{"id":"F2025L01549","name":"Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions—Iran) Regulations 2025","slug":"charter-of-the-united-nations-sanctions-iran-regulations-2025","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":443078,"registerId":"F2025L01549-fast-fetch-1775957984938","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions—Iran) Regulations 2025","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-keywords: \"[SEC=OFFICIAL]\"\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nCharter of the United Nations (Sanctions—Iran) Regulations 2025\n\nI, the Honourable Sam Mostyn AC, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulations.\n\nDated  11 December   2025\n\nSam Mostyn AC\n\nGovernor‑General\n\nBy Her Excellency’s Command\n\nPenny Wong\n\nMinister for Foreign Affairs\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\nDivision 1—Preliminary\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\nDivision 2—Definitions\n\n4 Definitions\n\n5 Meaning of permissible goods\n\n6 References to Security Council documents\n\nPart 2—Prohibitions\n\nDivision 1—Sanctioned supplies\n\n7 Meaning of sanctioned supply\n\n8 Meaning of export sanctioned goods\n\n9 Prohibitions relating to sanctioned supplies\n\n10 Permits to make sanctioned supplies\n\nDivision 2—Prohibition notices\n\n11 Prohibition notices\n\n12 Contraventions of prohibition notices\n\nDivision 3—Import sanctioned goods\n\n13 Meaning of import sanctioned goods\n\n14 Prohibitions relating to import sanctioned goods\n\nDivision 4—Sanctioned services\n\n15 Meaning of sanctioned service\n\n16 Prohibitions relating to the provision of sanctioned services\n\n17 Permits to provide sanctioned services\n\nDivision 5—Designated persons and entities\n\n18 Meaning of designated person or entity\n\n19 Prohibition relating to dealings with designated persons and entities\n\n20 Meaning of controlled asset\n\n21 Prohibition relating to controlled assets\n\n22 Permits for assets and controlled assets\n\nDivision 6—Other prohibitions\n\n23 Prohibition relating to selling or making available interests in sensitive commercial activities\n\n24 Prohibition relating to transferring technology or technical assistance about ballistic missiles\n\n25 Prohibition relating to bunkering service\n\n26 Permits to provide bunkering services\n\n27 Prohibition relating to conducting business with entities specified in determination\n\n28 Permit to conduct business\n\nDivision 7—Miscellaneous\n\n29 Extra‑territorial effect of certain provisions\n\n30 Permits granted by foreign countries\n\nPart 3—Miscellaneous\n\n31 No claims for breaches of contract or failure to perform transactions\n\n32 Delegations by Minister\n\nPart 4—Application and transitional provisions\n\nDivision 1—Provisions relating to this instrument as originally made\n\n33 Definitions\n\n34 Permits\n\n \n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\nDivision 1—Preliminary\n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions—Iran) Regulations 2025.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument The day after this instrument is registered. 12 December 2025\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under the Charter of the United Nations Act 1945.\n\nDivision 2—Definitions\n\n4  Definitions\n\nNote 1: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including asset.\n\nNote 2: Security Council resolutions and documents and United Nations General Assembly resolutions could in 2025 be viewed on the United Nations’ website (https://www.un.org).\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Charter of the United Nations Act 1945.\n\narms or related matériel includes:\n\n (a) weapons; and\n\n (b) ammunition; and\n\n (c) military vehicles and equipment; and\n\n (d) spare parts and accessories for the things mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (c); and\n\n (e) paramilitary equipment.\n\nAustralian aircraft has the same meaning as in the Criminal Code.\n\nAustralian ship has the same meaning as in the Criminal Code.\n\nbunkering service, for a vessel, includes:\n\n (a) the provision of fuel to the vessel; and\n\n (b) the provision of supplies to the vessel; and\n\n (c) other servicing of the vessel.\n\nCommittee means the Committee established by paragraph 18 of Resolution 1737.\n\ncontrolled asset has the meaning given by section 20.\n\ndesignated person or entity has the meaning given by section 18.\n\nexport sanctioned goods has the meaning given by section 8.\n\ngoods include items, materials, equipment and technology.\n\nimport sanctioned goods has the meaning given by section 13.\n\nINFCIRC/254/Part 1 means information circular INFCIRC/254/Part 1 of the International Atomic Energy Agency, as in force from time to time.\n\nNote: The information circular could in 2025 be viewed on the International Atomic Energy Agency’s website (https://www.iaea.org).\n\nINFCIRC/254/Part 2 means information circular INFCIRC/254/Part 2 of the International Atomic Energy Agency, as in force from time to time.\n\nNote: The information circular could in 2025 be viewed on the International Atomic Energy Agency’s website (https://www.iaea.org).\n\nIranian person or entity means:\n\n (a) Iran; or\n\n (b) an Iranian national; or\n\n (c) a person or entity that is in Iran; or\n\n (d) an entity that is:\n\n (i) incorporated in Iran; or\n\n (ii) subject to Iranian jurisdiction.