{"id":"F2017L00635","name":"Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions – Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) (Luxury Goods) Instrument 2017","slug":"charter-of-the-united-nations-sanctions-democratic-people-s-republic-of-korea-luxury-goods-instrumen","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":439200,"registerId":"F2017L00635-fast-fetch-1775955306862","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions – Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) (Luxury Goods) Instrument 2017","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n\n\n \n\nCharter of the United Nations (Sanctions – Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) (Luxury Goods) Instrument 2017\n\nI, JULIE BISHOP, Minister for Foreign Affairs, make this Instrument under subregulation 5(2) of the Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions – Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) Regulations 2008.\n\n \n\nDated 25th May 2017 \n\nJULIE BISHOP\n\nMinister for Foreign Affairs\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Repeal of the Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions – Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) Luxury Goods List 2006\n\n5 Determination of goods\n\nSchedule 1—Goods\n\n \n\n \n\n1 Name\n\n This Instrument is the Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions – Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) (Luxury Goods) Instrument 2017.\n\n2 Commencement\n\n This Instrument commences on the day after it is registered.\n\n3 Authority\n\n This Instrument is made under subregulation 5(2) of the Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions – Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) Regulations 2008.\n\n4 Repeal of the Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions – Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) Luxury Goods List 2006\n\n The Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions – Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) Luxury Goods List 2006 is repealed.\n\n5 Determination of goods\n\n Each good that is mentioned in an item in Schedule 1 is determined for subparagraph 5(1)(b) of the Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions – Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) Regulations 2008.\n\n \n\n\n\n\nSchedule 1—Goods\n\n \n\n| Item | Good |\n| --- | --- |\n| | |\n| 1 | Wine |\n| 2 | Spirits (all kinds) |\n| 3 | Tobacco Products |\n| 4 | Caviar |\n| 5 | Crustaceans (all), eg rock lobsters |\n| 6 | Abalone |\n| 7 | Molluscs and aquatic invertebrates, eg oyster in any form
|\n| 8 | Automobiles and other vehicles to transport people, excluding snowmobiles (see Item 30 for a separate entry for snowmobiles)
|\n| 9 | Yachts, pleasure craft and aquatic recreational vehicles (such as personal watercraft)
|\n| 10 | Perfumes and toilet waters |\n| 11 | Cosmetics (all) |\n| 12 | Furs |\n| 13 | Silver |\n| 14 | Gold |\n| 15 | Jewellery |\n| 16 | Precious and Semi Precious Stones (including diamonds, sapphires, rubies, emeralds and pearls)
|\n| 17 | Items of lead crystal |\n| 18 | Works of Art (all) |\n| 19 | Fountain Pens |\n| 20 | Watches & Clocks |\n| 21 | Carpets |\n| 22 | Precious Metals |\n| 23 | Leather travel goods, apparel and clothing accessories |\n| 24 | Consumer Electronics (televisions, videos, DVD players, PDAs, laptops, MP3 players – and any other relevant exports)
|\n| 25 | Photographic equipment |\n| 26 | Electronic entertainment/software |\n| 27 | Sports Equipment |\n| 28 | Gems |\n| 29 | Racing Cars |\n| 30 | Snowmobiles (valued at greater than US$2000) |\n| 31 | Tableware of porcelain or bone china (valued at greater than US$100) |\n| 32 | Rugs and tapestries (valued at greater than US$500) |\n\n\n \n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The instrument expressly repeals the 2006 Luxury Goods List and substitutes Schedule 1, thereby altering which goods are 'determined' as luxury items for the purposes of subparagraph 5(1)(b) of the Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions – DPRK) Regulations 2008. It also adds specific valuation thresholds for certain entries (Schedule 1), so the practical scope of controlled goods is changed (s4, s5, Schedule 1)."},"complexity_factors":["Simple, list-based instrument replacing a prior list (s4, Schedule 1)","Cross-reference to external sanctions Regulations (subreg 5(2) and subparagraph 5(1)(b)) creates dependency on another instrument for legal effect (s3, s5)","Some items use broad terms (eg, “consumer electronics”, “jewellery”, “works of art”) requiring interpretive judgment","A few valuation thresholds introduce measurable limits (snowmobiles > US$2,000; tableware > US$100; rugs > US$500) which require currency conversion/enforcement decisions (Schedule 1)","Delegated executive action (Ministerial instrument) centralises decision-making but relies on administrative enforcement under the Regulations"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument repeals the 2006 luxury‑goods list and, under subregulation 5(2) of the Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions – Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) Regulations 2008, declares the goods in Schedule 1 to be the ‘determined’ luxury goods for subparagraph 5(1)(b). Mechanically, those named items are placed within the Regulations’ sanctions framework (see ss 3–5 and Schedule 1).\n\nIt primarily affects Australian exporters, importers, carriers, insurers and banks that handle these goods, who must follow the Regulations’ controls and any export restrictions; the instrument was made by the Minister for Foreign Affairs (s3)."},"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 instrument performs exactly the function intended by its enabling regulation: specifying which luxury goods are prohibited for export to North Korea. It is a straightforward update of the 2006 list, expanding from the original list to 32 specific categories, but this expansion is consistent with the original purpose of implementing UN sanctions. No mission creep is evident."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (only 5 operative sections plus a schedule)","No defined terms section — all language is ordinary English","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the empowering regulation","Simple tabular format for the goods list with minimal conditional language","Only three items (30, 31, 32) contain monetary value thresholds; the rest are absolute prohibitions","Straightforward repeal and replacement structure with no transitional provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"Australia’s law updates a 2006 list with a 2017 blacklist of 32 categories of luxury goods that cannot be sold or supplied to North Korea. It affects Australian businesses, shippers and exporters handling items from everyday luxuries to high-value goods.\n\nThe ban enforces UN sanctions aimed at denying the North Korean elite status items, cutting regime funding and pressuring its nuclear program; some items carry value thresholds (e.g., snowmobiles over US$2,000)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/charter-of-the-united-nations-sanctions-democratic-people-s-republic-of-korea-luxury-goods-instrumen","history":"/api/acts/charter-of-the-united-nations-sanctions-democratic-people-s-republic-of-korea-luxury-goods-instrumen/history","analysis":"/api/acts/charter-of-the-united-nations-sanctions-democratic-people-s-republic-of-korea-luxury-goods-instrumen/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/charter-of-the-united-nations-sanctions-democratic-people-s-republic-of-korea-luxury-goods-instrumen/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/charter-of-the-united-nations-sanctions-democratic-people-s-republic-of-korea-luxury-goods-instrumen/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/charter-of-the-united-nations-sanctions-democratic-people-s-republic-of-korea-luxury-goods-instrumen/documents"}}