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… Download a copy Sanctions risks with gold smuggling [PDF 344 KB] Date: 6 November 2025 This Advisory Note is produced by the Australian Sanctions Office (ASO) and the Australian Border Force (ABF) to inform the regulated community of a developing issue presenting significant sanctions risk. It provides a summary of relevant sanctions laws but does not cover all possible sanctions risks. Users …
… New listings In accordance with item 4 of regulation 6 of the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011 (the Regulations), the Minister for Foreign Affairs (the Minister) has designated, for targeted financial sanctions and/or declared for travel bans (together 'listed'), by legislative instrument: A person or entity that the … listing revoked. The application must set out the circumstances relied upon to justify the application. 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 …
… Latest news Consultation: Autonomous Sanctions (North Korea): Triennial review of designations and declarations of persons and entities made in 2016 The Department invites submissions to assist its review of designations or declarations made in 2016 under the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011 in respect of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). Submissions should comment on whether persons and entities designated and declared in 2016 for the purposes of the Australian autonomous sanctions regime in relation to the DPRK meet the legislative criteria to enable them to be subject to targeted financial …
… Download a copy Sanctions risks of incoming funds from Iran [PDF 371 KB] Date: 3 March 2026 This Advisory Note is produced by the Australian Sanctions Office (ASO) within the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). This note has been issued to enhance public awareness regarding activities that may pose a high risk of sanctions contraventions. This document should not be used as a substitute for legal advice. Users are responsible for …
… Sanctions permits, issued by the Minister for Foreign Affairs or their delegate, authorise activities that would otherwise contravene Australian sanctions laws. Different sanctions frameworks impose different criteria for the grant of a permit. The relevant sanctions framework will identify …
… Download a copy Identifying sanctions risks in Iran’s shadow banking network [PDF 557 KB] Date: 12 December 2025 This Advisory Note is produced by the Australian Sanctions Office (ASO) and the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) to inform the regulated community of a developing issue presenting significant sanctions and AML/CTF risk. It provides a summary of relevant sanctions laws but does not cover all possible sanctions …
… New framework The Australian Government has established a new sanctions framework in relation to Haiti. The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has imposed sanctions in relation to Haiti. The sanctions were initially imposed in 2022 in the context of high levels of gang violence and other criminal activities …
… Download for quick reference Snapshot: Serious violations or serious abuses of human rights sanctions framework [DOCX 146 KB] Snapshot: Serious violations or serious abuses of human rights sanctions framework [PDF 225 KB] Information Note - Autonomous Human Rights and Corruption Sanctions Why are sanctions imposed? Australia established a thematic autonomous sanctions framework in relation to serious …
… Australian sanction laws implement United Nations Security Council (UNSC) sanctions regimes and Australian autonomous sanctions regimes. The sanctions regimes currently implemented under Australian sanction laws are: United Nations Security Council Sanctions …
… Suspension of sanctioned commercial activity in relation to Syria In accordance with regulation 5D of the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011 (the Regulations), the Minister for Foreign Affairs (the Minister) has by legislative instrument … import sanctioned goods Crude oil and petroleum products Petrochemical products 2 entities de-listed under the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations The Minister has by legislative instrument revoked the designations of 2 entities for targeted financial sanctions in accordance with regulation 6 of the Regulations. These entities will no longer appear on the Consolidated List: …