{"id":"F2021L00648","name":"Charter of the United Nations Act 1945 Listing 2015 (No 3)","slug":"charter-of-the-united-nations-act-1945-listing-2015-no-3","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":101842,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2021L00648-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Charter of the United Nations Act 1945 Listing 2015 (No 3)","content":"![logo](image.001.png)\n\nCharter of the United Nations Act 1945 Listing 2015 (No. 3)\n\n![](image.002.png)\n\nI, JULIE ISABEL BISHOP, Minister for Foreign Affairs, issue this listing under subsection 15 (1) of the Charter of the United Nations Act 1945.\n\nDated 19 August 2015\n\nJULIE BISHOP\n\nMinister for Foreign Affairs\n\n![](image.002.png)\n\n1 Name of Listing\n\nThis Listing is the Charter of the United Nations Act 1945 Listing 2015 (No 3).\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Listing commences on gazettal.\n\n3 Persons, entities and assets\n\nFor subsection 15(1) of the Charter of the United Nations Act 1945 (the Act), the listing under section 15 of the Act of the person in Schedule 1 is necessary to give effect to paragraph 1 (c) of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1373.  \n\nNote 1: Under section 20 of the Charter of the United Nations (Dealing with Assets) Regulations 2008, the Minister must be satisfied that the person or entity is mentioned in paragraph 1 (c) of Resolution 1373 (2001) of the Security Council of the United Nations.\n\nNote 2: Under section 40 of the Charter of the United Nations (Dealing with Assets) Regulations 2008, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade maintains a list of all persons, entities, assets and classes of assets currently listed under section 15 of the Act, and has published this list on the internet at www.dfat.gov.au/sanctions/consolidated-list.html.\n\nNote 3: Additional information about the listing of persons and entities under section 15 of the Act is set out in Schedule 2.\n\n  \n\nSchedule 1\n\nThe listing of the following person is necessary to give effect to the decision of the United Nations Security Council in paragraph 1(c) of resolution 1373 (2001):\n\n| Primary Name: Mostafa MahamedAliases: Mostafa Mohamed Abdel Hamid, Mostafa Mohamed Farag, Mostafa Farag, Abu Sulayman al Muhajir, Abu Sulayman al Australi, Abu Sulayman al UstraliDate of birth: 14 February 1984Place of birth: Port Said, EgyptAddress: SyriaCitizenship: Australian (acquired 22 January 1985), EgyptianAdditional information: Australian Passport number M1898709 (cancelled 11 October 2012)Drivers Licence number 13652517 (NSW) (expired 19 April 2014) |\n| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n\n![](image.002.png)Charter of the United Nations Act 1945 Listing 2015 (No. 3)\n\n  \n\nSchedule 2\n\nRequest for statement of reasons\n\nThe Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade will provide a listed person or entity with an unclassified statement of reasons for his, her or its listing. Requests may be submitted in writing to:\n\nDirector, Legal\n\nSanctions Section\n\nDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade\n\nJohn McEwen Crescent\n\nBarton ACT 0221 Australia\n\nor by email to asset.freezing@dfat.gov.au.\n\nApplication for revocation of a listing\n\nA listed person or entity may apply to the Minister for Foreign Affairs to have his, her or its listing revoked. The application must be in writing and set out the circumstances relied upon to justify the application. Applications may be submitted to:\n\nThe Minister for Foreign Affairs\n\nC/o Director, Legal\n\nSanctions Section\n\nDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade\n\nJohn McEwen Crescent\n\nBarton ACT 0221 Australia\n\nor by email to asset.freezing@dfat.gov.au.\n\nApplication for sanctions permit to use or deal with frozen assets\n\nThe owner or holder of a frozen asset may apply for authorisation to use or deal with the asset in a specified way. The application must be in writing and specify whether the application relates to a basic expense dealing, a contractual dealing or an extraordinary expense dealing as those terms are defined in section 30 of the Charter of the United Nations (Dealing with Assets) Regulations 2008. Applications may be submitted through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s Online Sanctions Administration System at https://sanctions.dfat.gov.au.\n\n![](image.002.png)Charter of the United Nations Act 1945 Listing 2015 (No. 3)","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This listing instrument performs exactly the function intended by the Charter of the United Nations Act 1945 — implementing specific UN Security Council sanctions decisions by designating individuals or entities for asset freezing. It has not expanded beyond this original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (approximately 2 pages of substantive content)","Only 3 operative sections with minimal conditional language","No defined terms section — relies on definitions in parent Act and Regulations","Single substantive action: listing one named individual","Simple procedural mechanisms for review and permits outlined in Schedule 2","Cross-references limited to: subsection 15(1) of the parent Act, paragraph 1(c) of UN Security Council Resolution 1373, and two sections of the 2008 Regulations"],"plain_english_summary":"This notice formally lists Mostafa Mahamed (aka Abu Sulayman al Australi) under Australia’s counter‑terrorism sanctions, freezing any property or funds he owns or controls. The listing implements UN Security Council Resolution 1373 and requires banks and others to block or not deal with his assets without a ministerial permit.\n\nMahamed may request a written statement of reasons, apply to the Minister to revoke the listing, or seek permits to access frozen funds for basic living expenses, contractual obligations, or extraordinary circumstances."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument applies the existing listing power in s.15 of the Charter of the United Nations Act 1945 to a named individual to implement paragraph 1(c) of UNSC Resolution 1373. It does not amend the Act or widen statutory powers; it records a specific listing and the administrative procedures for reasons, revocation and permits (Schedules 1–2; Notes 1–2)."},"complexity_factors":["Cross-references to international law and domestic regulations: listing implements UNSC Resolution 1373 (2001) via s.15(1) of the Act and relies on the Charter of the United Nations (Dealing with Assets) Regulations 2008 (see Note 1 and Schedule 1).","Ministerial decision‑making and statutory satisfaction requirement: Minister issues the listing under s.15(1) and must be satisfied that the person is captured by para 1(c) of Resolution 1373, creating administrative discretion (Note 1).","Administrative and compliance pathways: Schedule 2 specifies processes for requesting an unclassified statement of reasons, applying for revocation, and applying for sanctions permits, with forms and channels via DFAT (Schedule 2).","Operational dependency on DFAT lists and online systems: DFAT maintains and publishes the consolidated list and operates the Online Sanctions Administration System for permit applications (Note 2; Schedule 2).","Enforcement consequences and collateral measures: the instrument signals asset‑freezing consequences and records related factual details (passport cancellation, citizenship, address), which can affect third parties holding or dealing with assets (Schedule 1 and Schedule 2)."],"plain_english_summary":"The Minister for Foreign Affairs has used the Charter of the United Nations Act 1945 to list one individual (Mostafa Mahamed) under subsection 15(1) to give effect to paragraph 1(c) of UN Security Council Resolution 1373 (2001). The listing activates asset‑freezing and related regulatory measures under the Act and associated regulations, affects the listed person and anyone holding their assets, and creates administrative processes (requests for reasons, revocation applications, and permits to deal with frozen assets) handled by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/charter-of-the-united-nations-act-1945-listing-2015-no-3","history":"/api/acts/charter-of-the-united-nations-act-1945-listing-2015-no-3/history","analysis":"/api/acts/charter-of-the-united-nations-act-1945-listing-2015-no-3/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/charter-of-the-united-nations-act-1945-listing-2015-no-3/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/charter-of-the-united-nations-act-1945-listing-2015-no-3/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/charter-of-the-united-nations-act-1945-listing-2015-no-3/documents"}}