Total Number Of Prosecutions For Offences Against The Crimes (biological Weapons) Act 1976.

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The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions confirmed that no charges have ever been prosecuted under the Crimes (Biological Weapons) Act 1976 (Cth). The disclosure consists of internal correspondence between the Attorney-General's Department and the CDPP's Organised Crime & Counter-Terrorism Practice Group in November 2017, responding to an inquiry about prosecution history under the biological weapons legislation. The document is marked as sensitive legal material and subject to legal professional privilege.