{"id":"F2021L00635","name":"Charter of the United Nations Act 1945 Listing 2016 (No. 1)","slug":"charter-of-the-united-nations-act-1945-listing-2016-no-1","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":101823,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2021L00635-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 2016 (No. 1)","content":"![logo](image.001.png)\n\nCharter of the United Nations Act 1945 Listing 2016 (No. 1)\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 24 November 2016\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 2016 (No. 1).\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 and entities 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\nPrimary Name: Asim Umar\n\nAliases: Sanaul Haq, Asim Umer, Maulana Asim Umar\n\nDate of birth: 1974, 1975 or 1976\n\nPlace of birth: Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, India\n\nAddress: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh\n\nCitizenship: India\n\nAdditional information: Umar was a Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan military commander and Al-Qaida propagandist prior to being named the leader of Al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) in September 2014.\n\nThe listing of the following entities is necessary to give effect to the decision of the United Nations Security Council in paragraph 1(c) of resolution 1373 (2001):\n\nPrimary Name: Al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent\n\nAliases: AQIS, al-Qa‘ida in the Indian Subcontinent, Jamā‘at Qā‘idat al-Jihād fī Shibh al-Qārrah al-Hindīyah, Organisation of the Base of Jihad in the Indian Subcontinent, Qaedat Al-Jihad in the Indian Subcontinent\n\nOriginal script: جماعة قاعدة الجهاد في شبه القارة الهندية‎\n\nAddress: Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Pakistan\n\nAdditional information: AQIS is an Al-Qaida-affiliated extremist group, established in September 2014 with the purpose of advancing Al-Qaida’s ideology in South Asia.\n\nPrimary Name: ISIL-Libya\n\nAliases: Islamic State in Libya; IS–Libya; Islamic State–Libya; Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant–Libya; Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham–Libya; Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Libya; ISIS-Libya; Wilayat Barqa; Wilayat Barqah; Wilayat Fezzan; Wilayat Tripolitania; Wilayat Tarablus; Wilayat al-Tarabulus; Da’esh-Libya\n\nAddress: Libya\n\n![](image.003.png)![](image.003.png)Additional information: ISIL-Libya is an ISIL-affiliated extremist group, which adheres to ISIL’s global jihadist ideology.\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\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\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\n![](image.003.png)The 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.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument expands the set of persons and entities listed under subsection 15(1) by adding the named individual and groups to implement UNSC Resolution 1373. It does not amend the Act’s statutory powers or the regulatory criteria; it applies existing listing, asset‑freezing and permit/revocation mechanisms to these additional entries."},"complexity_factors":["Direct cross-reference to international obligation (UNSCR 1373) and statutory listing power (subsection 15(1)) creates a legally bounded but administratively consequential action.","Multiple regulatory cross-references (notes citing section 20 and section 40 of the Charter of the United Nations (Dealing with Assets) Regulations 2008) require DFAT verification and maintenance of a consolidated list.","Administrative discretion concentrated in the Minister and DFAT for listing, providing reasons, processing revocation and permit applications (Schedule 2).","Compliance burden on third parties (banks, businesses, asset holders) who must identify listed parties and refrain from dealings — practical costs of screening and potential transaction interruption.","Identification uncertainty in the listing (multiple aliases, DOB ranges, wide address fields) may increase enforcement complexity for private operators.","Procedural pathways reference defined permit types (basic, contractual, extraordinary) under regulation 30, so permit assessment relies on regulatory definitions outside this instrument."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument adds one individual (Asim Umar) and two groups (Al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent; ISIL‑Libya) to the list under the Charter of the United Nations Act 1945 to give effect to UN Security Council Resolution 1373. The listing triggers asset‑freezing and prohibitions on dealing, creates compliance obligations for third parties (for example banks and businesses holding assets), and sets out DFAT procedures for a statement of reasons, revocation requests and permits to deal with frozen assets."},"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":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose: implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1373 by listing specific terrorists and terrorist entities for asset freezing. The scope has not expanded beyond this targeted sanctions function."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (approximately 2 pages of substantive content)","Only 3 defined listings (1 person, 2 entities) with straightforward biographical data","Minimal cross-referencing – only refers to the parent Act and one set of Regulations","Simple procedural structure: Name, Commencement, Effect, Schedules","No conditional logic or nested exceptions in the operative provisions","Administrative content (contact details, application procedures) in Schedule 2 is procedural rather than legal complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"The Minister has used the Charter of the United Nations Act 1945 to list and freeze assets in Australia of Asim Umar, Al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), and ISIL‑Libya. Listed persons and groups have Australian funds and property blocked, banks must freeze accounts, and it’s illegal to provide them money or services. The listing implements UNSC Resolution 1373, and listed parties can seek a written explanation, apply for revocation, or request a permit for basic living or legal expenses."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/charter-of-the-united-nations-act-1945-listing-2016-no-1","history":"/api/acts/charter-of-the-united-nations-act-1945-listing-2016-no-1/history","analysis":"/api/acts/charter-of-the-united-nations-act-1945-listing-2016-no-1/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/charter-of-the-united-nations-act-1945-listing-2016-no-1/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/charter-of-the-united-nations-act-1945-listing-2016-no-1/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/charter-of-the-united-nations-act-1945-listing-2016-no-1/documents"}}