\n\nIranian vessel means a vessel that is:\n\n (a) registered in Iran; or\n\n (b) Iranian owned or contracted, including by charter.\n\nparamilitary equipment means any of the following:\n\n (a) batons, clubs, riot sticks and similar devices of a kind used for law enforcement purposes;\n\n (b) body armour, including:\n\n (i) bullet‑resistant apparel; and\n\n (ii) bullet‑resistant pads; and\n\n (iii) protective helmets;\n\n (c) handcuffs, leg‑irons and other devices used for restraining prisoners;\n\n (d) riot protection shields;\n\n (e) whips;\n\n (f) parts and accessories designed or adapted for use in, or with, equipment mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (e).\n\npermissible goods has the meaning given by section 5.\n\npermissible nuclear dealing has the meaning given by subsection 22(4).\n\nprohibition notice has the meaning given by subsection 11(1).\n\nResolution 1737 means Resolution 1737 (2006) of the Security Council, adopted on 23 December 2006.\n\nResolution 1747 means Resolution 1747 (2007) of the Security Council, adopted on 24 March 2007.\n\nResolution 1803 means Resolution 1803 (2008) of the Security Council, adopted on 3 March 2008.\n\nResolution 1929 means Resolution 1929 (2010) of the Security Council, adopted on 9 June 2010.\n\nResolution 2231 means Resolution 2231 (2015) of the Security Council, adopted on 20 July 2015.\n\nResolution A/RES/46/36 L means Resolution A/RES/46/36 L of the United Nations General Assembly, adopted on 9 December 1991.\n\nS/2006/985 means Security Council document S/2006/985, as existing from time to time.\n\nS/2010/263 means Security Council document S/2010/263, as existing from time to time.\n\nsanctioned service has the meaning given by section 15.\n\nsanctioned supply has the meaning given by section 7.\n\nSecurity Council resolution means a resolution adopted by the Security Council.\n\nsensitive commercial activity has the meaning given by subsection 23(3).\n\nworking day means a day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a public holiday observed by the United Nations in New York.\n\n5  Meaning of permissible goods\n\n  The following are permissible goods:\n\n (a) goods that:\n\n (i) are mentioned in section 1 of Annex B to INFCIRC/254/Part 1; and\n\n (ii) are for light water reactors;\n\n (b) low‑enriched uranium that:\n\n (i) is mentioned in section 1.2 of Annex A to INFCIRC/254/Part 1; and\n\n (ii) is incorporated in assembled nuclear fuel elements for light water reactors;\n\n (c) goods that:\n\n (i) are mentioned in the Annex to INFCIRC/254/Part 2; and\n\n (ii) are for exclusive use in light water reactors; and\n\n (iii) are necessary for technical cooperation provided to Iran by the International Atomic Energy Agency or under the Agency’s auspices as mentioned in paragraph 16 of Resolution 1737.\n\n6  References to Security Council documents\n\n (1) If:\n\n (a) this instrument refers to a Security Council document; and\n\n (b) the Security Council or the Committee:\n\n (i) revises or reissues the document; or\n\n (ii) replaces the document with another document;\n\nthe reference in this instrument to the document is taken to be a reference to the document as revised or reissued, or to the replacement document.\n\n (2) If:\n\n (a) this instrument refers to a provision (the original provision) of a Security Council document; and\n\n (b) the Security Council or the Committee:\n\n (i) revises the original provision; or\n\n (ii) replaces the original provision with another provision (including by reissuing or replacing the document, if the reissued or replacement document includes a replacement of the original provision);\n\nthe reference in this instrument to the original provision is taken to be a reference to the revised or replacement provision.\n\nPart 2—Prohibitions\n\nDivision 1—Sanctioned supplies\n\n7  Meaning of sanctioned supply\n\n  A person makes a sanctioned supply if:\n\n (a) the person supplies, sells or transfers goods to another person; and\n\n (b) the goods are export sanctioned goods; and\n\n (c) as a direct or indirect result of the supply, sale or transfer the goods are:\n\n (i) transferred to Iran; or\n\n (ii) incorporated into goods that are transferred to Iran.\n\n8  Meaning of export sanctioned goods\n\n (1) The following are export sanctioned goods:\n\n (a) goods mentioned in:\n\n (i) a document determined under subsection (2); or\n\n (ii) if no determination is in force under subsection (2)—a document specified by subsection (4);\n\n (b) goods that have been determined by the Security Council or the Committee for the purposes of:\n\n (i) paragraph 3(d) of Resolution 1737; or\n\n (ii) paragraph 8 of Resolution 1929;\n\n (c) arms or related matériel described in the annex to Resolution A/RES/46/36 L;\n\n (d) goods determined under subsection (5);\n\n (e) goods that are, or are capable of being, key components or a subassembly of goods mentioned in paragraph (d) of this subsection (see subsection (6)).\n\n (2) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, determine a document for the purposes of subparagraph (1)(a)(i), if the Minister is satisfied on reasonable grounds that the goods mentioned in the document would, if supplied to Iran, contribute to:\n\n (a) enrichment‑related, reprocessing or heavy water‑related activities; or\n\n (b) the development of nuclear weapon delivery systems; or\n\n (c) the pursuit of activities about which the International Atomic Energy Agency has expressed concern or identified as outstanding.