Key Multilateral Treaties to which Australia is Party or a Signatory
Key Treaties for Environment
- Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels, 2001
- Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, 1989
- Convention on Biological Diversity, 1992
- Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, 1973
- Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, 1979
- Kyoto Protocol
- Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, 1987
- Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, 1998
- Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, 2001
- United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa, 1994
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, 1992
- United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 1982
Key Treaties for Sea Law
- UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
- Antarctic Treaty
- Agreed Measures for the Conservation of Antarctic Fauna and Flora (1964);
- Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals
- Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (1991)
- Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
- Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species
- UNESCO Convention on Underwater Cultural Heritage
- International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea
- International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution at Sea by Oil
- International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems on Ships
- Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal
- Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade
- Convention on Biological Diversity
- Protocol on Biosafety
- Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels
- Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
- Waigani Convention to Ban the Importation into Forum Island Countries of Hazardous and Radioactive Wastes and to Control the Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes within the South Pacific Region
- Apia Convention for Conservation of Nature in the South Pacific
- Convention on the Conservation of Southern Blue Fin Tuna
- Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean
- Agreement for the Establishment of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission
- UN Fish Stocks Agreement