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Notice
In accordance with item 7, 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 providing support to the Syrian regime.
- A person or entity that the Minister is satisfied is responsible for human rights abuses in Syria, including:
- the use of violence against civilians; and
- the commission of other abuses.
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
- Abd Al‑Fatah QUDSIYAH
- Abdullah BERRI
- Adel SAFAR
- Adnan Hassan MAHMOUD
- Ahmed DIBE
- Ahmed Yousef JARAD
- Ali ABDUL KARIM ALI
- Ali Abdullah AYYUB
- Ali AL‑SALIM
- Ali BARAKAT
- Ali DAWWA
- Ali MAMLUK
- Amar ISMAEL
- Amjad AL‑ABBAS
- Aous ASLAN
- Atif NAJIB
- Ayman JABIR
- Bader AQEL
- Bashar AL‑ASSAD
- Bassam Mirhaj AL‑HASSAN
- Bouthaina SHAABAN
- Farouk AL‑SHARA
- Fo'ad HAMOUDEH
- Fu'ad TAWIL
- George CHAOUI
- Ghassan AFIF
- Ghassan Ali BELAL
- Ghassan KHALIL
- Ghiath FAYAD
- Hafez MAKHLOUF
- Hayel AL‑ASSAD
- Husam SUKKAR
- Ibrahim AL‑HASSAN
- Ihab MAKHLOUF
- Iyad MAKHLOUF
- Jamal YUNES
- Jamil HASSAN
- Fahd Jasim AL‑FURAYJ
- Jawdat Ibrahim SAFI
- Jihad Mohamed SULTAN
- Jumah AL‑AHMAD
- Khald AL‑TAWEEL
- Khalid QADDUR
- Khalil ZGHRAYBIH
- Kifah MOULHEM
- Lu'ai AL‑ALI
- Maan JDIID
- Mahir AL‑ASSAD
- Makhmoud AL‑KHATTIB
- Mohamed HAMCHO
- Mohamed Heikmat IBRAHIM
- Mohamed KHADDOR
- Mohamed MAARUF
- Mohammad Ibrahim AL‑SHA'AR
- Mohammad AL‑SHAAR
- Mohammad Ali JAFARI
- Mohammad MUFLEH
- Mohammad Dib ZEITOUN
- Mohammed JABIR
- Muhammad Ali DURGHAM
- Muhammad ZAMRINI
- Mujahed ISMAIL
- Mundir AL‑ASSAD
- Munir ADANOV
- Talal Mustafa TLASS
- Naim Jasem SULEIMAN
- Nasser AL‑ALI
- Nawful AL‑HUSAYN
- NAZIH
- Nazih HASSUN
- Nizar AL‑ASSAD
- Rafiq SHAHADAH
- Ra'if AL‑QUWATLI
- Ramadan Mahmoud RAMADAN
- Rami MAKHLOUF
- Riyad CHALICHE
- Talal MAKHLUF
- Tawfiq YOUNES
- Tayseer Qala AWWAD
- Wafiq NASSER
- Wajih MAHMUD
- Yousef ISMAIL
- Zuhair HAMAD
Listed Entities
- SAMA TV
- Al Mashreq Investment Fund
- Al Watan
- Bena Properties
- Business Lab
- Scientific Studies and Research Centre
- Cham Holding
- Cham Investment Group
- Cham Press TV
- Commercial Bank of Syria
- El‑Tel Co.
- Hamcho International
- Handasieh ‑ Organization for Engineering Industries
- Industrial Solutions
- Mada Transport Group
- Mechanical Construction Factory
- Military Housing Establishment
- Ramak Constructions Co.
- Souruh Company
- Syrian Air Force Intelligence
- Syrian General Intelligence Directorate
- Syrian Lebanese Commercial Bank
- Syrian Military Intelligence
- Syrian National Security Bureau
- Syrian Political Security Directorate
- Syriatel
- Syronics ‑ Syrian Arab Co. for Electronic Industries
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, use or deal with that asset, or allow it to be used or dealt with, or facilitate the use of or dealing with it; 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 Wednesday 3 January 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 additional information, make a submission or apply to revoke a 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 provides 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.