{"id":"F2014L00745","name":"Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Russia and Ukraine) List 2014","slug":"autonomous-sanctions-designated-persons-and-entities-and-declared-persons-russia-and-ukraine-list-20","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":91948,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2014L00745-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"Preliminary","content":"## Part 1—Preliminary","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name of Instrument","content":"#### 1 Name of Instrument\n\n  This Instrument is the Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Russia and Ukraine) List 2014.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Part 2","sectionType":"part","heading":"Designations of persons and entities and declarations of persons","content":"## Part 2—Designations of persons and entities and declarations of persons","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Designated persons and entities and declared persons—Ukraine","content":"#### 3 Designated persons and entities and declared persons—Ukraine\n\n  (1) For the purposes of paragraph 6(a) of the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011, each person or entity mentioned in an item of a table in Schedule 1 is designated as a designated person or entity for Ukraine.\n  (2) For the purposes of paragraph 6(b) of the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011, each person mentioned in an item of the table in Part 1 of Schedule 1 is declared for the purpose of preventing the person from travelling to, entering or remaining in Australia.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"3A","sectionType":"section","heading":"Designated persons and entities and declared persons—Russia","content":"#### 3A Designated persons and entities and declared persons—Russia\n\n  (1) For the purposes of paragraph 6(a) of the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011, each person or entity mentioned in an item of a table in Schedule 2 is designated as a designated person or entity for Russia.\n  (2) For the purposes of paragraph 6(b) of the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011, each person mentioned in an item of the table in Part 1 of Schedule 2 is declared for the purpose of preventing the person from travelling to, entering or remaining in Australia.","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"Part 3","sectionType":"part","heading":"Continuation of effect of designations and declarations","content":"## Part 3—Continuation of effect of designations and declarations","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Purpose of this Part","content":"#### 4 Purpose of this Part\n\n  This Part is made for the purposes of subregulation 9(3) of the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011.","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Continuation of effect of designations and declarations on and after date of making of the Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons — Ukraine) Amendment (No.1) Instrument 2022","content":"#### 5 Continuation of effect of designations and declarations on and after date of making of the Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Ukraine) Amendment (No.1) Instrument 2022\n\n  (1) The designation, under paragraph 6(a) of the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011, of the persons mentioned in items 154 to 163 in Part 1 of Schedule 1 continues to have effect.\n  (2) The declaration, under paragraph 6(b) of the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011, of the persons mentioned in items 154 to 163 in Part 1 of Schedule 1 continues to have effect.","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Continuation of effect of designations and declarations on and after date of making of the Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons — Russia and Ukraine) Amendment (No. 7) Instrument 2023","content":"#### 6 Continuation of effect of designations and declarations on and after date of making of the Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Russia and Ukraine) Amendment (No. 7) Instrument 2023\n\n  (1) The designation, under paragraph 6(a) of the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011, of the persons mentioned in items 2 to 4, 6, 9 to 11, 15, 19, 21, 23, 25, 31 and 32, 41, 43 and 110 in Part 1 of Schedule 1 continues to have effect.\n  (2) The declaration, under paragraph 6(b) of the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011, of the persons mentioned in items 2 to 4, 6, 9 to 11, 15, 19, 21, 23, 25, 31 and 32, 41, 43 and 110 in Part 1 of Schedule 1 continues to have effect.","sortOrder":8},{"sectionNumber":"7","sectionType":"section","heading":"Continuation of effect of designations and declarations on and after date of making of the Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons — Russia and Ukraine) Amendment (No. 10) Instrument 2023","content":"#### 7 Continuation of effect of designations and declarations on and after date of making of the Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Russia and Ukraine) Amendment (No. 10) Instrument 2023\n\n  (1) The designation, under paragraph 6(a) of the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011, of the persons mentioned in items 54, 56, 59, 61, 66 to 69, 72, 74, 76 to 80, 87, 93, 98, 103, 112 to 115, 117, 118, 122 to 124, 127, 130, 134, 136 to 138, 142 to 144, 151 to 153 in Part 1 of Schedule 1 continues to have effect.