Acceptances of accessions

Accession accepted by / Entry into force between Australia and	Date of acceptance	Entry into force
Albania		8-V-2012
Andorra		11-II-2020
Argentina	22-V-1997	21-VII-1997
Armenia		11-II-2020
Barbados	22-VIII-1997	21-X-1997
Belarus		21-VII-2002
Bosnia and Herzegovina		14-III-2010
Brazil		11-II-2020
Bulgaria		7-V-2001
China		18-IX-1999
Colombia		11-II-2020
Costa Rica		11-II-2020
Croatia		8-V-2012
Cyprus	20-IV-1993	19-VI-1993
Czech Republic	1-IV-1997	31-V-1997
Denmark	11-II-1993	12-IV-1993
Estonia		10-I-1997
Finland	24-V-1993	23-VII-1993
France	26-I-1993	27-III-1993
Germany	4-V-1993	3-VII-1993
Greece	29-IX-2005	28-XI-2005
Hungary		11-X-2008
Iceland		14-III-2010
India		11-X-2008
Israel	10-I-1997	11-III-1997
Italy	17-XI-1995	16-I-1996
Kuwait		9-VIII-2003
Latvia		20-I-1996
Liechtenstein		14-III-2010
Lithuania		11-IX-2001
Luxembourg	11-XII-1992	9-II-1993
Malta		8-V-2012
Mexico	27-V-1997	26-VII-1997
Monaco	5-I-2009	6-III-2009
Montenegro		11-II-2020
Morocco		11-II-2020
Netherlands	16-XII-1992	14-II-1993
North Macedonia		8-V-2012
Norway	19-IV-1994	18-VI-1994
Poland		10-I-1997
Portugal	11-IV-2001	8-VI-2001
Republic of Korea		8-V-2012
Romania		11-X-2008
Russian Federation		11-III-2002
Serbia		8-V-2012
Seychelles		11-X-2008
Singapore	26-V-1997	25-VII-1997
Slovakia	21-III-1996	20-V-1996
Slovenia		11-IX-2001
South Africa		17-I-1998
Spain	29-VI-1994	28-VIII-1994
Sri Lanka		11-IX-2001
Sweden	31-XII-1993	1-III-1994
Switzerland	14-XI-1994	13-I-1995
Türkiye	15-I-2010	16-III-2010
Ukraine		11-III-2002
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	19-II-1993	20-IV-1993
United States of America	23-VI-1993	22-VIII-1993
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)		20-I-1996
Viet Nam		18-II-2022

Albania

(Australia accepted the acession of Albania on 9 March 2012)

Andorra

(Australia accepted the accession of Andorra on 13 December 2019)

Armenia

(Australia accepted the accession of Armenia on 13 December 2019)

Belarus

(Australia accepted Belarus' accession on 22 May 2002)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

(Australia accepted the accession of Bosna and Herzegovina on 13 January 2010)

Brazil

(Australia accepted the accession of Brazil on 13 December 2019)

Bulgaria

(Australia accepted Bulgaria's accession on 8 March 2001)

China

(Australia accepted the P.R. of China's accession on 20 July 1999)

Colombia

(Australia accepted the accession of Colombia on 13 December 2019)

Costa Rica

(Australia accepted the accession of Costa Rica on 13 December 2019)

Croatia

(Australia accepted the acession of Croatia on 9 March 2012)

Estonia

(Australia accepted Estonia's accession on 11 November 1996)

Hungary

(Australia accepted the accession of Hungary on 12 August 2008)

Iceland

(Australia accepted the accession of Iceland on 13 January 2010)

India

(Australia accepted the accession of India on 12 August 2008)

Kuwait

(Australia accepted Kuwait's accession on 10 June 2003)

Latvia

(Australia accepted Latvia's accession on 21 November 1995)

Liechtenstein

(Australia accepted the accession of Liechtenstein on 13 January 2010)

Lithuania

(Australia accepted Lithuania's accession on 13 July 2001)

Malta

(Australia accepted the acession of Malta on 9 March 2012)

Montenegro

(Australia accepted the accession of Montenegro on 13 December 2019)

Morocco

(Australia accepted the accession of Morocco on 13 December 2019)

Netherlands

(for the Kingdom in Europe)
(acceptance for Aruba on 20 May 1993 [EIF: 19 July 1993])

North Macedonia

(Australia accepted the acession of The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on 9 March 2012)

Poland

(Australia accepted Poland's accession on 11 November 1996)

Republic of Korea

(Australia accepted the acession of the Republic of Korea on 9 March 2012)

Romania

(Australia accepted the accession of Romania on 12 August 2008)

Russian Federation

(Australia accepted the Russian Federation's accession on 10 March 2002)

Serbia

(Australia accepted the acession of Serbia on 9 March 2012)

Seychelles

(Australia accepted the accession of the Republic of Seychelles on 12 August 2008)

Slovenia

(Australia accepted Slovenia's accession on 13 July 2001)

South Africa

(Australia accepted South Africa's accession on 18 November 1997)

Sri Lanka

(Australia accepted Sri Lanka's accession on 13 July 2001)

Ukraine

(Australia accepted Ukraine's accession on 10 January 2002)

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

(accepted also for the Bailiwick of Guernsey, the Bailiwick of Jersey, the Isle of Man, Anguilla, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, [Hong Kong] and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands received a Note dated 3 December 1993 from the Embassy of Argentina containing the following declaration:
With respect to the acceptance by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the accession of Australia to the Hague Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters, declared by Note dated July 23rd, 1993, the Argentine Government rejects the pretended acceptance of said Convention formulated for the Malvinas Islands, South Georgias Islands and South Sandwich Islands and reaffirms the sovereignty of the Argentine Republic over said islands, that are an integral part of the national territory.

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

(Australia accepted Venezuela's accession on 21 November 1995)

Viet Nam

(Australia accepted the accession of Viet Nam on 20 December 2021)