in capital cities in the first half of 2012. You should register your interest so DECO can plan a session in your capital city.

DECO Export Control Awareness Training

Export Control Awareness Training sessions run for approximately two and half hours providing an informative overview on the Australian export controls on defence and defence related goods, technology and services.

Attendance is open to anyone from industry, government agencies and the general public. There is no cost for the sessions. Attendees will have the opportunity at the end of each training module to ask questions.

DECO presenters will also be available at the end of each session to meet separately with attendees for a ten minute one-to-one meeting to discuss specific matters. Please use the sign up sheet at the session or email or phone DECO (once a session has been confirmed) to book in early.

Overview of an Awareness Training session:

Module 1 – ‘Australian export controls’

  • The role of DECO;
  • International obligations and multilateral export control regimes;
  • Australia’s export control legislation;
  • The Defence and Strategic Goods List;
  • The Weapons of Mass Destruction Act;
  • Sanctions;
  • The application assessment process;
    • When is export permission required?
    • How to identify suspicious approaches;
    • How are applications assessed by DECO?
    • What permissions are available?
    • Export of classified information;
    • Supporting documentation explained; and
    • International Import Certificates and Delivery Verification Certificates
  • Complying with export controls

Module 2 – ‘The changes to Australia’s export controls’

  • Why we are strengthening the controls;
  • Brokering;
  • Intangible transfer of technology;
  • Provision of defence services;
  • Military end-use; and
  • The AS-US Defence Trade Cooperation Treaty.

Module 3 – ‘US export control reform’

  • Overview of International Traffic in Arms Regulations
  • Dual national policy; and
  • The three phased approach to implementation involving changes to control list, licensing, enforcement and IT systems.