\n\n (3) The Minister may, under subsection (2), determine a document:\n\n (a) as in force or existing at a particular time; or\n\n (b) as in force or existing from time to time.\n\n (4) For the purposes of subparagraph (1)(a)(ii), the following documents are specified:\n\n (a) INFCIRC/254/Part 1;\n\n (b) INFCIRC/254/Part 2;\n\n (c) S/2010/263.\n\n (5) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, determine goods for the purposes of paragraph (1)(d), if the Minister is satisfied on reasonable grounds that the goods would, if supplied to Iran, contribute to:\n\n (a) enrichment‑related, reprocessing or heavy water‑related activities; or\n\n (b) the development of nuclear weapon delivery systems; or\n\n (c) the pursuit of activities about which the International Atomic Energy Agency has expressed concern or identified as outstanding.\n\n (6) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(e), goods are key components or a subassembly of other goods if they:\n\n (a) are an integral part of the other goods; and\n\n (b) are not goods of a kind that are used extensively for ordinary purposes.\n\nExample: Nuts and bolts are goods of a kind that are used extensively for ordinary purposes.\n\n9  Prohibitions relating to sanctioned supplies\n\n (1) A person contravenes this subsection if:\n\n (a) the person makes a sanctioned supply; and\n\n (b) the sanctioned supply is not an authorised supply.\n\n (2) Section 29 (extra‑territorial effect) applies to subsection (1) of this section.\n\n (3) A person:\n\n (a) whether or not in Australia; and\n\n (b) whether or not an Australian citizen;\n\ncontravenes this subsection if:\n\n (c) the person uses the services of an Australian ship or an Australian aircraft to transport export sanctioned goods in the course of, or for the purpose of, making a sanctioned supply; and\n\n (d) the sanctioned supply is not an authorised supply.\n\n (4) For the purposes of this section, an authorised supply is a sanctioned supply that is authorised by:\n\n (a) a permit granted under section 10; or\n\n (b) if the supply, sale or transfer takes place in or from a foreign country—a permit:\n\n (i) granted by the foreign country; and\n\n (ii) properly granted by the foreign country; and\n\n (iii) granted in a way that accords with the foreign country’s obligations under Security Council resolutions relating to Iran, as existing from time to time.\n\n10  Permits to make sanctioned supplies\n\n (1) The Minister may, on application, grant a person a permit authorising the making of a sanctioned supply of goods if:\n\n (a) in the case of goods that are permissible goods—the Minister is satisfied on reasonable grounds that:\n\n (i) the requirements of the guidelines in INFCIRC/254/Part 1, INFCIRC/254/Part 2 and S/2006/985 have been met; and\n\n (ii) Australia has obtained a right to verify the end‑use and end‑use location for any goods that are supplied, sold or transferred; and\n\n (iii) Australia is in a position to exercise that right effectively; and\n\n (iv) the Security Council or the Committee has not prohibited the sale, supply or transfer of the goods to Iran; and\n\n (v) if the goods are mentioned in sections 3 to 6 of the Annex to INFIRC/254/Part 2—the Minister has notified the Committee of the supply in advance; or\n\n (b) in the case of goods that are not permissible goods:\n\n (i) the contract for delivery of the goods includes appropriate end‑user guarantees; and\n\n (ii) the Minister has obtained a commitment from the Government of Iran not to use the goods in the proliferation of sensitive nuclear activities or for the development of nuclear weapon delivery systems; and\n\n (iii) the Minister has obtained from the Committee a determination in advance under paragraph 9 of Resolution 1737 that the goods would clearly not contribute to the development of Iran’s technologies in support of its proliferation of sensitive nuclear activities or the development of nuclear weapon delivery systems.\n\nNote: Under section 13A of the Act, a permit is taken never to have been granted if the application for the permit contains information that is false or misleading in a material particular.\n\n (2) A permit is subject to any conditions specified in the permit.\n\n (3) Subsection (4) applies if:\n\n (a) the Minister grants a permit under subsection (1); and\n\n (b) the goods are permissible goods.\n\n (4) The Minister must take steps to ensure that, within 10 days after the supply, sale or transfer takes place, notification is given to:\n\n (a) the Committee; and\n\n (b) if the goods are mentioned in INFCIRC/254/Part 1 or INFCIRC/254/Part 2—the International Atomic Energy Agency.\n\nDivision 2—Prohibition notices\n\n11  Prohibition notices\n\n (1) The Minister may, by written notice (a prohibition notice) given to a person, prohibit the person from supplying, selling or transferring goods if:\n\n (a) the goods are not export sanctioned goods; and\n\n (b) the Minister is satisfied on reasonable grounds that, if the goods were supplied, sold or transferred, the goods could:\n\n (i) directly or indirectly, be supplied to Iran, or be supplied for the use in or benefit of Iran; or\n\n (ii) be incorporated into goods that could be supplied to Iran, or be supplied for the use in or benefit of Iran; and\n\n (c) the Minister is satisfied on reasonable grounds that the goods would, if supplied to Iran, or if supplied for the use in or benefit of Iran, contribute to:\n\n (i) enrichment‑related, reprocessing or heavy water‑related activities; or\n\n (ii) the development of nuclear weapon delivery systems; or\n\n (iii) the pursuit of activities about which the International Atomic Energy Agency has expressed concern or identified as outstanding.