{"id":"F2021L00626","name":"Charter of the United Nations Act 1945 Listing (No. 1) 2020","slug":"charter-of-the-united-nations-act-1945-listing-no-1-2020","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":101809,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2021L00626-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 (No. 1) 2020","content":"Charter of the United Nations Act 1945 Listing (No. 1) 2020\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nI, MARISE PAYNE, Minister for Foreign Affairs, issue this listing under subsection 15(1) of the Charter of the United Nations Act 1945.\n\nDated 16 September 2020\n\nMARISE PAYNE\n\nMinister for Foreign Affairs\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\n1 Name of Listing\n\nThis Listing is the Charter of the United Nations Act 1945 Listing (No. 1) 2020.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Listing commences on gazettal.\n\n3 Authority\n\nThis Listing is made under subsection 15(1) of the Charter of the United Nations Act 1945 (the Act).\n\n4 Persons, entities and assets\n\nFor subsection 15(1) of the Act, I am satisfied on reasonable grounds that the person specified in Schedule 1 is a person mentioned in paragraph 1(c) of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1373 (2001).\n\nNote 1: Under regulation 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 United Nations Security Council Resolution 1373 (2001).\n\nNote 2: Under regulation 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 [https://www.dfat.gov.au/international-relations/security/sanctions/Pages/consolidated-list](https://www.dfat.gov.au/international-relations/security/sanctions/Pages/consolidated-list).\n\nNote 3: Additional information about the listing of persons and entities under section 15 of the Act is set out in Schedule 2 to this Gazettal Notice.\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 United Nations Security Council Resolution 1373 (2001):\n\n| Primary Name: Brenton Harrison TARRANTDate of birth: 27 October 1990Place of birth: Grafton, New South Wales, AustraliaCitizenship: AustralianAdditional information: Australian Passport PA5027888 (expires 5 January 2027) |\n| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\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\nAustralian Sanctions Office\n\nDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade\n\nJohn McEwen Crescent\n\nBarton ACT 0221 Australia\n\nor by email to sanctions@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\nAustralian Sanctions Office\n\nDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade\n\nJohn McEwen Crescent\n\nBarton ACT 0221 Australia\n\nor by email to sanctions @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 permission 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 to:\n\nDirector\n\nAustralian Sanctions Office\n\nDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade\n\nJohn McEwen Crescent\n\nBarton ACT 0221 Australia\n\nor by email to sanctions@dfat.gov.au.","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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does not amend the Act or Regulations or expand the categories of persons subject to listing; it uses existing subsection 15(1) powers to add a named individual to the Australian consolidated sanctions list to give effect to a UN Security Council decision."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose statutory instrument listing one named individual (Schedule 1) — limited scope but direct legal effect.","Authority and discretion under subsection 15(1) of the Act (see sections 3–4) — Minister lists after being 'satisfied on reasonable grounds'.","Cross-references to external law and UN decision: gives effect to UNSC Resolution 1373 (2001) and relies on the Charter of the United Nations (Dealing with Assets) Regulations 2008 (regulations 20, 40 and the section 30 definitions referenced in Schedule 2).","Procedural pathways in Schedule 2: requests for an unclassified statement of reasons, written applications for revocation, and written applications for permits to use or deal with frozen assets — administrative compliance burden falls on listed individuals and asset holders.","Immediate commencement on gazettal (section 2) — quick operational effect and reduced delay before sanctions apply.","Identification detail supplied (date/place of birth, passport number) reduces ambiguity about who is listed but requires custodians to check identity precisely."],"plain_english_summary":"**Mechanically, this Gazettal Notice adds one individual — Brenton Harrison Tarrant — to Australia’s UN sanctions list under subsection 15(1) of the Charter of the United Nations Act 1945, giving effect to UN Security Council Resolution 1373 (2001).** The Minister for Foreign Affairs made the listing; it affects the named person, anyone holding his assets (who must apply to DFAT for permission to deal with frozen assets), and provides procedures to request reasons or apply for revocation (see Schedule 2)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This listing instrument performs exactly the function intended by the parent Act: implementing specific UN Security Council sanctions against designated individuals. The scope remains tightly focused on the single named person and does not expand beyond the original counter-terrorism financing purpose of the legislation."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (approximately 1.5 pages of substantive content)","Only 1 defined term implicitly referenced (the 'Act')","Minimal cross-referencing—only refers to parent Act and two regulations","No conditional logic or nested exceptions in the instrument itself","Straightforward declarative structure: minister satisfied → person listed → asset freeze applies","Procedural information (how to request reasons, apply for revocation, or seek permits) is administrative rather than legislative complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"Brenton Harrison Tarrant has been added to Australia’s UN-sanctions list under Security Council Resolution 1373. His assets in Australia must be frozen, dealing with them is criminalized, and any access requires government permission.\n\nThe listing targets Tarrant, banks and anyone controlling his assets, and implements Australia’s UN obligation to prevent terrorism financing so he cannot benefit financially or use funds to support further terrorist activity."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/charter-of-the-united-nations-act-1945-listing-no-1-2020","history":"/api/acts/charter-of-the-united-nations-act-1945-listing-no-1-2020/history","analysis":"/api/acts/charter-of-the-united-nations-act-1945-listing-no-1-2020/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/charter-of-the-united-nations-act-1945-listing-no-1-2020/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/charter-of-the-united-nations-act-1945-listing-no-1-2020/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/charter-of-the-united-nations-act-1945-listing-no-1-2020/documents"}}