Explanatory Memorandum
(Circulated by authority of the Attorney-General, the Honourable Robert McClelland MP)Abbreviations used in the Explanatory Memorandum
| Acts Interpretation Act | Acts Interpretation Act 1901 |
| ADF | Australian Defence Force |
| AFP | Australian Federal Police |
| Australian Federal Police Act | Australian Federal Police Act 1979 |
| Convention | Convention on Cluster Munitions (done at Dublin on 30 May 2008) |
| Code | Schedule to the Criminal Code Act 1995 |
| Crimes Act | Crimes Act 1914 |
| Explosives Act | Explosives Act 1961 |
| Legislative Instruments Act | Legislative Instruments Act 2003 |
| Public Service Act | Public Service Act 1999 |