{"id":"F2012L00484","name":"Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons - Zimbabwe) List 2012","slug":"autonomous-sanctions-designated-persons-and-entities-and-declared-persons-zimbabwe-list-2012","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":88658,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L00484-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 ‑ Zimbabwe) List 2012.","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","content":"#### 3 Designated persons and entities and declared persons\n\n  (1) For paragraph 6(a) of the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011, each person and entity mentioned in an item in Schedule 1 is a designated person or entity for Zimbabwe.\n  (2) For paragraph 6(b) of the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011, each person mentioned in an item in Schedule 1 is a declared person for Zimbabwe.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"Part 3","sectionType":"part","heading":"Continuation of effect of designations and declarations","content":"## Part 3—Continuation of effect of designations and declarations","sortOrder":4},{"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":5},{"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—Zimbabwe) Amendment (Continuation of Effect) Instrument 2020","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—Zimbabwe) Amendment (Continuation of Effect) Instrument 2020\n\n  (1) The designation, under paragraph 6(1)(a) of the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011, of the persons mentioned in items 1, 2, 3, 5, and 7 in Part 1 of Schedule 1 continues to have effect.\n  (2) The declaration, under paragraph 6(1)(b) of the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011, of the persons mentioned in items 1, 2, 3, 5, and 7 in Part 1 of Schedule 1 continues to have effect.\n  (3) The designation, under paragraph 6(1)(a) of the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011, of the entity mentioned in item 1 in Part 2 of Schedule 1 continues to have effect.","sortOrder":6},{"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 — Zimbabwe) Amendment (No. 1) 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 – Zimbabwe) Amendment (No. 1) Instrument 2023\n\n  (1) The designation, under paragraph 6(a) of the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011, of the persons mentioned in items 1, 2, 3, 5 and 7 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 1, 2, 3, 5 and 7 in Part 1 of Schedule 1 continues to have effect.","sortOrder":7}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not expand or reduce the categories of persons subject to sanctions; it names specific individuals/entities (Schedule 1) and continues earlier listings (ss5–6), so the practical scope remains the prior designated/declared set under the Regulations (s3, Schedule 1)."},"complexity_factors":["Simple statutory form that primarily lists names in Schedule 1 rather than setting substantive new rules","Cross-references essential substantive effects to the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011 (requires reading two instruments together)","Continuation clauses (ss5–6) tie current effect to earlier amendment instruments, adding procedural layering","Identification details (dates of birth, aliases) require precision for enforcement and compliance checks","Legal consequences depend on external Regulations and potentially other instruments, increasing interpretive reliance on non‑contained material"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument lists specific Zimbabwean individuals and one entity as \"designated\" or \"declared\" under the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011 (see s3 and Schedule 1). Those labels make the named persons/entities subject to whatever prohibitions and obligations the Regulations impose. The instrument also continues earlier listings (ss5–6), so the listed names remain in force. Businesses and individuals must check this list before dealing with the named parties because the Regulations create the legal compliance obligations that follow from a designation (s3; Schedule 1)."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation maintains its original purpose as a sanctions list for Zimbabwe. The amendments (referenced in Part 3) merely ensure the continued effect of existing designations rather than expanding the scope to new categories of persons or new types of restrictions."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (approximately 2-3 pages of substantive content)","Only 2 defined operative provisions (sections 3 and 4) plus continuation provisions","Minimal cross-referencing (only references to paragraphs 6(a) and 6(b) of the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011)","Simple tabular format for the schedule listing designated persons","No nested exceptions or conditional logic beyond basic continuation clauses","Straightforward purpose: listing specific named individuals with identifying details"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument lists five former senior Zimbabwean officials—Augustine Chihuri, Constantine (Constantino) Chiwenga, Grace Mugabe, Phillip (Valerio) Sibanda and Happyton Bonyongwe—as targets of financial sanctions under Australia’s Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011.  \n\nIt freezes any assets and bars Australians and Australian entities from dealing with them as part of Australia’s response to alleged human‑rights abuses and democratic backsliding in Zimbabwe, and preserves the sanctions’ continuing effect until they are expressly revoked."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/autonomous-sanctions-designated-persons-and-entities-and-declared-persons-zimbabwe-list-2012","history":"/api/acts/autonomous-sanctions-designated-persons-and-entities-and-declared-persons-zimbabwe-list-2012/history","analysis":"/api/acts/autonomous-sanctions-designated-persons-and-entities-and-declared-persons-zimbabwe-list-2012/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/autonomous-sanctions-designated-persons-and-entities-and-declared-persons-zimbabwe-list-2012/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/autonomous-sanctions-designated-persons-and-entities-and-declared-persons-zimbabwe-list-2012/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/autonomous-sanctions-designated-persons-and-entities-and-declared-persons-zimbabwe-list-2012/documents"}}