In accordance with section 15 of the Charter of the United Nations Act 1945 (COTUNA), the Minister for Foreign Affairs (the Minister) has listed three persons and one entity for targeted financial sanctions by legislative instrument (Charter of the United Nations (Listed Persons and Entities) Amendment (No. 3) Instrument 2025.

Listed Persons

1. Izz al-Din al-Haddad
2. Zaher Jabarin
3. Zuhair Shamlakh

Listed Entities

1. Al-Markaziya Li-Siarafa

Aliases for the abovementioned persons and entities are included in DFAT's Consolidated List.

Criteria

Grounds for listing persons, entities or assets

Listing for Resolution 1373

1. The Minister must list a person or entity if the Minister is satisfied that the person or entity is a person or entity mentioned in paragraph 1 (c) of Resolution 1373.
2. The Minister may list an asset, or class of asset, if the Minister is satisfied that the asset, or class of asset, is owned or controlled by a person or entity mentioned in paragraph 1 (c) of Resolution 1373.

Note: Paragraph 1 (c) of Resolution 1373 requires States to:

‘Freeze without delay funds and other financial assets or economic resources of persons who commit, or attempt to commit, terrorist acts or participate in or facilitate the commission of terrorist acts; of entities owned or controlled directly or indirectly by such persons; and of persons and entities acting on behalf of, or at the direction of such persons and entities, including funds derived or generated from property owned or controlled directly or indirectly by such persons and associated persons and entities;’.

Effects of listing

The effect of a listing under COTUNA is as follows:

1. any person holding a freezable asset' (including an asset that is owned or controlled by a listed person or entity) commits an offence if they, without the authorisation of the Minister, uses or deals with that asset, or allows it to be used or dealt with, or facilitates the use of or dealing with the asset; and
2. any person who, directly or indirectly, makes an asset available to, or for the benefit of, a listed person or entity, without the authorisation of the Minister, commits an offence.

Application for revocation of a listing

A listed person or entity, or their authorised representative, may apply in writing to the Minister at any time to have the listing revoked. The application must set out the circumstances relied upon to justify the application.

Address to request a statement of case, make a submission or apply to revoke listing

By email to:sanctions@dfat.gov.au.

By post to: Director, Australian Sanctions Office
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
RG Casey Building
John McEwen Crescent
Barton ACT 0221 Australia

Application for sanctions permit to use or deal with a 'freezable asset' or to make an asset available to a listed person or entity

COTUNA provides that a holder of a ‘freezable asset' may apply to the Minister for a permit to authorise use of or dealing with the ‘freezable asset'. A person may also apply to the Minister for a permit to authorise a person or entity to make assets available to a listed person or entity.

Applications for permits must specify whether the application relates to a basic expense dealing, a contractual dealing, or an extraordinary expense dealing as those terms are defined in regulation 30 of the Charter of the United Nations (Dealing with Assets) Regulations 2008. Applications may be submitted through DFAT's online portal, Pax.