Zimbabwe: Targeted Sanctions Regime
Autonomous Sanctions Regulations - Report on Public Consultation
The Australian Government has released the report on the public consultation on the exposure draft of the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations. See our Autonomous Sanctions Regulations consultation page for further information.
From September 2002, Australia has implemented targeted autonomous sanctions against persons or entities who engage in, or have engaged in, activities that seriously undermine democracy, respect for human rights and the rule of law in Zimbabwe.
As a consequence, Australian law currently prohibits:
1. The supply, sale or transfer to Zimbabwe of arms and related materiel
- Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011, regulations 4 and 12
- Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958, regulation 11A
2. The provision of technical advice, assistance or training, a financial service or financial or other assistance to Zimbabwe, related to
(a) military activities or
(b) an activity involving the supply, sale, transfer, manufacture, maintenance or use of an export sanctioned good for Zimbabwe
- Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011, regulations 5 and 13
3. The use or dealing with the assets of, and the making available of assets to, a person or entity designated by the Minister for Foreign Affairs other than as authorised by a permit issued by the Minister for Foreign Affairs.
For a transitional period, this measure will continue to be given effect under the Banking (Foreign Exchange) Regulations 1959, administered by the Reserve Bank of Australia:
The measure will be applied under regulations 14 and 15 of the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011 once the Minister for Foreign Affairs issues legislative instruments under regulation 6 listing the designated persons and entities.
- Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011, regulations 6, 14 and 15
- Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958, regulation 11B
4. The entry or transit through Australia of persons declared by the Minister as meeting the criteria for Zimbabwe under regulation 6 of the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations.
(In addition, all student visa applications from Zimbabwe are screened to identify whether any applicants were adult children of Zimbabwean individuals subject to Australian travel and financial sanctions. Applications so identified are referred to the Minister for Foreign Affairs for consideration as to whether their presence in Australia would be in Australia's foreign policy interests.
- Migration Regulations 1994, Regulation 2.43(1)(a)(i)(A) and Public Interest Criterion 4003(a)
- Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011, regulation 6