Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS)
Director
Local Compliance Officers
- Piers Lincoln, Institute Manager
- Luis Lima-Marques, Laboratory Manager
Acts that apply to IPAS specifically
Acts relevant to Research Activity
| Tier | Act | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Aquaculture Act 2001 (SA) | An Act to regulate marine and inland aquaculture; and for other purposes. |
| 3 | Biosecurity Act 2015 (Cth) | An Act relating to diseases and pests that may cause harm to human, animal or plant health or the environment, and for related purposes. |
| 4 | Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) Act 1994 (Cth) |
An Act relating to the prohibition of the development, production, stockpiling or use of chemical weapons and the control of certain chemicals capable of being used as chemical weapons, and related provisions. |
| 4 | Civil Aviation Act 1988 (Cth) | An Act to establish a Civil Aviation Safety Authority with functions relating to civil aviation, in particular the safety of civil aviation, and for related purposes. |
| 3 | Controlled Substances Act 1984 (SA) | An Act to regulate or prohibit the manufacture, production, sale, supply, possession, handling or use of certain poisons, drugs, therapeutic and other substances, and of certain therapeutic devices; to repeal the Food and Drugs Act 1908; and for other purposes. |
| 3 | Dangerous Substances Act 1979 (SA) |
An Act to regulate the keeping, handling, transporting, conveyance, use and disposal, and the quality, of dangerous substances; and for other purposes. |
| 4 | Defence Act 1903 (Cth) | An Act to provide for the Naval and Military Defence and Protection of the Commonwealth and of the several States |
| 3 | Explosives Act 1936 (SA) |
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to explosives. |
| 3 | Gene Technology (Licence Charges) Act 2000 (Cth) |
An Act to impose charges on licences issued under the Gene Technology Act 2000, and for related purposes. |
| 3 | Gene Technology Act 2000 (Cth) |
An Act to regulate activities involving gene technology, and for related purposes. |
| 3 | Gene Technology Act 2001 (SA) |
An Act to regulate activities involving gene technology; and for other purposes. |
| 3 | Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Act 1989 (Cth) | An Act to provide for measures to protect the ozone layer and to minimise emissions of SGGs. |
| 3 | Radiation Protection and Control Act 1982 (SA) | An Act to provide for the control of activities related to radioactive substances and radiation apparatus, and for protecting the environment and the health and safety of people against the harmful effects of radiation; and for other purposes. |
| 3 | Radiocommunications Act 1992 (Cth) | An Act about management of the radiofrequency spectrum, and other matters. |
| 4 | Space Activities Act 1998 (Cth) | An Act about space activities, and for related purposes. |
| 4 | Weapons of Mass Destruction (Prevention of Proliferation) Act 1995 (Cth) | An Act to prohibit the supply or export of goods that will or may be used in, and the provision of services that will or may assist, the development, production, acquisition or stockpiling of weapons capable of causing mass destruction or missiles capable of delivering such weapons. |
Acts that apply to IPAS generally
Refer to the A-Z Legislation list for the Tier 1 and 2 Acts that apply to the whole of the University, including IPAS.
Of the Acts that apply to the University generally, the following are particularly relevant to IPAS.
Acts relevant to prohibitions or sanctions
| Tier | Act | Purpose | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Autonomous Sanctions Act 2011 (Cth) | An Act to make provision relating to sanctions to facilitate the conduct of Australia's external affairs, and for related purposes | C7 |
| 2 | Charter of the United Nations Act 1945 (Cth) | An Act to approve the Charter of the United Nations, and to enable Australia to apply sanctions giving effect to certain decisions of the Security Council | C7 |
| 1 | Defence Trade Controls Act 2012 (Cth) |
An Act to regulate dealings in certain goods, services and technologies, and for related purposes. |
C9 |
Acts relevant to intellectual property
| Tier | Act | Purpose | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Circuit Layouts Act 1989 (Cth) |
An Act to provide for the protection of certain layouts for integrated circuits, and for related purposes. |
C15 |
| 2 | Designs Act 2003 (Cth) |
An Act relating to designs, and for related purposes. |
C15 |
| 2 | Patents Act 1990 (Cth) |
An Act relating to patents of inventions. |
C15 |
| 2 | Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) |
An Act relating to trade marks. This Act provides for the registration of trade marks, collective trade marks, certification trade marks and defensive trade marks and sets out and protects the rights deriving from registration. This Act conforms with the minimum standards and principles prescribed for trade marks in the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization. |
C15 |
Related information
Area-specific resources
- Controlled Substances (HSW Handbook)
- Dangerous Substances (HSW Handbook)
- Gene Technology (Office of Research Ethics, Compliance and Integrity)
- Natural Resources Management legislative summary
- Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Act (Department of the Environment & Energy)
- Radiation, Protection and Control (HSW Handbook)
Your responsibility as a Public Officer
All University employees, titleholders, volunteers, and those who provide services to the University are Public Officers and are required by law to report certain types of conduct to the Office for Public Integrity.