Notice
In accordance with item 9, regulation 6 of the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011 (Cth) (the Regulations), the Minister for Foreign Affairs (the Minister) has previously designated for targeted financial sanctions, or declared for travel bans (together 'listed'), by legislative instrument:
A person or entity that the Minister is satisfied is responsible for, or complicit in, the threat to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) GIVES NOTICE TO THE PERSONS AND ENTITIES NAMED BELOW that the Minister will be considering whether these listings under regulation 9 of the Regulations will continue to have effect:
Listed Persons
- Alexander Nikolaevich GANOV
Listed Entities
- Joint-stock company 'Lenpromtransproyekt'
- Joint-stock company 'The Berkatit-Tommot-Yakutsk Railway Line's Construction Directorate'
- Federal United Enterprise 'Crimea Railway'
- First Crimean Insurance Company
Aliases for the abovementioned persons and entities are included in DFAT's Consolidated List.
Effects of Listing
- The effect of a listing under the Regulations is as follows:
- any person holding a 'controlled 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
- 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.
Request for further information
DFAT will provide a listed person or entity, or their authorised representative, with additional information regarding their listing upon written request to the address below.
Submissions
A listed person or entity, or their authorised representative, may make a written submission to the Minister, in order to inform the Minister's consideration of whether to declare that the listing of the person or entity under regulation 6 of the Regulations will continue to have effect.
Submissions must be received by 5pm on Friday, 15 March 2024 Australian Eastern Standard Time. DFAT reserves the right not to consider late submissions.
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 'controlled asset' or to make an asset available to a listed person or entity
The Regulations provide that a holder of a 'controlled asset' may apply to the Minister for a permit to authorise use of or dealing with the 'controlled asset'.
The Regulations also provide that a person may 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 legally required dealing or a contractual dealing as those terms are defined in regulation 20 of the Regulations. Applications may be submitted through DFAT's online portal, Pax.