\n\n (2) The prohibition notice must specify the goods that the person is prohibited from supplying, selling or transferring.\n\n12  Contraventions of prohibition notices\n\n (1) A person contravenes this subsection if:\n\n (a) the person supplies, sells or transfers goods; and\n\n (b) when the person supplies, sells or transfers the goods, the goods are the subject of a prohibition notice that:\n\n (i) the Minister gave to the person; and\n\n (ii) the Minister has not revoked.\n\n (2) Section 29 (extra‑territorial effect) applies to subsection (1) of this section.\n\nDivision 3—Import sanctioned goods\n\n13  Meaning of import sanctioned goods\n\n (1) The following, whether or not they originate in Iran, are import sanctioned goods:\n\n (a) goods mentioned in:\n\n (i) a document determined under subsection (2); or\n\n (ii) if no determination is in force under subsection (2)—a document specified by subsection (4);\n\n (b) arms or related matériel.\n\n (2) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, determine a document for the purposes of subparagraph (1)(a)(i), if the Minister is satisfied on reasonable grounds that the goods mentioned in the document would, if supplied to Iran, contribute to:\n\n (a) enrichment‑related, reprocessing or heavy water‑related activities; or\n\n (b) the development of nuclear weapon delivery systems.\n\n (3) The Minister may, under subsection (2), determine a document:\n\n (a) as in force or existing at a particular time; or\n\n (b) as in force or existing from time to time.\n\n (4) For the purposes of subparagraph (1)(a)(ii), the following documents are specified:\n\n (a) INFCIRC/254/Part 1;\n\n (b) INFCIRC/254/Part 2;\n\n (c) S/2010/263.\n\n14  Prohibitions relating to import sanctioned goods\n\n (1) A person contravenes this subsection if the person procures import sanctioned goods from an Iranian person or entity.\n\n (2) Section 29 (extra‑territorial effect) applies to subsection (1) of this section.\n\n (3) A person:\n\n (a) whether or not in Australia; and\n\n (b) whether or not an Australian citizen;\n\ncontravenes this subsection if the person uses the services of an Australian ship or an Australian aircraft to transport import sanctioned goods in the course of, or for the purpose of, procuring the goods from an Iranian person or entity.\n\nDivision 4—Sanctioned services\n\n15  Meaning of sanctioned service\n\n  Each of the following is a provision of a sanctioned service:\n\n (a) the provision to any person of:\n\n (i) technical assistance or training; or\n\n (ii) financial assistance; or\n\n (iii) investment, brokering or other financial services;\n\n  if it assists with, or is provided in relation to, a sanctioned supply;\n\n (b) the provision to any person of:\n\n (i) technical assistance or training; or\n\n (ii) financial assistance; or\n\n (iii) investment, brokering or other financial services;\n\n  if it assists with the manufacture or use, by or on behalf of an Iranian person or entity, of export sanctioned goods;\n\n (c) the transfer of financial resources, if the transfer relates to:\n\n (i) a sanctioned supply; or\n\n (ii) the manufacture or use, by or on behalf of an Iranian person or entity, of export sanctioned goods;\n\n (d) the transportation of goods:\n\n (i) that are the subject of a sanctioned supply; or\n\n (ii) that are import sanctioned goods in the course of being procured from an Iranian person or entity.\n\n16  Prohibitions relating to the provision of sanctioned services\n\n (1) A person contravenes this subsection if:\n\n (a) the person provides a sanctioned service; and\n\n (b) it is not an authorised service; and\n\n (c) it is not provided in relation to an authorised supply.\n\n (2) Section 29 (extra‑territorial effect) applies to subsection (1) of this section.\n\n (3) For the purposes of this section, an authorised service is a sanctioned service that is authorised by:\n\n (a) a permit granted under section 17; or\n\n (b) if the service is provided in a foreign country—a permit:\n\n (i) granted by the foreign country; and\n\n (ii) properly granted by the foreign country; and\n\n (iii) granted in a way that accords with the foreign country’s obligations under Security Council resolutions relating to Iran, as existing from time to time.\n\n (4) For the purposes of this section, an authorised supply is a sanctioned supply that is authorised by:\n\n (a) a permit granted under section 10; or\n\n (b) if the supply, sale or transfer takes place in or from a foreign country—a permit:\n\n (i) granted by the foreign country; and\n\n (ii) properly granted by the foreign country; and\n\n (iii) granted in a way that accords with the foreign country’s obligations under Security Council resolutions relating to Iran, as existing from time to time.