\n  (2) The declaration, under paragraph 6(b) of the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011, of the persons mentioned in items 54, 56, 59, 61, 66 to 69, 72, 74, 76 to 80, 87, 93, 98, 103, 112 to 115, 117, 118, 122 to 124, 127, 130, 134, 136 to 138, 142 to 144, 151 to 153 in Part 1 of Schedule 1 continues to have effect.\n  (3) The designation, under paragraph 6(a) of the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011, of the entities mentioned in items 12, 13, 15, 22, 25, 26, 30, 32 to 36, 38 to 43, 45 to 48 in Part 2 of Schedule 1 continues to have effect.","sortOrder":9}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Originally created in 2014 following Russia's annexation of Crimea, this instrument has expanded dramatically in scope. The original list focused on Crimean officials and early separatist leaders. The provided text shows massive expansion through amendments in 2022 and 2023, adding hundreds of Russian State Duma members, military commanders, Wagner Group figures, and senior Kremlin officials. The 'continuation' provisions (Part 3) explicitly preserve designations from multiple amendment instruments (Nos. 1, 7, 10 of 2022-2023), indicating the list has grown far beyond its original 2014 parameters to encompass a broad swathe of the Russian political and military establishment in response to the 2022 full-scale invasion."},"complexity_factors":["Simple tabular structure listing individuals with biographical details (names, DOB, citizenship)","Minimal conditional logic - primarily declarative statements designating listed persons","Cross-references to the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011 (the parent legislation that defines what 'designation' and 'declaration' actually mean)","Continuation provisions (sections 5-7) that preserve the effect of previous amendment instruments, creating a legislative history trail","No defined terms section within this instrument itself - relies entirely on external definitions from the Regulations","Straightforward structure: Preliminary, Designations, Continuation, Schedules"],"plain_english_summary":"This legislation is a list that names specific people and organisations Australia has sanctioned (penalised) because of their involvement in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. It is essentially a 'blacklist' that works together with the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Designates** certain people and entities (organisations) as targets for financial sanctions. This means Australians cannot deal with their money or assets, and must freeze any assets these people/entities hold in Australia.\n- **Declares** certain people as banned from entering or staying in Australia (travel bans).\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Listed individuals:** Hundreds of Russian and Ukrainian individuals are named, including politicians (like members of the State Duma), military commanders, separatist leaders from Donetsk and Luhansk, and officials involved in the annexation of Crimea. Notable examples include Dmitry Medvedev, Yevgeny Prigozhin (Wagner Group), and Ramzan Kadyrov.\n- **Listed entities:** Organisations connected to these activities (though the provided text focuses on individuals).\n- **Australians:** Banks, businesses, and individuals must check this list to ensure they don't illegally provide services, money, or goods to listed parties.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis list is Australia's way of imposing penalties on those it believes are undermining Ukraine's sovereignty, threatening its territorial integrity, or involved in Russia's invasion. It cuts listed people off from the Australian financial system and prevents them from visiting Australia. The legislation has been updated many times since 2014 (as shown by the 'continuation' sections preserving earlier designations), reflecting the ongoing nature of the conflict and Australia's evolving response."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/autonomous-sanctions-designated-persons-and-entities-and-declared-persons-russia-and-ukraine-list-20","history":"/api/acts/autonomous-sanctions-designated-persons-and-entities-and-declared-persons-russia-and-ukraine-list-20/history","analysis":"/api/acts/autonomous-sanctions-designated-persons-and-entities-and-declared-persons-russia-and-ukraine-list-20/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/autonomous-sanctions-designated-persons-and-entities-and-declared-persons-russia-and-ukraine-list-20/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/autonomous-sanctions-designated-persons-and-entities-and-declared-persons-russia-and-ukraine-list-20/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/autonomous-sanctions-designated-persons-and-entities-and-declared-persons-russia-and-ukraine-list-20/documents"}}