♤ A Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement between the two countries was signed in September 2014 during the visit of then PM Tony Abbott to India.

♤ The agreement came into force from 13 November 2015

♤ provides the framework for substantial new trade in energy between Australia and India. The Australian Parliament passed the “Civil Nuclear Transfer to India Bill 2016” on 01 December, 2016 which ensures that Uranium mining companies in Australia may fulfil contracts to supply Australian uranium to India for civil use with confidence that exports would not be hindered by domestic legal action challenging the consistency of the safeguards applied by the IAEA in India and Australia’s international non-proliferation obligations.

♤ It also ensures that any future bilateral trade in other nuclear-related material or items for civil use will also be protected.