List of Australian laws and international conventions to which Australia is a signatory

1. Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989 (Cth) 
2. Ozone Protection Act 1989 (Cth) 
3. 2 February 1971, Ramsar (Iran) - Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat (amended by the 1982 Protocol and the 1987 amendment) 
4. 23 November 1972, Paris - Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage 
5. 3 March 1973, Washington - Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (amended in 1979 and 1983) 
6. 23 June 1979, Bonn - Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals 
7. 5 June 1992, Rio de Janerio - Convention on Biological Diversity 
8. 17 June 1994, Paris - United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, particularly in Africa ("UNCCD"). Note: Not yet ratified by Australia. 
9. 6 December 1951, Rome - International Plant Protection Convention (amended 1979) 
10. 27 February 1956 - Plant Protection Agreement for the Asia and Pacific Region (amended 1979 and 1994) 
11. 2 December 1961 - International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (as amended 1972, 1978 and 1991). Note: Australia yet to adopt the 1991 amendments. 
12. 24 November 1986, Noumea - Convention for the Protection of the Natural Resources and Environment of the South Pacific Region 
13. 22 March 1985, Vienna - Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer 
14. 16 September 1987, Montreal - Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (as amended in 1992 and 1994) 
15. 12 June 1976, Apia (Western Somoa) - Convention on the Conservation of Nature in the South Pacific 
16. 22 March 1989, Basel (Switzerland) - Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Waste and their Disposal (amended 1995). Note: 1995 amendment not yet in force generally or for Australia. 
17. 9 May 1992, New York - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Note: 11 December 1997, Kyoto, Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change not yet in force. 
18. 11 December 1989, Timor Sea - Treaty on the Zone of Co-operation in an Area between the Indonesian Province of East Timor and the Northern Territory (Timor Gap Treaty) 
19. 29 December 1972, London - Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (the London Convention) 
20. 7 November 1996, London - Protocol to the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (the London Protocol) 1996. Note: Not yet ratified by Australia. 
21. 16 June 1993, Apia (Western Somoa) - Agreement establishing the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) as an intergovernmental organisation) (25 November 1986, Noumea - Protocol for the Prevention of Pollution of the South Pacific Region by Dumping) 
22. 19 December 1996, New York - International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 
23. New York, 19 December 1966 - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 
24. New York, 7 March 1966 - International Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination, 1966 
25. New York, 20 November 1989 - Convention on the Rights of the Child 
26. New York,18 December 1979 - International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women 
27. Geneva, 25 June 1958 - Convention Concerning Discrimination in Respect of Employment and Occupation 
28. November 1977 - ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles Concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy 
29. 10 December 1948 -United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights 
30. Espoo, 1991 - Convention on Environment Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context. Note: Not ratified by Australia. 
31. International Labour Organisation Convention No 29 – Forced Labour Convention (1930) 
32. International Labour Organisation Convention No 87 - Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention (1948) 
33. International Labour Organisation Convention No 98 – Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention (1949) 
34. International Labour Organisation Convention No 100 - Equal Remuneration Convention (1951) 
35. International Labour Organisation Convention No 105 - Abolition of Forced Labor Convention (1957) 
36. International Labour Organisation Convention No 111 - Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention (1958) 
37. International Labour Organisation Convention No 138 - Minimum Age Convention (1973) 
38. Paris, 17 November 1970 - Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property