Commonwealth Government agencies interested in utilising the Treaty to transfer Treaty Articles should contact Defence.
Australian Government agencies are required to maintain certain obligations under the Treaty. These obligations include:
- Ensuring all personnel requiring access to Treaty Articles hold a current security clearance issued by the Australian Government at, or equivalent, to BASELINE or higher.
- Maintaining appropriate accreditation for all facilities used to handle and store Treaty Articles commensurate with the classification of the article, and listing the facility with Defence as a facility to be used for Treaty Articles.
- Obtaining the appropriate authorisations prior to transferring Treaty Articles outside of the Australian Community.
- Ensuring all Treaty Articles are appropriately marked.
In addition, the Implementing Arrangement requires instances of non-compliance with these obligations to be reported to the United States Government. To facilitate this, any instances of non-compliance by Government agencies must be reported to the Australian Trade Treaty team at Defence.