\n\n17  Permits to provide sanctioned services\n\n (1) The Minister may, on application, grant a person a permit authorising the provision of a sanctioned service if:\n\n (a) the service relates to goods that are permissible goods; or\n\n (b) all of the following apply:\n\n (i) the contract for delivery of the service includes appropriate end‑user guarantees;\n\n (ii) the Minister has obtained a commitment from the Government of Iran not to use the service in the proliferation of sensitive nuclear activities or for the development of nuclear weapon delivery systems;\n\n (iii) the Minister has obtained from the Committee a determination in advance under paragraph 9 of Resolution 1737 that the service would clearly not contribute to the development of Iran’s technologies in support of its proliferation of sensitive nuclear activities or the development of nuclear weapon delivery systems.\n\nNote: Under section 13A of the Act, a permit is taken never to have been granted if the application for the permit contains information that is false or misleading in a material particular.\n\n (2) A permit is subject to any conditions specified in the permit.\n\nDivision 5—Designated persons and entities\n\n18  Meaning of designated person or entity\n\n  A designated person or entity is a person or entity that the Committee or the Security Council:\n\n (a) designates for the purposes of paragraph 12 of Resolution 1737; or\n\n (b) decides is subject to the asset freeze measures relating to Iran.\n\nNote: A list of designated persons and entities could in 2025 be viewed on the United Nations’ website (https://www.un.org).\n\n19  Prohibition relating to dealings with designated persons and entities\n\n (1) A person contravenes this subsection if:\n\n (a) the person directly or indirectly makes an asset available to, or for the benefit of:\n\n (i) a designated person or entity; or\n\n (ii) a person or entity acting on behalf of or at the direction of a designated person or entity; or\n\n (iii) an entity owned or controlled by a designated person or entity, including through illicit means; and\n\n (b) the making available of the asset is not authorised by a permit granted under section 22.\n\n (2) Section 29 (extra‑territorial effect) applies to subsection (1) of this section.\n\n20  Meaning of controlled asset\n\n  A controlled asset is an asset that is owned or controlled by:\n\n (a) a designated person or entity; or\n\n (b) a person or entity acting on behalf of or at the direction of a designated person or entity; or\n\n (c) an entity owned or controlled by a designated person or entity, including through illicit means.\n\n21  Prohibition relating to controlled assets\n\n (1) A person contravenes this subsection if:\n\n (a) the person holds a controlled asset; and\n\n (b) the person:\n\n (i) uses or deals with the asset; or\n\n (ii) allows the asset to be used or dealt with; or\n\n (iii) facilitates the use of, or the dealing with, the asset; and\n\n (c) the use or dealing is not authorised by a permit granted under section 22.\n\n (2) Section 29 (extra‑territorial effect) applies to subsection (1) of this section.\n\n22  Permits for assets and controlled assets\n\n (1) The Minister may, on application, grant a person a permit authorising:\n\n (a) the making available of an asset to a person or entity that would otherwise contravene section 19; or\n\n (b) a use of, or a dealing with, a controlled asset that would otherwise contravene section 21.\n\nNote: Under section 13A of the Act, a permit is taken never to have been granted if the application for the permit contains information that is false or misleading in a material particular.\n\n (2) A permit is subject to any conditions specified in the permit.\n\nRequirements relating to applications\n\n (3) An application must be for:\n\n (a) a permissible nuclear dealing; or\n\n (b) a basic expense dealing, a legally required dealing, a contractual dealing, a required payment dealing or an extraordinary expense dealing.\n\nNote: For basic expense dealing, legally required dealing, contractual dealing, required payment dealing and extraordinary expense dealing, see regulation 5 of the Charter of the United Nations (Dealing with Assets) Regulations 2008.\n\n (4) A use or dealing is a permissible nuclear dealing if:\n\n (a) the use or dealing relates to a sanctioned supply that:\n\n (i) is authorised by a permit granted under section 10; and\n\n (ii) relates directly to goods mentioned in paragraph 5(a) or (b); or\n\n (b) the use or dealing relates to a sanctioned service that:\n\n (i) is authorised by a permit granted under section 17; and\n\n (ii) relates directly to goods mentioned in paragraph 5(a) or (b).\n\n (5) An application must specify which kind of dealing mentioned in subsection (3) the application is for.\n\n (6) If the application is for a permissible nuclear dealing, the Minister must notify the Committee of the application before granting a permit.\n\n (7) If the application is for a basic expense dealing, the Minister:\n\n (a) must notify the Committee of the application; and\n\n (b) may grant a permit only if 5 working days have passed since the notification was given, and the Committee has not advised against granting a permit to the applicant.\n\n (8) If the application is for a legally required dealing, the Minister must notify the Committee of the application before granting a permit.