{"id":"F2008L01044","name":"Charter of the United Nations (Designated Commonwealth Entity) Declaration 2008","slug":"charter-of-the-united-nations-designated-commonwealth-entity-declaration-2008","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":73182,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L01044-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Charter of the United Nations (Designated Commonwealth Entity) Declaration 2008","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nCharter of the United Nations (Designated Commonwealth Entity) Declaration 2008\n\nas amended\n\nmade under section 2A of the\n\nCharter of the United Nations Act 1945\n\nThis compilation was prepared on 17 October 2008 \ntaking into account amendments up to Charter of the United Nations (Designated Commonwealth Entity) Amendment Declaration (No. 1)\n\nPrepared by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Canberra\n\n \nContents\n\n1 Name of Instrument \\[see Note 1\\] 3\n\n2 Commencement \\[see Note 1\\] 3\n\n3 Designated Commonwealth Entity 3\n\nSchedule 1 Designated Commonwealth Entity 4\n\nNotes 5\n\n \n\n1 Name of Instrument \\[see Note 1\\]\n\nThis Instrument is the Charter of the United Nations (Designated Commonwealth Entity) Declaration 2008.\n\n2 Commencement \\[see Note 1\\]\n\nThis Instrument commences on the day after it is registered.\n\n3 Designated Commonwealth Entity\n\nFor section 2A of the Charter of the United Nations Act 1945, each Commonwealth entity mentioned in an item in Schedule 1 is specified as a designated Commonwealth entity.\n\n \n\nSchedule 1 Designated Commonwealth Entity\n\n(section 3)\n\n| Item | Commonwealth entity |\n| ---- | -------------------------------------------------- |\n| 1 | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |\n| 2 | Department of Defence |\n| 3 | Australian Customs Service |\n| 4 | Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre |\n\n> Notes to the Charter of the United Nations (Designated Commonwealth Entity) Declaration 2008\n\n> Note 1\n\n> Note: The Charter of the United Nations (Designated Commonwealth Entity) Declaration 2008 (in force under section 2A of the Charter of the United Nations Act 1945) as shown in this compilation is amended as indicated in the Tables below.\n\n> Note: > Note: Table of Instruments\n\n| Title | Date of FRLI registration | Date ofcommencement | Application, saving ortransitional provisions |\n| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------- | ------------------- | --------------------------------------------- |\n| Charter of the United Nations (Designated Commonwealth Entity) Declaration 2008 | 11 Apr 2008 (see F2008L01044) | 12 April 2008 | |\n| Charter of the United Nations (Designated Commonwealth Entity) Amendment Declaration (No. 1) | 1 Oct 2008 (see F2008L03609) | 2 Oct 2008 | — |\n\n> Note: > Note: Table of Amendments\n\n```html\n

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