8 June 1999. Thanks to Geoffrey Keating.

## New Australian Export Controls

The new Australian export controls are available, featuring substantially loosened crypto export controls (after Wassenaar).

They are at:

> http://www.dao.defence.gov.au/exportcontrols/contents.pdf

The complete list of URLs is:

> http://www.dao.defence.gov.au/exportcontrols/contents.pdf

> http://www.dao.defence.gov.au/exportcontrols/cover.pdf

> http://www.dao.defence.gov.au/exportcontrols/intro.pdf

> http://www.dao.defence.gov.au/exportcontrols/regimes.pdf

> http://www.dao.defence.gov.au/exportcontrols/treaties.pdf

> http://www.dao.defence.gov.au/exportcontrols/admin.pdf

> http://www.dao.defence.gov.au/exportcontrols/imports.pdf

> http://www.dao.defence.gov.au/exportcontrols/customs.pdf

> http://www.dao.defence.gov.au/exportcontrols/diverson.pdf

> http://www.dao.defence.gov.au/exportcontrols/penalty.pdf

> http://www.dao.defence.gov.au/exportcontrols/wmdact.pdf

> http://www.dao.defence.gov.au/exportcontrols/annex_a.pdf

> http://www.dao.defence.gov.au/exportcontrols/aa513.pdf

> http://www.dao.defence.gov.au/exportcontrols/aa516.pdf

> http://www.dao.defence.gov.au/exportcontrols/aa517.pdf

> http://www.dao.defence.gov.au/exportcontrols/ab518.pdf

> http://www.dao.defence.gov.au/exportcontrols/ac717.pdf

> http://www.dao.defence.gov.au/exportcontrols/onetime.pdf

> http://www.dao.defence.gov.au/exportcontrols/annex_b.pdf

> http://www.dao.defence.gov.au/exportcontrols/annex_c.pdf

> http://www.dao.defence.gov.au/exportcontrols/annex_d.pdf

> http://www.dao.defence.gov.au/exportcontrols/soa.pdf

> http://www.dao.defence.gov.au/exportcontrols/definits.pdf

> http://www.dao.defence.gov.au/exportcontrols/acronym.pdf

> http://www.dao.defence.gov.au/exportcontrols/millist.pdf

> http://www.dao.defence.gov.au/exportcontrols/cat_0.pdf

> http://www.dao.defence.gov.au/exportcontrols/cat_1.pdf

> http://www.dao.defence.gov.au/exportcontrols/cat_2.pdf

> http://www.dao.defence.gov.au/exportcontrols/cat_3.pdf

> http://www.dao.defence.gov.au/exportcontrols/cat_4.pdf

> http://www.dao.defence.gov.au/exportcontrols/cat_5.pdf

> http://www.dao.defence.gov.au/exportcontrols/cat_6.pdf

> http://www.dao.defence.gov.au/exportcontrols/cat_7.pdf

> http://www.dao.defence.gov.au/exportcontrols/cat_8.pdf

> http://www.dao.defence.gov.au/exportcontrols/cat_9.pdf

> http://www.dao.defence.gov.au/exportcontrols/index.pdf

The following are now decontrolled:

> - Products accompanying their user for the user's personal use (yes, you can now export your laptop even if it does have a copy of pgp on it!)

> - After a one-time review, weak crypto (64 bits or less) is decontrolled (it's not clear how this works legally)

> - Very weak crypto (56 bits or less symmetric and/or 512 bit or less RSA or DH) doesn't need a review

> - Analogue crypto

> - Cordless telephones

Software "In the public domain" was _not_ decontrolled.
The rules on intangibles did not change.

--

Geoffrey Keating <geoffk@ozemail.com.au>