\n\n (9) If the application is for a required payment dealing:\n\n (a) the dealing must not relate to:\n\n (i) a sanctioned supply; or\n\n (ii) a sanctioned service; or\n\n (iii) a procurement of import sanctioned goods from Iran or from a person or entity in Iran;\n\n  unless the dealing is a permissible nuclear dealing; and\n\n (b) the Minister:\n\n (i) must notify the Committee of the application; and\n\n (ii) may grant a permit only if 10 working days have passed since notification was given.\n\n (10) If the application is for an extraordinary expense dealing, the Minister:\n\n (a) must notify the Committee of the application; and\n\n (b) may grant a permit only with the approval of the Committee.\n\nDivision 6—Other prohibitions\n\n23  Prohibition relating to selling or making available interests in sensitive commercial activities\n\n (1) A person contravenes this subsection if the person sells, or otherwise makes available, an interest in a sensitive commercial activity to:\n\n (a) an Iranian person or entity; or\n\n (b) a person or entity acting on behalf of, or at the direction of, an Iranian person or entity; or\n\n (c) an entity owned or controlled by an Iranian person or entity.\n\n (2) Section 29 (extra‑territorial effect) applies to subsection (1) of this section.\n\n (3) A sensitive commercial activity is a commercial activity involving:\n\n (a) uranium mining; or\n\n (b) uranium production; or\n\n (c) the use of nuclear materials or technology listed in INFCIRC/254/Part 1, including any of the following:\n\n (i) uranium‑enrichment and reprocessing activities;\n\n (ii) heavy‑water activities;\n\n (iii) the development of technology related to ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons.\n\n24  Prohibition relating to transferring technology or technical assistance about ballistic missiles\n\n (1) A person contravenes this subsection if:\n\n (a) the person transfers technology, or provides technical assistance, to Iran; and\n\n (b) the technology or assistance is for, or relates to:\n\n (i) an activity related to the development or use of ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons; or\n\n (ii) without limiting subparagraph (i)—launches using ballistic missile technology.\n\n (2) Section 29 (extra‑territorial effect) applies to subsection (1) of this section.\n\n25  Prohibition relating to bunkering service\n\n  A person contravenes this section if:\n\n (a) the person provides a bunkering service to an Iranian vessel; and\n\n (b) the service is provided:\n\n (i) from Australia; or\n\n (ii) by an Australian national, whether or not the service is provided within Australia; and\n\n (c) the service is not authorised by a permit granted under section 26.\n\n26  Permits to provide bunkering services\n\n (1) The Minister may, on application, grant a person a permit authorising the provision of a bunkering service to an Iranian vessel.\n\n (2) The Minister must not grant the permit if:\n\n (a) the Minister reasonably believes that the vessel is carrying:\n\n (i) export sanctioned goods; or\n\n (ii) import sanctioned goods; and\n\n (b) the export sanctioned goods or import sanctioned goods have not been inspected and, if necessary, seized and disposed of; and\n\n (c) the Minister is not satisfied on reasonable grounds that the supply of the service is necessary for humanitarian purposes.\n\n27  Prohibition relating to conducting business with entities specified in determination\n\n (1) A person contravenes this subsection if:\n\n (a) the person is:\n\n (i) an Australian national; or\n\n (ii) subject to Australian jurisdiction; or\n\n (iii) an entity incorporated in Australia; or\n\n (iv) an entity subject to Australian jurisdiction; and\n\n (b) the person conducts business with:\n\n (i) an entity determined under subsection (2) (a specified entity); or\n\n (ii) an individual or entity acting on behalf of, or under the direction of, a specified entity; or\n\n (iii) an entity owned or controlled, whether or not by illicit means, by a specified entity; and\n\n (c) the business is not authorised by a permit granted under section 28.\n\n (2) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, determine an entity for the purposes of subparagraph (1)(b)(i).\n\n (3) The Minister must determine an entity under subsection (2) if the Minister reasonably believes that:\n\n (a) the entity is:\n\n (i) incorporated in Iran; or\n\n (ii) subject to Iranian jurisdiction; and\n\n (b) unauthorised business with the entity may contribute to:\n\n (i) Iran’s proliferation‑sensitive nuclear activities; or\n\n (ii) the development of nuclear weapon delivery systems; or\n\n (iii) a violation of Resolution 1737, Resolution 1747, Resolution 1803 or Resolution 1929 (as those Security Council resolutions apply under Resolution 2231).\n\n28  Permit to conduct business\n\n (1) The Minister may, on application, grant a person a permit authorising the conduct of business with an individual or entity mentioned in subparagraph 27(1)(b)(i), (ii) or (iii).\n\n (2) The Minister must not grant the permit if the Minister reasonably believes that the business may contribute to the matters mentioned in subparagraphs 27(3)(b)(i), (ii) and (iii).\n\n (3) A permit is subject to any conditions specified in the permit.