Sanctions

Australia implements new sanctions listing criteria for Russia and new sanctions measures for the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine.

Australia is taking immediate action to sanction Russian individuals, organisations and banks as part of the international effort to impose a sharp cost on Russia for its unprovoked and unacceptable aggression against Ukraine.

The Autonomous Sanctions Amendment (Magnitsky-style and Other Thematic Sanctions) Act 2021 (the Act) commenced on 8 December 2021.

United Nations sanctions updates on the implementation of new United Nations Security Council Resolutions and updates on Lebanon, Mail and Somalia.

A copy of the presentation from the Virtual Information Session on Australian sanctions hosted by the Australian Sanctions Office (ASO) is now available .

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