Australian Sanctions Office (ASO)

You may be held liable if others use your remittance account for suspicious or illegal activities, such as money laundering, fraud, or contravening sanctions.

Disguising the export of drones and drone components is an internationally recognised tactic to evade sanctions. 

In recent years, there has been an increase in cyber espionage activities linked to state-sponsored actors from the DPRK, involving the use of IT workers embedded within legitimate organizations.

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) undertook public consultation on proposed amendments to the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011 (Cth).

Following a referral from the Australian Sanctions Office, the Australian Federal Police  has charged a western Sydney man for allegedly sending funds to designated entities in contravention of Australian sanctions laws.

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is undertaking public consultation on proposed amendments to the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011 (Cth). Submissions close on Wednesday 22 October 2025.

On 18 September 2025 the Foreign Minister announced Australia had lowered the Oil Price Cap (OPC) applicable to Russian-origin crude oil from USD60 to USD47.60 per barrel.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs (the Minister) has by legislative instrument designated 95 vessels as sanctioned vessels for Russia (‘listed’) in accordance with regulation 8 of the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011 (the Regulations).

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.