\n\nDivision 7—Miscellaneous\n\n29  Extra‑territorial effect of certain provisions\n\n (1) Conduct does not contravene a provision to which this subsection applies unless:\n\n (a) the conduct occurs:\n\n (i) wholly or partly in Australia; or\n\n (ii) wholly or partly on board an Australian aircraft or an Australian ship; or\n\n (b) the conduct occurs wholly outside Australia and a result of the conduct occurs:\n\n (i) wholly or partly in Australia; or\n\n (ii) wholly or partly on board an Australian aircraft or an Australian ship; or\n\n (c) the conduct occurs wholly outside Australia and:\n\n (i) at the time of the alleged contravention, the person who engages in the conduct is an Australian citizen; or\n\n (ii) at the time of the alleged contravention, the person who engages in the conduct is a body corporate incorporated by or under a law of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory.\n\n (2) Furthermore, conduct does not contravene a provision (the Australian provision) to which this subsection applies if:\n\n (a) the conduct occurs wholly in a foreign country, but not on board an Australian aircraft or an Australian ship; and\n\n (b) the person who engages in the conduct is neither:\n\n (i) an Australian citizen; nor\n\n (ii) a body corporate incorporated by or under a law of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory; and\n\n (c) there is not in force in:\n\n (i) the foreign country where the conduct occurs; or\n\n (ii) the part of the foreign country where the conduct occurs;\n\n  a law of that foreign country, or a law of that part of that foreign country, that creates a prohibition that corresponds to the prohibition created by the Australian provision.\n\n30  Permits granted by foreign countries\n\n (1) For the purposes of this Part:\n\n (a) a permit is taken not to have been granted by a foreign country unless a person adduces or points to evidence that suggests a reasonable possibility that the permit was granted by a foreign country; and\n\n (b) if a person adduces or points to such evidence—the permit is taken to have been granted by a foreign country unless it is proved otherwise.\n\nNote: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in paragraph (1)(a): see section 13.3 of the Criminal Code.\n\n (2) For the purposes of this Part, a permit is taken not to have been properly granted by a foreign country if it is proved that the permit was granted on the basis of:\n\n (a) false or misleading information provided by any person; or\n\n (b) corrupt conduct by any person.\n\nPart 3—Miscellaneous\n\n \n\n31  No claims for breaches of contract or failure to perform transactions\n\n (1) A person or entity to which subsection (2) applies must not make a claim or demand, or take any action, against any other person or entity for breach of contract or a failure to perform a transaction, if the performance of the contract or transaction was prevented:\n\n (a) under this instrument; or\n\n (b) because of Security Council resolutions relating to Iran, as existing from time to time.\n\n (2) This subsection applies to the following persons and entities:\n\n (a) the Government of Iran;\n\n (b) an Iranian person or entity;\n\n (c) a designated person or entity;\n\n (d) a person or entity able to claim through, or for the benefit of:\n\n (i) the Government of Iran; or\n\n (ii) a person or entity mentioned in paragraph (b) or (c).\n\n (3) This section has effect despite any other law of the Commonwealth or any law of a State or Territory.\n\n32  Delegations by Minister\n\n (1) Subject to subsection (4), the Minister may delegate the Minister’s powers and functions under this instrument to:\n\n (a) the Secretary of the Department; or\n\n (b) an SES employee, or acting SES employee, in the Department.\n\n (2) The delegation must be in writing.\n\n (3) The delegate must comply with any directions of the Minister in exercising powers or functions under the delegation.\n\n (4) Subsection (1) does not apply to:\n\n (a) a power of the Minister to make a legislative instrument; or\n\n (b) the Minister’s power of delegation under subsection (1).\n\nPart 4—Application and transitional provisions\n\nDivision 1—Provisions relating to this instrument as originally made\n\n33  Definitions\n\n  In this Part:\n\nold Regulations means the Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions—Iran) Regulation 2016, as in force immediately before the old Regulations cessation day.\n\nold Regulations cessation day means 28 September 2025.\n\n34  Permits\n\n (1) If:\n\n (a) an application was made under a provision of the old Regulations mentioned in column 1 of an item of the table in subsection (3); and\n\n (b) before the old Regulations cessation day:\n\n (i) the Minister did not make a decision on the application; and\n\n (ii) the application was not withdrawn;\n\nthe application has effect (and may be dealt with) on and after the commencement of this instrument as if the application had been made under the provision of this instrument mentioned in column 2 of the item.\n\n (2) A permit that was:\n\n (a) granted under a provision of the old Regulations mentioned in column 1 of an item of the table in subsection (3); and\n\n (b) in force immediately before the old Regulations cessation day;\n\ncontinues in force (and may be dealt with) on and after the commencement of this instrument as if the permit had been granted under the provision of this instrument mentioned in column 2 of the item.