This is the Secretary's report to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Minister for Trade on the performance of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Volume 1) and the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) (Volume 2) during the financial year 2000–01.

Letter to the Minister

Scope of the Annual Report

ASNOs
operating environment

ASNO Outcomes and Outputs

Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation
Office 1999-2000

• Functions
• Overview of Safeguards Role
• Overview of CWC Role
• Overview of CTBT Role
• Advice to the Government
• Legislation

The Year in Review

Outlook: The Year Ahead

Resources Overview: Corporate Management

• Organisation of ASNO At 30 June 2000
• Performance Indicators for ASNO
• Uranium Producers Charge

Program Activities

• Output A Operation of SSAC
• Output B Bilateral Safeguards
• Output C International Safeguards
• Output D CWC Implementation
• Output E CTBT Implementation
• Output F New Non-Proliferation Regimes
• Output G Advice to Government
• Output H Provision of Public Information

Current Topics

• Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear
  Material
• Progress
  on Strengthened and Integrated Safeguards
• Integrated Safeguards in Australia
• Beverley Uranium Mine
• Promoting Regional Cooperation under the Chemical
  Weapons Convention
• Infrasound: The CTBTS International
  Monitoring System
• ASNO Technical Seminars

Background

• Brief Outline of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle
• The IAEAs Safeguards Statement for 2000
• Australian Uranium Exports
• Nuclear Regulation in Australia
• Reporting Requirements
• Freedom of Information Act
  1982
  Section 8 Statement

Annexes

• Annex A Nuclear Material within Australia
• Annex B Associated Items Within Australia
• Annex C AONM Overseas
• Annex D Accounting Reports to the IAEA
• Annex E IAEA Statements of Conclusions
• Annex F IAEA Safeguards Statistics
• Annex G Expenditure by Other
  Verification Agencies
• Annex H Australian Safeguards Support
  Program
• Annex I Media
  Release
• Annex J Status
  of Australian IMS Stations
• Annex K ASNO Publications and
  Presentations
• Annex L Physical Protection
  Objectives and Fundamental Principles

Glossary of Abbreviations, Acronyms And Definitions

Contact Details

R.G. Casey Building

John McEwen Crescent

Barton ACT
0221

Telephone: +61
2 6261 1920

Facsimile: +61
2 6261 1908
http://www.asno.dfat.gov.au

E-mail: asno@dfat.gov.au

General enquires relating to ASNO functions, activities or
responsibilities should be directed to the Director General, Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office.

Commonwealth of Australia 2001

ISSN 1442-7699

ISBN 0 642 51894 7

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