\n\n (3) This is the table:\n\n \n\n- Permits\n- Item Column 1Provision of old Regulations Column 2Provision of this instrument\n- 1 Subsection 11(1) Subsection 10(1)\n- 2 Subsection 15(1) Subsection 17(1)\n- 3 Subsection 18(1) Subsection 22(1)\n\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":7,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation maintains the established scope of implementing UN Security Council sanctions against Iran. While the 2025 version updates and consolidates previous regulations (notably the 2016 Regulations), it does not expand beyond the original purpose of giving domestic legal effect to Australia's Chapter VII UN Charter obligations regarding Iran's nuclear program. The structure remains consistent with Australia's sanctions implementation framework under the Charter of the United Nations Act 1945."},"complexity_factors":["Heavy cross-referencing to external UN Security Council resolutions (Resolutions 1737, 1747, 1803, 1929, 2231) and IAEA documents (INFCIRC/254/Part 1 and Part 2, S/2006/985, S/2010/263) that are 'as in force from time to time', creating dynamic incorporation of changing international standards","Nested conditional permit systems with multiple overlapping pathways — permits required for sanctioned supplies (s.10), sanctioned services (s.17), assets (s.22), bunkering (s.26), and business conduct (s.28), each with distinct evidentiary thresholds and notification requirements","Complex extra-territorial application rules in section 29 with multiple jurisdictional hooks (conduct in Australia, on Australian vessels/aircraft, results in Australia, Australian citizenship, corporate incorporation) and a 'dual criminality' exception for foreign conduct","27 defined terms in section 4, including recursive definitions (e.g., 'controlled asset' defined by reference to 'designated person or entity', which refers to UN designations)","Multiple exception layers: authorised supplies/services via permits, foreign permits recognised under specific conditions, permissible goods carve-outs, and specific dealing types (basic expense, legally required, etc.) for asset permits","Prohibition notices (Division 2) creating a parallel discretionary ban system outside the defined sanctioned goods framework, allowing Minister to prohibit non-sanctioned goods if they 'could' indirectly reach Iran","Interaction with separate regulations (Charter of the United Nations (Dealing with Assets) Regulations 2008) for asset dealing categories, requiring readers to consult multiple instruments"],"plain_english_summary":"This law brings UN Security Council sanctions on Iran into Australian law, banning exports, imports, services and financial dealings that could help Iran’s nuclear or missile programs, freezing assets of designated persons and restricting certain transactions with Iranian entities—while allowing limited ministerial permits for humanitarian or agreed cooperation. It applies to Australians, Australian companies, ships/aircraft and foreigners in Australia. It enforces international obligations, carries criminal penalties for breaches, and shields Australians from contract liability when sanctions prevent performance."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":8,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument preserves the existing UN‑sanctions architecture and permit framework rather than signalling a clear expansion of substantive scope. It updates and operationalises prohibitions, permit processes, extra‑territorial rules and references to UN/IAEA materials, and expressly maps ongoing applications and permits from the previous regulations into the new instrument (Part 4, ss33–34)."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive cross‑references to UN and IAEA documents and evolving external lists (definitions and permitted goods depend on INFCIRC documents and Security Council materials) (s4, s5, s6).","Broad ministerial discretion to determine which documents or goods count as sanctioned by legislative instrument and to grant or refuse permits (s8(2),(5); s13(2); ss10,17,22).","Multiple, overlapping permit types with distinct procedural conditions, notification obligations to the UN/Committee and mandatory waiting periods or approvals (s10(1); s17(1); s22(3)–(10)).","Extra‑territorial application extending prohibitions to conduct with Australian nexus or by Australian nationals/companies and to acts aboard Australian ships/aircraft (applies across many prohibitions via s29).","Interaction with foreign permits and an evidential/legal burden rule for recognising foreign authorisations (s9(4); s30(1)–(2)).","Asset‑freeze and controlled‑asset regime that links permit types to categories (permissible nuclear dealing, basic expenses, contractual, required payments, extraordinary expenses) increasing legal classification complexity (ss18–22; reg references in s22(3)).","Administrative enforcement tools: prohibition notices, criminal contraventions, and a statutory bar on contract claims where performance was prevented by the instrument or relevant Security Council resolutions (ss11–12; s31).","Delegation, transitional continuity and mapping from the 2016 regulations require administrative coordination and legal interpretation of existing permits (s32; Part 4, ss33–34)."],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations transpose UN Security Council Iran sanctions into Australian law by prohibiting specified exports and imports, certain services (technical, financial, transport), asset dealings with designated persons, bunkering for Iranian vessels, and commercial links to Iran‑connected entities. 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